Will foreign gamblers predict the second or third place in the 女 女 short track relay this Korea? [Milan Olympics]

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The South Korean women's short track team, which won the most gold medals in women's relay events at the Winter Olympics, has been put to a cold test. Although the evaluation is a little better than before the competition, major overseas betting companies are underestimating the possibility of South Korea's gold medal. The fact is that it heralded a battle between silver and bronze medals.

According to Ozchecker, a betting information site, as of the 18th (Korea Standard Time), multiple overseas sports betting companies are selling products to predict the winner of the women's short track relay event to be held on the morning of the 19th. According to the report, the Netherlands' dividend rate is 1.4 to 1.61 times, which is the overwhelming number one. On the other hand, Korea's winning dividend rate is ranked second, 4.5 to 6 times.

Gamblers are almost making the Dutch gold medal a fait accompli, meaning that the lower the dividend rate, the higher the probability of winning the championship. In particular, some companies predicted Canada's chances of winning the championship more than Korea. Tenbet, which is based in Malta, analyzed that Canada is a little closer to Korea, while William Hill, a British betting company, set South Korea and Canada at a dividend of 5.5 times. This is interpreted as a harsh analysis that South Korea could compete with Canada for a silver medal, let alone a gold medal, or be pushed to third place.

In fact, the strength of the Netherlands was predicted even before the opening of the Olympics. It is based on the explosive speed of players who have entered their heyday with Susan Schulting (29). She has already won two gold medals in two events in the women's individual event at this year's event.

However, the Korean national team is paying attention to variables that 'data' does not contain. The women's national team, consisting of Choi Min-jeong, Kim Ki-li, Lee So-yeon and Shim Suk-hee, showed off their robustness by advancing to the finals as No. 1 in Group B, beating Canada in the semifinals on the 15th. It will now face Canada, the Netherlands, Italy in the final.

In fact, the Korean women's national team has been strong enough to win gold medals six times in nine competitions since the women's relay was established at the 1992 Winter Olympics. However, the gold medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics is the last. In the 2022 Beijing Olympics, the Korean national team also ranked second behind the Netherlands. However, he overturned his expectation of ranking fifth in the semifinals and settled in the final. As a result, the U.S. was eliminated from the semifinals of Group A.

Experts analyze that if South Korea holds out the Netherlands' early offensive well and presses its opponent after the middle, a "golden reversal" that sufficiently reverses the prediction is possible. Oddschecker's gamblers also see Korea as a strong enough player to challenge for the championship compared to high dividends, receiving as much as 80% of support. On the other hand, only 20% of gamblers chose the Netherlands with low dividends. They see it as a game that deserves to be turned upside down.

The world's attention is focusing on the Milan Ice Skating Arena on the morning of the 19th to see if South Korea can leave behind the gaze of gamblers and stand at the top of the podium amid Canada's fierce chase.

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