Winter Sports betting fans can enjoy ten days of top quality Biathlon as the 42nd World Championships takes place from February 9th until the 17th, in Östersund, Sweden. A total of 11 gold medals are up for grabs - 5 events each for the Men and the Women and one Mixed Relay - and as always PinnacleSports.com will be offering up to 50% better Biathlon betting odds.
In the Men’s events Norwegian, Ole Einar Bjørndalen, current leader of the Biathlon World Cup, will be a strong favourite to win in all of the individual competitions. Bjørndalen, took Gold over 10km and 12.5km in 2007, but his success is by no means a foregone conclusion. Medal hungry Russians, Germans, fellow Norwegians and Swedes on home soil, will all be giving it their very best to take the top spot on the podium. Give yourself the best chance of success betting on the 2008 Biathlon World Championships with 1.93/1.93 style pricing on match-ups at PinnacleSports.com – that’s 50% better odds than with traditional bookmakers.
In the Women’s events, Germany boast the strongest team and their quartet will the championships’ biggest favourites in the Women’s Relay, while the likes of Magdalena Neuner, Kati Wilhelm and Andrea Henkel will be among the top favourites in all the Women’s individual competitions. Neuner is easily the biggest German star, becoming the youngest triple World Champion in biathlon history taking gold in the 7.5km sprint,10km pursuit and 4×6km relay last time around. The 2007 German sportswoman of the year will be a strong favourite to defend those titles.
The Opening Ceremony takes place on Friday evening (CET) but the serious competitive business begins on Saturday the 9th of February with Sprint for both Men and Women. Be sure to catch some of the action on PinnacleSports.com with the best odds on match-ups and odds to win, making the competitions even more exciting to follow.
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