Prognozy: taekwondo, ręczna, tenis, lekkoatletyka

TAEKWONDO

Men
58 kg (127.5 lbs.)
G: Juan Antonio Rámos, Spain
S: Chu Mu Yen, Taiwan
B: Guillermo Pérez, Mexico
B: Levent Tuncat, Germany
Chu won gold in Athens.

68 kg (149.5 lbs.)
G: Gessler Viera Abreu, Cuba
S: Mark Lopez, U.S.
B: Nesar Ahmed Bahave, Afghanistan
B: Son Tae Jin, South Korea
Afghanistan has never won an Olympic medal.

80 kg (176 lbs.)
G: Steven Lopez, U.S.
S: Bahri Tanrikulu, Turkey
B: Hadi Saei Bonehkohal, Iran
B: Sébastien Michaud, Canada
Lopez was one of PEOPLE's 50 Most Beautiful People.

80+ kg (176+ lbs.)
G: Angel Matos, Cuba
S: Daba Modibo Keita, Mali
B: Arman Chilmanov, Kazakhstan
B: Liu Xiaobo, China
Mali has never won a medal.

Women
49 kg (108 lbs.)
G: Wu Jingyu, China
S: Yang Shu Chun, Taiwan
B: Charlotte Craig, U.S.
B: Ivett Gonda, Canada
Craig, only non-Lopez on U.S. team, lives with Lopez family.

57 kg (125.5 lbs.)
G: Su Li Wen, Taiwan
S: Lim Su Jeong, South Korea
B: Diana Lopez, U.S.
B: Chonnapas Premwaew, Thailand
No trio of U.S. siblings has won a medal at one Olympics.

67 kg (147.5 lbs.)
G: Hwang Kyung Seon, South Korea
S: Karine Sergerie, Canada
B: Gwladys Epangue, France
B: Tina Morgan, Australia
Sergerie's folks tried to coax her into dancing and art instead.

67+ kg (147.5+ lbs.)
G: Chen Zhong, China
S: Maria Espinoza, Mexico
B: Natalia Falavigna Silva, Brazil
B: Sarah Stevenson, Great Britain
Youngest winner in Sydney at age 17, Chen is eyeing third title.

TEAM HANDBALL

Men
G: Denmark
S: Germany
B: Croatia
Neither U.S. team qualified.

Women
G: Russia
S: Norway
B: Germany
Denmark won last three titles.

TENNIS

Men
Singles
G: Roger Federer, Switzerland
S: Rafael Nadal, Spain
B: Novak Djokovic, Serbia
Hardcourt surface gives Federer the edge over Nadal.

Doubles
G: Bryan & Bryan, U.S.
S: Llodra & Clément, France
B: Federer & Wawrinka, Switzerland
U.S. hasn't won a medal in this event since 1988.

Women
Singles
G: Venus Williams, U.S.
S: Ana Ivanovic, Serbia
B: Serena Williams, U.S.
Venus did not get a medal in Athens after winning Sydney gold.

Doubles
G: Williams & Williams, U.S.
S: Yan & Zheng, China
B: Stosur & Stubbs, Australia
Serena and Venus won in '00.

TRACK AND FIELD

Men
100 meters
G: Tyson Gay, U.S.
S: Usain Bolt, Jamaica
B: Walter Dix, U.S.
Four rounds of races take toll on less-experienced Bolt.

200 meters
G: Usain Bolt, Jamaica
S: Walter Dix, U.S.
B: Shawn Crawford, U.S.
Absence of world champ Gay clears the way.

400 meters
G: Jeremy Wariner, U.S.
S: LaShawn Merritt, U.S.
B: Chris Brown, Bahamas
Wariner and Merritt each have five of year's 10 best times.

800 meters
G: Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, South Africa
S: Wilfred Bungei, Kenya
B: Abubaker Kaki-Khamis, Sudan
African champ David Rudisha failed to qualify for Kenya.

1,500 meters
G: Augustine Choge, Kenya
S: Bernard Lagat, U.S.
B: Abdalaati Iguider, Morocco
World champ Lagat won silver for Kenya in 2004.

3,000-meter steeplechase
G: Ezekiel Kemboi, Kenya
S: Brimin Kipruto, Kenya
B: Richard Matelong, Kenya
Kemboi has been warned about not always jumping directly over the barriers.

5,000 meters
G: Edwin Soi, Kenya
S: Tariku Bekele, Ethiopia
B: Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya
Fast pace takes legs out from world champ Lagat of U.S, who is also running the 1,500.

10,000 meters
G: Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopia
S: Sileshi Sihine, Ethiopia
B: Moses Masai, Kenya
Bekele's fiancée died of heart failure during a run with him.

Marathon
G: Martin Lel, Kenya
S: Abderrahim Goumri, Morocco
B: Tsegay Kebede, Ethiopia
Kenya is not among the 14 nations with gold in marathon.

110-meter hurdles
G: Dayron Robles, Cuba
S: Liu Xiang, China
B: Terrence Trammell, U.S.
World-record holder Robles takes down China's hero.

400-meter hurdles
G: Kerron Clement, U.S.
S: Bershawn Jackson, U.S.
B: Angelo Taylor, U.S.
Clement broke Michael Johnson's world indoor open 400 mark in 2005.

4-100-meter relay
G: U.S.
S: Jamaica
B: Trinidad & Tobago
Jamaican and U.S. men have run 14 of year's 15 fastest 100s.

4-400-meter relay
G: U.S.
S: Bahamas
B: Poland
U.S. has lost Olympic final once since 1952.

20-km walk
G: Jefferson Pérez, Ecuador
S: Francisco Javier Fernández, Spain
B: Valeriy Borchin, Russia
Pérez won Ecuador's first Olympic medal, a gold in '96 in this event.

50-km walk
G: Vladimir Kanaykin, Russia
S: Denis Nizhegorodov, Russia
B: Alex Schwazer, Italy
Kanaykin recently held the world record in the 20K but is stronger in the 50K.

High jump
G: Stefan Holm, Sweden
S: Yaroslav Rybakov, Russia
B: Jesse Williams, U.S.
Athens gold medalist Holm has also won four world championships.

Long jump
G: Irving Saladino, Panama
S: Loúis Tsátoumas, Greece
B: Ibrahim Camejo, Cuba
Saladino lives in São Paolo with Brazilian jumper Keila Costa.

Triple jump
G: Phillips Idowu, Great Britain
S: Arnie David Girat, Cuba
B: Jadel Gregório, Brazil
Idowu read the Dennis Rodman book on changing hair colors.

Pole vault
G: Evgeniy Lukyanenko, Russia
S: Brad Walker, U.S.
B: Steven Hooker, Australia
Hooker's mom long-jumped in '72 Games; his dad was national 400 champ.

Shot put
G: Reese Hoffa, U.S.
S: Adam Nelson, U.S.
B: Andrei Mikhnevich, Belarus
Nelson worked at Olympic Village coffee shop in '96.

Discus
G: Gerd Kanter, Estonia
S: Virgilijus Alekna, Lithuania
B: Ehsan Hadadi, Iran
Alekna awarded gold in '04 when winner failed doping test.

Hammer throw
G: Ivan Tsikhan, Belarus
S: Krisztián Pars, Hungary
B: Primoz Kozmus, Slovenia
Tsikhan's coach is Soviet Olympic champ Sergei Litvinov.

Javelin
G: Tero Pitkämäki, Finland
S: Andreas Thorkildsen, Norway
B: Tero Järvenpää, Finland
Pitkämäki speared a long jumper at a meet in Rome last year.

Decathlon
G: Bryan Clay, U.S.
S: Maurice Smith, Jamaica
B: Roman Seberle, Czech Republic
Injuries and low blood sugar have knocked Clay out of a couple of big meets.

Women
100 meters
G: Kerron Stewart, Jamaica
S: Muna Lee, U.S.
B: Torri Edwards, U.S.
World champ Veronica Campbell-Brown didn't qualify.

200 meters
G: Allyson Felix, U.S.
S: Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaica
B: Kerron Stewart, Jamaica
Preacher's daughter Felix is Sunday-school teacher in winter.

400 meters
G: Sanya Richards, U.S.
S: Novlene Williams-Mills, Jamaica
B: Rosemarie Whyte, Jamaica
Richards was also born in Jamaica.

800 meters
G: Pamela Jelimo, Kenya
S: Janeth Jepkosgei, Kenya
B: Yuliya Krevsun, Ukraine
Jelimo, 19, has run five of the year's seven fastest times.

1,500 meters
G: Maryam Jamal, Bahrain
S: Iryna Lishchynska, Ukraine
B: Geleta Burka, Ethiopia
Ethiopia-born Swiss resident Jamal could give Bahrain its first Olympic medal.

3,000-meter steeplechase
G: Yekaterina Volkova, Russia
S: Gulnara Samitova-Galkina, Russia
B: Eunice Jepkorir, Kenya
Volkova's husband, Artem Mostov, ran the 800 at the Sydney Olympics.

5,000 meters
G: Tirunesh Dibaba, Ethiopia
S: Meseret Defar, Ethiopia
B: Priscah Jepleting, Kenya
Dibaba's bronze at 19 in '04 made her Ethiopia's youngest medalist.

10,000 meters
G: Mestawet Tufa, Ethiopia
S: Prisca Jepleting, Kenya
B: Lucy Kabuu, Kenya

Marathon
G: Zhou Chunxiu, China
S: Gete Wami, Ethiopia
B: Catherine Ndereba, Kenya
Local training gives hosts the home-smog advantage.

100-meter hurdles
G: Lolo Jones, U.S.
S: Susanna Kallur, Sweden
B: Damu Cherry, U.S.
Ex-LSU star Jones won points title as world's top indoor athlete last winter.

400-meter hurdles
G: Melaine Walker, Jamaica
S: Tiffany Ross-Williams, U.S.
B: Huang Xiaoxiao, China
Two-time world champion Jana Rawlinson is out after foot surgery.

4-100-meter relay
G: Jamaica
S: U.S.
B: Belgium
U.S. and Jamaican women have run the year's 34 fastest 100 times.

4-400-meter relay
G: U.S.
S: Jamaica
B: Russia
Only once (1920) has the U.S. run in an Olympic final and not won a medal.

20-km walk
G: Olga Kaniskina, Russia
S: Tatyana Shemyakina, Russia
B: Ryta Turava, Belarus
Kaniskina's world mark at nationals wasn't ratified; no international judges were there.

High jump
G: Blanka Vlasic, Croatia
S: Ariane Friedrich, Germany
B: Elena Slesarenko, Russia
Vlasic was named for the city of Casablanca.

Long jump
G: Maurren Higa Maggi, Brazil
S: Lyudmila Kolchanova, Russia
B: Tatyana Lebedeva, Russia
Maggi is married to Formula One driver Antonio Pizzonia.

Triple jump
G: Yargelis Savigne, Cuba
S: Hrysopiyí Devetzí, Greece
B: Olha Saladuha, Ukraine
Savigne's manager is high jump world-record holder Javier Sotomayor of Cuba.

Pole vault
G: Yelena Isinbayeva, Russia
S: Jenn Stuczynski, U.S.
B: Monika Pyrek, Poland
Isinbayeva has set 12 world outdoor records.

Shot put
G: Nadezhda Ostapchuk, Belarus
S: Valerie Vili, New Zealand
B: Nadine Kleinart, Germany
Ostapchuk avenged her loss to Vili at '07 worlds with a win at the IAAF final.

Discus
G: Nicoleta Grasu, Romania
S: Yarelis Barrios, Cuba
B: Aretha Thurmond, U.S.

Hammer throw
G: Aksana Miankova, Belarus
S: Yipsi Moreno, Cuba
B: Martina Danisová-Hrasnová, Slovakia
Favored in '04, Moreno fouled on four throws and settled for silver.

Javelin
G: Barbora Spotáková, Czech Republic
S: Christina Obergfoll, Germany
B: Osleidys Menéndez, Cuba
Spotáková was an All-America at Minnesota.

Heptathlon
G: Tatyana Chernova, Russia
S: Hyleas Fountain, U.S.
B: Lyudmila Blonska, Ukraine
Wide open after withdrawal of Sweden's dominant Carolina Klüft (who'll only long-jump and triple-jump).

Prognozy: piłka nożna, pływanie, ping-pong

SOCCER

Men
G: Argentina
S: Brazil
B: Netherlands
Nineteen countries have won soccer gold, but not Brazil.

Women
G: Germany
S: U.S.
B: Brazil
U.S. has lost only one game in three Olympic appearances.

SOFTBALL

G: U.S.
S: Japan
B: Australia
U.S. teams have outscored foes 117-16 in three Games.

SWIMMING

Men 50-meter freestyle
G: Eamon Sullivan, Australia
S: Alain Bernard, France
B: Ben Wildman-Tobriner, U.S.
Sullivan broke Alexander Popov's 2000 world record.

100-meter freestyle
G: Alain Bernard, France
S: Eamon Sullivan, Australia
B: Stefan Nystrand, Sweden
Bernard is known as the Horse for his weightlifter's physique.

200-meter freestyle
G: Michael Phelps, U.S.
S: Pieter van den Hoogenband, Netherlands
B: Park Tae Hwan, South Korea
Phelps's bronze may have been his most impressive '04 race.

400-meter freestyle
G: Grant Hackett, Australia
S: Park Tae Hwan, South Korea
B: Peter Vanderkaay, U.S.
Park won seven medals at '06 Asian Games.

1,500-meter freestyle
G: Grant Hackett, Australia
S: Peter Vanderkaay, U.S.
B: Larsen Jensen, U.S.
Hackett wins third straight 1,500 gold.

100-meter backstroke
G: Aaron Peirsol, U.S.
S: Liam Tancock, Great Britain
B: Matt Grevers, U.S.
Peirsol has lost a 100 or a 200 only five times since 2001.

200-meter backstroke
G: Aaron Peirsol, U.S.
S: Ryan Lochte, U.S.
B: Markus Rogan, Austria
Peirsol won in '04 after his DQ for illegal turn was reversed.

100-meter breaststroke
G: Brendan Hansen, U.S.
S: Kosuke Kitajima, Japan
B: Alexander Dale Oen, Norway
"Frog" Kitajima's website is frogtown.jp.

200-meter breaststroke
G: Kosuke Kitajima, Japan
S: Brenton Rickard, Australia
B: Hugues Duboscq, France
Hansen's failure to qualify makes Kitajima a huge favorite.

100-meter butterfly
G: Michael Phelps, U.S.
S: Ian Crocker, U.S.
B: Milorad Cavic, Serbia
Together Phelps and Crocker have the 17 fastest times ever.

200-meter butterfly
G: Michael Phelps, U.S.
S: Wu Peng, China
B: Pawel Korzeniowski, Poland
Phelps has nine of the 10 fastest times ever.

200-meter individual medley
G: Michael Phelps, U.S.
S: Ryan Lochte, U.S.
B: László Cseh, Hungary
Together Phelps and Lochte have the 13 fastest times ever.

400-meter individual medley
G: Michael Phelps, U.S.
S: Ryan Lochte, U.S.
B: László Cseh, Hungary
With Lochte swimming well, this is a risky event for Phelps.

4-100-meter freestyle relay
G: U.S.
S: France
B: South Africa
Surprising French could also derail Phelps.

4-200-meter freestyle relay
G: U.S.
S: Australia
B: Italy
U.S. rallied past Aussies for thrilling win in Athens.

4-100-meter medley relay
G: U.S.
S: Russia
B: Australia
Barring disqualification, this is U.S.'s safest relay gold.

10-km open-water marathon
G: Thomas Lurz, Germany
S: Vladimir Dyatchin, Russia
B: David Davies, Great Britain
Dyatchin won '07 worlds despite jellyfish stings.

Women
50-meter freestyle
G: Libby Trickett, Australia
S: Marleen Veldhuis, Netherlands
B: Cate Campbell, Australia
Don't count out 41-year-old Dara Torres of the U.S.

100-meter freestyle
G: Libby Trickett, Australia
S: Britta Steffen, Germany
B: Marleen Veldhuis, Netherlands
Aussie paparazzi mobbed Libby Lenton's '07 wedding to swimmer Luke Trickett.

200-meter freestyle
G: Katie Hoff, U.S.
S: Annika Lurz, Germany
B: Federica Pellegrini, Italy
Hoff's mom set basketball scoring records at Stanford.

400-meter freestyle
G: Federica Pellegrini, Italy
S: Katie Hoff, U.S.
B: Laure Manaudou, France
In '04 Pellegrini became, at 16, Italy's youngest solo medalist.

800-meter freestyle
G: Kate Ziegler, U.S.
S: Katie Hoff, U.S.
B: Rebecca Adlington, Great Britain
Janet Evans's world record (8:16.22) has stood since 1989.

100-meter backstroke
G: Natalie Coughlin, U.S.
S: Laure Manaudou, France
B: Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe
Coughlin is defending champ.

200-meter backstroke
G: Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe
S: Margaret Hoelzer, U.S.
B: Laure Manaudou, France
Coventry has won all three of Zimbabwe's individual medals.

100-meter breaststroke
G: Leisel Jones, Australia
S: Tarnee White, Australia
B: Rebecca Soni, U.S.
Jones holds the world mark.

200-meter breaststroke
G: Leisel Jones, Australia
S: Rebecca Soni, U.S.
B: Megumi Taneda, Japan
Jones battled depression after twice missing gold in Athens.

100-meter butterfly
G: Libby Trickett, Australia
S: Jessicah Schipper, Australia
B: Inge Dekker, Netherlands
U.S.-record holder Coughlin didn't swim this event at trials.

200-meter butterfly
G: Jessicah Schipper, Australia
S: Yuko Nakanishi, Japan
B: Otylia J¸edrzejczak, Poland
J¸edrzejczak won '05 worlds despite illegal one-hand touch.

200-meter individual medley
G: Stephanie Rice, Australia
S: Katie Hoff, U.S.
B: Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe
At age 10, Hoff asked Phelps, then 14, for an autograph.

400-meter individual medley
G: Katie Hoff, U.S.
S: Stephanie Rice, Australia
B: Hannah Miley, Great Britain
Hoff broke Rice's record at trials.

4-100-meter freestyle relay
G: Australia
S: U.S.
B: Netherlands
Aussies' Trickett could win five golds in Beijing.

4-200-meter freestyle relay
G: U.S.
S: Great Britain
B: France
U.S. women have never lost this event at the Olympics.

4-100-meter medley relay
G: Australia
S: U.S.
B: China
If Coughlin could swim multiple legs, U.S. would have a shot.

10-km open-water marathon
G: Larisa Ilchenko, Russia
S: Cassie Patten, Great Britain
B: Natalie du Toit, South Africa
Du Toit, whose left leg was amputated, makes history.

SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING

Duet
G: Davydov & Ermakova, Russia
S: Mengual & Fuentes, Spain
B: Jiang & Jiang, China
China recruited a top Japanese coach to boost its medal hopes.

Team
G: Russia
S: Spain
B: Japan
Russia has won last five world and last two Olympic titles.

TABLE TENNIS

Men
Singles
G: Wang Hao, China
S: Ma Lin, China
B: Ryu Seung Min, South Korea
Wang admitted that he choked in losing the Athens gold medal match to Ryu.

Team
G: China
S: South Korea
B: Germany
World's top four ranked players are Chinese; three made team.

Women
Singles
G: Zhang Yining, China
S: Guo Yue, China
B: Kim Kyung Ah, South Korea
No non-Asian woman has won worlds or Olympics since 1955.

Team
G: China
S: Singapore
B: Hong Kong
World's top five ranked players are Chinese; three made team.

Prognozy: judo, 5bój, wioślarstwo, żeglarstwo, strzelectwo

JUDO

Men
60 kg (132 lbs.)
G: Ruben Houkes, Netherlands
S: Hiroaki Hiraoka, Japan
B: Tsagaanbaatar Khashbaatar, Mongolia
B: Nestor Khergiani, Georgia
Mongolia has 15 Olympic medals but no golds.

66 kg (145 lbs.)
G: Yordanis Arencibia, Cuba
S: Arash Miresmaeili, Iran
B: Joao Derly, Brazil
B: Miklos Ungvari, Hungary
Miresmaeili was DQ'd in Athens after not making weight.

73 kg (160.5 lbs.)
G: Elnur Mammadli, Azerbaijan
S: Wang Ki Chun, South Korea
B: David Kevkhishvili, Georgia
B: Bogiev Rasul, Tajikistan
Tajikistan has never won an Olympic medal.

81 kg (178 lbs.)
G: Tiago Camilo, Brazil
S: Guillaume Elmont, Netherlands
B: Kim Jae Bum, South Korea
B: Robert Krawczyk, Poland
Camilo won 73-kg silver in Sydney at age 18.

90 kg (198 lbs.)
G: Ilias Iliadis, Greece
S: Irakli Tsirekidze, Georgia
B: Mark Huizinga, Netherlands
B: Hiroshi Izumi, Japan
Iliadis was also born in Georgia.

100 kg (220 lbs.)
G: Henk Grol, Netherlands
S: Daniel Hadfi, Hungary
B: Luciano Correa, Brazil
B: Ariel Zeevi, Israel
Three-time Euro champ Zeevi may be Israel's best athlete ever.

100+ kg (220+ lbs.)
G: Tamerlan Tmenov, Russia
S: Teddy Riner, France
B: Satoshi Ishii, Japan
B: João Gabriel Schlittler, Brazil
In '07, at 18, Riner became the youngest men's world champ.

Women
48 kg (105.5 lbs.)
G: Ryoko Tani, Japan
S: Alina Dumitru, Romania
B: Yanet Bermoy, Cuba
B: Gao Feng, China
Tani has two golds and two silvers in four Olympics.

52 kg (114.5 lbs.)
G: Xian Dongmei, China
S: Telma Monteiro, Portugal
B: Ana Carrascosa, Spain
B: Romi Tarangul, Germany
After childbirth and knee surgery, Xian is better than ever.

57 kg (125.5 lbs.)
G: Kye Sun Hui, North Korea
S: Sabrina Filzmoser, Austria
B: Isabel Fernández, Spain
B: Aiko Sato, Japan
At 48 kg, Kye snapped Tani's 84-match winning streak in '96.

63 kg (138.5 lbs.)
G: Lucie Décosse, France
S: Elisabeth Willeboordse, Netherlands
B: Driulis González, Cuba
B: Ayumi Tanimoto, Japan
González took away Decosse's world crown last fall.

70 kg (154 lbs.)
G: Gévrise Emane, France
S: Ronda Rousey, U.S.
B: Edith Bosch, Netherlands
B: Masae Ueno, Japan
Rousey could be U.S.'s first Olympic judo champ.

78 kg (171.5 lbs.)
G: Vera Moskalyuk, Russia
S: Yang Xiuli, China
B: Yagnelis Castillo, Cuba
B: Heide Wollert, Germany
Yang beat Moskalyuk in Super World Cup in Paris in February.

78+ kg (171.5+ lbs.)
G: Tong Wen, China
S: Anne-Sophie Mondière, France
B: Tea Donguzashvili, Russia
B: Maki Tsukada, Japan
Tong has won six straight world and Asian championships.

MODERN PENTATHLON

Men G: Jean-Maxence Berrou, France
S: Ilia Frolov, Russia
B: David Svoboda, Czech Republic
World champ Frolov will win a medal unless he blows riding phase as he has in the past.

Women
G: Aya Medany, Egypt
S: Heather Fell, Great Britain
B: Amélie Caze, France
Naval student Medany placed 28th in Athens at age 15.

ROWING

Men
Single sculls
G: Mahe Drysdale, New Zealand
S: Ondrej Synek, Czech Republic
B: Olaf Tufte, Norway
Drysdale has won three world championships.

Double sculls
G: Waddell & Cohen, New Zealand
S: Cop & Spik, Slovenia
B: Macquet & Hardy, France
Rob Waddell was a grinder on Kiwi America's Cup team.

Lightweight double sculls
G: Purchase & Hunter, Great Britain
S: Rasmussen & Quist, Denmark
B: Goisset & Dufour, France
Only event without a U.S. boat.

Quadruple sculls without cox
G: Poland
S: Italy
B: U.S.
U.S. beat Poles in June to end three-year winning streak.

Pairs without cox
G: Ginn & Free, Australia
S: Twaddle & Bridgewater, New Zealand
B: Calder & Frandsen, Canada
Duncan Free is down from quads.

Fours without cox
G: New Zealand
S: Australia
B: Netherlands
Hit by truck, Kiwi Hamish Bond has protruding collarbone.

Lightweight fours without cox
G: China
S: Denmark
B: France
China has never won rowing gold.

Eights
G: Canada
S: U.S.
B: Great Britain
U.S. is defending gold medalist.

Women
Single sculls
G: Ekaterina Karsten, Belarus
S: Rumyana Neykova, Bulgaria
B: Zhang Xiuyun, China
Harvard grad Michelle Guerrette is in the medal hunt.

Double sculls
G: Li & Tian, China
S: Evers-Swindell & Evers-Swindell, New Zealand
B: Thiele & Huth, Germany
Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell are identical twins.

Lightweight double sculls
G: Yu & Xu, China
S: Halliday & Houston, Australia
B: Van der Kolk & Van Eupen, Netherlands
Amber Halliday broke six ribs in '04 and was fourth in Athens.

Quadruple sculls without cox
G: China
S: Great Britain
B: Germany
German or East German boats have won last five titles.

Pairs without cox
G: Wu & Gao, China
S: Cummins & McGee, U.S.
B: Bichyk & Helakh, Belarus
Portia McGee missed Athens team by .2 of a second.

Eights
G: Romania
S: U.S.
B: Canada
U.S. beat '04 Olympic champ Romania at last two worlds.

SAILING

Men
470 (two-person dinghy)
G: Wilmot & Page, Australia
S: Rogers & Glanfield, Great Britain
B: Coster & Coster, Netherlands
Nathan Wilmot's father and uncle sailed for national team.

Laser (one-person dinghy)
G: Tom Slingsby, Australia
S: Paul Goodison, Great Britain
B: Rasmus Myrgren, Sweden
Slingsby won world titles in 2007 and '08.

RS:X (windsurfing)
G: Przemyslaw Miarczynski, Poland
S: Zhou Yuanguo, China
B: Tom Ashley, New Zealand
Zhou has fared best on his home course in Qingdao.

Star (keelboat)
G: Percy & Simpson, Great Britain
S: Scheidt & Prada, Brazil
B: Kusznierewicz & Zycki, Poland
Robert Scheidt is an eight-time world champ in Laser class.

Women
470 (two-person dinghy)
G: Kondo & Kamata, Japan
S: Conti & Micol, Italy
B: Rechichi & Parkinson, Australia
Dutch stars de Koning and Berkhout have been fading.

Laser Radial (one-person dinghy)
G: Anna Tunnicliffe, U.S.
S: Sarah Blanck, Australia
B: Xu Lijia, China
Tunnicliffe wed Brad Funk, who just missed men's Laser berth.

RS:X (windsurfing)
G: Marina Alabau, Spain
S: Barbara Kendall, New Zealand
B: Yin Jian, China
Kendall, the 1992 gold medalist, is in her fifth Olympics.

Yngling (keelboat)
G: Great Britain
S: U.S.
B: Netherlands
U.S. was briefly No. 1 last year.

Open
Finn (heavyweight dinghy)
G: Ben Ainslie, Great Britain
S: Rafael Trujillo Villar, Spain
B: Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic, Croatia
Ainslie has Olympic golds in Finn and Laser on his résumé.

49er (skiff)
G: Martínez & Fernández, Spain
S: Sibello & Sibello, Italy
B: Outteridge & Austin, Australia
U.S.'s Tim Wadlow and Chris Rast will challenge.

Tornado (multihull)
G: Bundock & Ashby, Australia
S: Hagara & Steinacher, Austria
B: Booth & Nieuwenhuis, Netherlands
Mitch Booth won two Olympic medals for his native Australia.

SHOOTING

Men 10-meter air pistol
G: Pang Wei, China
S: Vladimir Isakov, Russia
B: Franck Dumoulin, France
China's Wang Yifu won medals in this event at last four Games.

25-meter rapid-fire pistol
G: Ralf Schumann, Germany
S: Christian Reitz, Germany
B: Sergei Alifrenko, Russia
Schumann blamed bad Sydney score on electronic malfunction.

50-meter pistol
G: Lin Zhongzai, China
S: Boris Kokorev, Russia
B: Tomoyuki Matsuda, Japan
Xu Haifeng won in '84 for China's first Olympic gold.

10-meter air rifle
G: Zhu Qinan, China
S: Alin George Moldoveanu, Romania
B: Peter Sidi, Hungary
In Athens, Zhu broke U.S. shooter Jason Parker's world record.

50-meter rifle, 3 positions
G: Jia Zhanbo, China
S: Artur Aivazian, Ukraine
B: Maik Eckhardt, Germany
U.S.'s Matt Emmons was winning in '04 before hitting wrong target.

50-meter rifle, prone
G: Warren Potent, Australia
S: Matt Emmons, U.S.
B: Sergei Martynov, Belarus
Potent sold his house to pay for his mom's Alzheimer's care.

Trap
G: Michael Diamond, Australia
S: Mario Filipovi´c, Slovakia
B: Bret Erickson, U.S.
Erickson's heart stopped during jog in '04; now has pacemaker.

Double trap
G: Hu Binyuan, China
S: Richard Faulds, Great Britain
B: Glenn Eller, U.S.
Faulds did focusing exercises as a boy to correct poor vision.

Skeet
G: Georgios Achilleos, Cyprus
S: Vincent Hancock, U.S.
B: Anthony Terras, France
Hancock was world shooter of the year in 2005 at age 16.

Women
10-meter air pistol
G: Guo Wenjun, China
S: Natalia Paderina, Russia
B: Stéphanie Tirode, France
Sydney champ Tao Luna was left off the Chinese squad.

25-meter pistol
G: Jasna Sekari´c, Serbia
S: Lalita Yauhleuskaya, Australia
B: Chen Ying, China
This would be Sekaric's fifth medal in the event.

10-meter air rifle
G: Sonja Pfeilschifter, Germany
S: Du Li, China
B: Katy Emmons, Czech Republic
Katy Kurkova married U.S. shooter Matt Emmons in '07.

50-meter rifle, 3 positions
G: Sonja Pfeilschifter, Germany
S: Du Li, China
B: Lidija Mihajlovi´c, Serbia
Watch for U.S.'s Jamie Beyerle, who coaches a BB-gun team.

Trap
G: Daniela Del Din, San Marino
S: Giulia Iannotti, Italy
B: Park Yong Hui, North Korea
Del Din's home country has only 30,000 people.

Skeet
G: Wei Ning, China
S: Diana Bacosi, Italy
B: Danka Barteková, Czech Republic
Wei edged Bacosi on the Olympic range in April