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WHO WILL EMERGE AS THE 2016 KING OF THE MOUNTAIN?CRAIG LOWNDES-STEVEN RICHARDS (HOLDEN)All eyes are on Peter Brocks protege Lowndes ahead of the 56th Great Race.An emotional Lowndes won the inaugural Peter Brock Trophy in 2006 by claiming the Great Race.Now, as the motor racing community marks the 10th anniversary of Brocks death, Lowndes will chase Bathurst title No.7.That would equal Jim Richards Mount Panorama haul - and leaving him trailing only Peter Perfects remarkable record nine wins on the mountain.Oh, and defending champion Lowndes is combining again with no slouch - Richards son Steven, who has bagged four Bathurst crowns of his own.JAMIE WHINCUP-PAUL DUMBRELL (HOLDEN)He may have won four Bathurst titles and a record six Supercars crowns but Whincup has plenty to prove in this years Great Race.He is enduring a rare winning drought on the mountain, not savouring Bathurst success since 2012.And critics say he may only have himself to blame.Last year Whincup infamously appeared to defy team orders to pit and passed a safety car, relegating him from second to the back of the field with 20 laps left in the Great Race - he finished 18th.And in 2014 he again ignored his teams instructions and ran out of fuel on the 161st and final lap while leading.SHANE VAN GISBERGEN-ALEX PREMAT (HOLDEN)Flying Kiwi van Gisbergen has speed to burn and now plenty of confidence after snatching the series lead ahead of the Great Race.He has never won the legendary Bathurst enduro but has been buoyed by his breakthrough triumph on the mountain, claiming Februarys Bathurst 12 Hour for McLaren.From the same Holden team garage as the lightning quick Whincup, van Gisbergen is expected to set the bar for drivers this weekend.MARK WINTERBOTTOM-DEAN CANTO (FORD)The man dubbed Frosty isnt feeling so hot after a disastrous 23rd finish in the opening enduro, the recent Sandown 500.Winterbottom has dropped to fifth in the series standings after co-driver Canto hit the wall at a wet Sandown.But few would discount the defending series champions chances of adding to his 2013 Bathurst crown.Winterbottom has made it clear he wants to honour workers from Australias Ford manufacturing plants that will permanently close their doors on Friday.CHAZ MOSTERT-STEVE OWEN (FORD)Mostert may only be young but he already knows the highs and lows of Mount Panorama.The Ford gun pulled off a shock 2014 Great Race triumph with veteran Paul Morris.However, his Bathurst title defence ended in tears - and a trip to the hospital.Mostert broke his leg in a horror qualifying crash that ended his weekend early last year.Mosterts winning hopes now hinge on how he faces his Bathurst demons 12 months on.GARTH TANDER-WARREN LUFF (HOLDEN)Veteran Tander has not won a bunch of races recently - his recent Sandown 500 triumph with Luff snapped a 72-race winless streak.But few would be surprised if he added Bathurst title No.4 this weekend in response to the recent extraordinary call by his Holden Racing Team.The once mighty factory flagship told former championship winner Tander his contract would not be renewed next year four days after standing on the Sandown podium.It is believed a fuming Tander is ready to make a point on Australian motorsports biggest stage on Sunday.RICK KELLY-RUSSELL INGALL (NISSAN)Nissans Kelly may not have threatened many podiums of late, winning his last Bathurst crown way back in 2004.But few are discounting Kelly after teaming up with fellow two-time Bathurst champion Ingall, affectionately dubbed The Enforcer.Kelly is a baby faced 33 year old - Ingall is not.The most experienced driver in the field, former championship winner Ingall - now a spritely 52 - will line up for a remarkable 25th Great Race this weekend.SIMONA DE SILVESTRO-RENEE GRACIE (NISSAN)Swiss star de Silvestro returns to the mountain for a second straight year in an all-female team ahead of her much anticipated full-time gig in 2017.The former Formula One test driver admits she has plenty to prove before becoming the first female full-time touring car driver since Christine Gibson in 1975 next year.The pair finished last on their Bathurst debut last year in a Ford as the first all-female team on the mountain in almost 20 years, albeit after another six teams failed to finish.But the pair are fired up to impress on Sunday after enduring sexist comments from past and current male drivers during last years Great Race.TOTAL FIELD: 27 cars (Holden 14 entries, Ford six, Nissan five, Volvo two)TOTAL LAPS: 161INTERNATIONAL DRIVERS: Two - de Silvestro (Switzerland), Premat (France).BATHURST ROOKIES: Five - Shae Davies, Chris Van der Drift, Matt Campbell, James Golding and Richie Stanaway Arizona Diamondbacks Store . 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Darren Helm scored on Detroits sixth attempt in the shootout and then Jonas Gustavsson stopped Andrew Shaws shot, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil -- Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan scored a goal in each half as the U.S. womens soccer team defeated New Zealand 2-0 in its debut at the Rio Games on Wednesday, getting off to a solid start in its attempt to win a fourth straight Olympic gold medal.Lloyd put the Americans ahead with a header in the ninth minute and Morgan added to the lead with a low shot from inside the area less than a minute into the second half at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte.That was the best way we could have started, said Tobin Heath, who made the cross that led to Lloyds goal. We came out with a lot of energy and a lot of determination. I think in that regards we put our best foot forward and got that goal and I think that helped propel us throughout the game.The U.S. dominated from the start to earn the convincing victory and remain unbeaten in 2016, with 14 shutouts and only one draw in 16 games.I was really pleased that we got the clean sheet, U.S. coach Jill Ellis said. I thought we moved the ball against a very determined team.Near the end of the game, many of the nearly 10,000 fans at the stadium chanted Zika, Zika at goalkeeper Hope Solo, who before coming to the Olympics upset some Brazilians by tweeting a photo of herself wearing a hat with mosquito netting in a reference to the virus. The chants were repeated after the final whistle.Im glad the fans had fun, Solo said. And if they had fun at my expense, more power to them.The Americans are trying to become the first team to win the Olympics after succeeding at the World Cup. The Olympic tournament is the first major competition for the U.S. since the retirement of key players such as Abby Wambach and Lauren Holiday following last years world title in Canada.The revamped Americans next play France on Saturday, again at the Mineirao.France and Colombia play the other Group G match later Wednesday, also in Belo Horizonte.New Zealand, playing in its third consecutive Olympicss, barely threatened the U.dddddddddddd. at the Mineirao, which holds more than 60,000 spectators.Lloyd opened the scoring after Heath beat a couple of defenders just outside the area before making a cross to the far post, where the U.S. captain outjumped a defender to head the ball into the other corner and score her seventh Olympic goal. Lloyd has scored in three straight Olympics, including in the finals both in 2008 in Beijing and 2012 in London.It was the 89th goal in 225 appearances for the midfielder, who is the most-capped player at the Olympic tournament. She has 13 Olympic appearances, tied with Solo for the most on the team.Morgan scored the second goal with a low shot by the near post after receiving a pass by Morgan Brian inside the area. It was Morgans 12th goal of the year, and fifth at Olympic tournaments.The U.S. is trying to win its fifth gold medal since womens soccer became an Olympic sport in 1996 in Atlanta. 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