World Indoor Championships preview (part 1)

IAAF Previews: Men -- Women -- Multis
WCSN Preview
Eric Pelle's Women's Preview

Timetable
Entry Lists (provisional)

Web coverage:
WCSN (live video/audio)
IAAF Radio (live)

TV coverage: Versus
Day 1 -- Saturday, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (repeats at 6:00 p.m.)
Day 2 -- Saturday, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm (repeats at 11:00 p.m.)
Day 3 -- Sunday, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm (repeats at 10:00 p.m.)

A little re-calibration of the Superfan Rankings brings us to the current top tens in the as-of-yet most competitive men's events. Athletes in bold are on the provisional start lists. Note that the number of meets listed is not necessarily the number of times the athlete has competed, but how many times he has scored points, up to the maximum listed for each event.

High Jump (best six meets)
1. Andrey Silnov, 56.5 pts (6 meets)
2. Ivan Ukhov, 56 pts (6 meets)
3. Stefan Holm, 54 pts (6 meets)
4. Yaroslav Rybakov, 43 pts (5 meets)
5. Linus Thörnblad, 32 pts (6 meets)
6. Jesse Williams, 29 pts (6 meets)
7. Aleksei Dmitrik, 20 pts (4 meets)
8. Andrey Tereshin, 18.5 pts (3 meets)
9. Dmytro Dem'yanyuk, 17 pts (4 meets)
10. Alexander Shustov, 15 pts (4 meets)

Holm has been the most consistent, but Silnov has put up slightly more in the way of big marks. Take your pick.

Pole Vault (best four meets)
1. Yevgeniy Lukyanenko, 35 pts (4 meets)
2. Steven Hooker, 28 pts (3 meets)
3. Tim Lobinger, 27 pts (4 meets)
4. Derek Miles, 21.5 pts (4 meets)
5. Sergey Kucheryanu, 18 pts (4 meets)
6. Igor Pavlov, 16 pts (3 meets)
7. Alexander Straub, 16 pts (4 meets)
8. Maksym Mazuryk, 16 pts (4 meets)
9. Danny Ecker, 14 pts (3 meets)
9. Jérôme Clavier, 14 pts (3 meets)

Despite the numbers above, Hooker would have to be considered the favorite. His best mark is 15 cm above anyone else's.

Shot Put (four best meets)
1. Adam Nelson, 43 pts (4 meets)
2. Christian Cantwell, 42 pts (4 meets)
3. Reese Hoffa, 31 pts (4 meets)
4. Scott Martin, 26 pts (4 meets)
5. Peter Sack, 17 pts (4 meets)
6. Ryan Whiting, 16 pts (3 meets)
7. Garrett Johnson, 14 pts (4 meets)
8. Justin Anlezark, 12 pts (2 meets)
9. Milan Haborák, 12 pts (3 meets)
10. Tomasz Majewski, 12 pts (4 meets)

In the absence of Nelson, Cantwell is the heavy favorite, with a 3-1 record against Hoffa this year.