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Betting website makes Kim Yuna the favorite in women’s figure skating

By Philip Hersh

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A gambling website, the spread.com, makes South Korea’s Kim Yuna the favorite, at 1-2 odds, for the Olympic women’s figure skating gold medal.

The best bet? Japan’s Mao Asada at 11-2.

Rachael Flatt of the United States is 22-1, and teammate Mirai Nagasu is 50-1.

-- Philip Hersh in Vancouver

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Philip Hersh

Philip Hersh, the former Olympic specialist for Tribune Co., covered 17 Olympics and reported from some 50 countries in 30 years with the Chicago Tribune. He likes to use sport as a way to write about the culture of a country or an athlete. Hersh graduated from Yale with a Bachelor of Arts in French literature. His passions include chamber music, road cycling (takes no PEDs except Advil) and Dr. Siri mysteries.

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