The votes are in and the results are fairly clear.
With nearly two-thirds of the votes cast, the readers have picked the 2011 Canadian goal of the year.
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And it’s Christine Sinclair. It’s the second year in a row that she has scored the goal deemed the best of the year.
There is little doubt that Sinclair is a special talent. It’s shameful that she continues to be ignored when the overall Canadian female athlete of the year is named. She was again this year when freestyle skier Jenn Heil was honoured.
It’s not a knock on Heil to suggest that Sinclair is underappreciated. Heil was a warrior throughout her career, a rare Canadian athlete that performed at her best when the pressure was at its highest. Sinclair’s burn is more of a career omission than one that can be focused on any single year. Although Heil is a worthwhile winner, so would have Sinclair. It’s the same every year and when you consider that collectively over a career, it ceases to be paranoid to think that the sport gets the short end of consideration.
Not here, of course. Here we can celebrate a special athlete and enjoy her wonderful goal one more time.