Olympics: Pundits project record medal haul for Japan in Pyeongchang

With a projected 15 medals a possible outcome for Japan at the upcoming Winter Olympics, Netherlands-based sports statistics experts Gracenote on Wednesday predicted a record-setting performance in Pyeongchang, with figure skating star Yuzuru Hanyu the headliner.Released with less than a month to go until the games opening ceremony, Gracenote's Virtual Medal Table predicts Japan will leave South Korea with a record medal haul, five more than its previous best recorded at the 1998 Nagano Games, and a huge improvement from the most recent Olympics in Sochi."The projections are based purely on…READ FULL ARTICLE