Betting On Winter Sports With Centrebet

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17th June 2008, by Taylor Luk

Winter sports betting at Centrebet attracts many of our Scandinavian clients as well as those from other regions in the northern hemisphere. The winter sports betting season runs from October 2004 through to mid March 2005. Betting is available on both mens and womens events.

Centrebet's winter sports betting opportunities include Alpine Skiing, Cross Country Skiing, Ski Jumping, Speed Skating and Biathlon. Centrebet also offers betting on a much slower winter sport known as Curling. Throughout the season, fixtures are held at venues around the world creating some challenges for both the bookmaker and punter alike.

Winter sports betting options at Centrebet are usually winner books, or head-to-heads.

Alpine Skiing World Cup Betting:

The Alpine Skiing World Cup is made up of five different disciplines; the high speed downhill; the Super G (which combines the speed of the Downhill with the technical turns of the Giant Slalom); the Giant Slalom, and the Slalom. There is also the Combined competition which puts together 2 runs of slalom with a downhill with the lowest total time declared the winner. Points are awarded to those competitors who finish in the Top 30 places.

Cross Country Skiing Betting:

Cross Country Skiing is contested by both men and women. There are two techniques used called Classic and Freestyle. Classic is the original "stride and glide" format, whilst Freestyle is the newer and faster "skating" style. Events are held over distances varying from the sprints at approximately 1500 metres to the 50 kilometre races. In addition there are a series of relay races for the national teams. Points are awarded to those competitors who finish in the top 30 places.

The Biathlon consists of five different formats; individual, sprint, pursuit, mass start and the team relays, with ranking points given to those competitors who finish in the top 25 places.

Ski Jumping is also covered by Centrebet. In this competition each competitor jumps and receives a score based on style and distance, after the first round the top 30 jump again. The events usually take place on K-120 hills however there are a few K-90 events and there are also the Ski Flying events on K-185 hills.

Centrebet offers online sports betting facilities on most major sporting codes and events from all over the world, including English Premier League, NFL football odds and ice hockey betting. Centrebet also offers cycling betting. Books for these, and many other sports are available for Centrebet customers. In order to bet on these sporting events, you first need to register to bet with Centrebet on our secure betting site. You can check our online sports betting calendar for more information on upcoming events.

last update : 17th June 2008 17:11