Many of the pre-tournament favorites will not win.

The men's team, made up of National Hockey League stars no less, was a pre-tournament favorite.

Some of the pre-tournament favorites will have some ground to make up.

The other hosts, Australia, were one of the pre-tournament favorites but lost their first two matches.

Of the pre-tournament favorites, the Italians were the only ones in contention.

Davis Love 3d, one of the pre-tournament favorites, could only manage 78 and finished at 10 over.

The Wings were pre-tournament favorites this year to win their first cup since 1955.

Although troubled by back trouble recently, he is one of the pre-tournament favorites.

Not Chicago, Boston or Detroit, a few of the pre-tournament favorites.

The same cannot be said, however, for some of the pre-tournament favorites.