Sportsbook.com Offers Odds On Olympics The opening ceremonies for the Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy will kick off in eight days with more than 2500 athletes from 85 nations set to compete for 84 Olympic medals. Sportsbook.com, the world's largest online sportsbook and casino, is now offering bettors the chance to wager on a host of interesting Olympic props from the country with the highest medal count to the winner of the men's Olympic hockey tournament. Odds makers have set 28.5 as the over/under number of total medals for the U.S. delegation. Odds on the U.S. leading the medal count in Turin are 9-5, behind only Germany at 5-9. Norway at 3-1, Russia, Austria and host country Italy follow behind, all with odds of 20-1. Rounding out the favorites is Canada with odds of 30-1 to take home the most Olympic hardware. The most medals the US has ever won in one Winter Olympic Games was 34 in 2002 at the Salt Lake City games, including 10 gold medals. The favorites to capture the most Gold Medals are Germany and Norway (5-4), followed by the U.S. (7-2), Russia (11-2) and Canada (25-1). Great Britain, Denmark, Poland and the Czech Republic are long-shots, all with odds of 1000-1. Sportsbook.com has also posted odds on American downhill star Bode Miller's gold medal chances. Odds on Bode to win one gold medal currently sit at 7-4, two gold at 9-2, and three gold at 20-1. Odds on Miller getting shut out of a gold medal are 4-7. In the high profile Men's Olympic Hockey Tournament, Canada is favored to repeat its gold medal performance of 2002 with odds of 6-5. Other strong contenders for hockey gold are the Czech Republic (3-1), Sweden (4-1) and Russia (11-2), while the U.S. sits back at 10-1. "The Olympics unite sports enthusiasts around the world with everyone cheering on their hometown heroes and admiring the skills of the top ranked athletes," says Alex Czajkowski, Marketing Director, Sportsbook.com. "Everybody bets and with some really high profile and sometimes controversial athletes like Bode Miller, there's a lot of hype and interest in the Games. We're happy to offer our fans a chance to wager on the outcome of their favorite events." Sportsbook.com has posted the following odds and propositions for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games. | 
