Medal Picks

Women

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

25-meter pistol
• Jasna Sekaric, Serbia
• Lalita Yauhleuskaya, Australia
• Chen Ying, China
This would be Sekaric's fifth medal in the event.

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

50-meter rifle, 3 positions
• Sonja Pfeilschifter, Germany
• Du Li, China
• Lidija Mihajlovic, Serbia
Watch for U.S.'s Jamie Beyerle, who coaches a BB-gun team.

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

Skeet
• Wei Ning, China
• Diana Bacosi, Italy
• Danka Barteková, Czech Republic
Wei edged Bacosi on the Olympic range in April.

SOCCER

Men
• Argentina
• Brazil
• Netherlands
Nineteen countries have won soccer gold, but not Brazil.

Women
• Germany
• U.S.
• Brazil
U.S. has lost only one game in three Olympic appearances.