Sochi Olympics: Best bets for Sunday

Best Bets for the Sochi Olympics on Sunday:

MEN’S SUPER-G

Bode Miller would like to repeat his performance in Vancouver, where he won the silver. Aksel-Lund Svindal of Norway is the defending Olympic champion and likely to be near the podium again. Ted Ligety skied too conservatively in the combined so you can expect for him to be more aggressive in this race.

ICE DANCING

The U.S. will certainly medal in this discipline and that medal probably will be gold. Meryl Davis and Charlie White have five straight wins, including last week in the team competition. Their toughest competition is Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada, the reigning Olympic champions.

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WOMEN’S SNOWBOARD CROSS

Lindsey Jacobellis became an instant legend when in 2006 in Turin she was far ahead and hotdogged a move on the final jump, crashed and finished second. She couldn’t avenge it in Vancouver when she hit a gate and was disqualified. This is a final chance for her to make the victory stand in the Olympics.

TWO-MAN BOBSLED

Steve Holcomb of the U.S. is ranked No. 1 in the world, but his chances for gold are better in the four-man. The Germans, as always, are expected to have a couple of strong sleds. And Alexander Zubkov of Russia is a clear contender. Zubkov had the honor of carrying the Russian flag in the opening ceremony.

ng the Russian flag in the opening ceremony.