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Sinclair’s star shines even brighter
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with their American nemesis, Sinclair and the Canadian women still found it within themselves to come up with a late goal to beat By the time she returned home on France 1-0 for the bronze. Monday she was the face of all of Ontario’s Rosie MacLennan Canada’s Olympians. won Canada’s only gold on the In the past, Sinclair has lifted trampoline, which ordinarily many a club to lofty heights, starting might have made her Canada’s with the Burnaby flag bearer at the Girls Soccer Club. closing ceremonies. Her play spearheaded But Sinclair is no a provincial high ordinary player, and school title for for her to lead her Burnaby South squad to a bronze ggranger@burnabynewsleader.com secondary. She led medal in a sport Canada to the final of dominated by the the world under-19 championship U.S.A., and world champion Japan, in 2002, and then later that year the who played each other in the final, University of Portland Pilots to its was extraordinary. first NCAA title. Those who knew Sinclair growing But at the 2012 Summer up in Burnaby say she was a shy kid. Olympic Games, Sinclair, wearing But she was also loyal. her trademark No. 12—which, She was loyal to her school considering the year was quite in taking the time to play for its appropriate—gripped the nation soccer team despite so many other with an exhilarating exhibition commitments. She’s been loyal of skill, grit and leadership. The to her remarkable family, a clan signature game of her career just that has soccer deep in its DNA may have been the 4-3 overtime including mother, father, aunts, loss to the United States in the uncles, cousins and grandparents. semifinals. And she’s been loyal to her Her compelling play in that game country. in which she gave Canada the lead That loyalty and commitment three times over the highly favoured have helped bring about a Americans took her to an exalted metamorphosis in not only Sinclair status in this country. becoming one of the world’s best By saying her team got robbed, players, but in also bringing her out her emotional attack on the of her shell to be a leader. officiating was as incisive a thrust as It was so thrilling to see her flash the ones she delivered with her right a megawatt smile after winning the foot and head past United States’ bronze medal. It got even bigger renowned goalkeeper, and dancer, on Sunday during the closing Hope Solo. ceremonies. You could see the pride It was an opinion and attitude she had bursting out of the seams of that galvanized a country. her Canadian denim jacket designed Then, despite being exhausted for the team just for that party. from the toll taken by the intensely Please see SinclAir, A8 physical and emotional encounter
hen Christine Sinclair left for London a few weeks ago she was the face of women’s soccer in Canada.
Grant Granger
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canadian soccer star christine sinclair poses for a photo with fans at vancouver international airport upon her arrival on monday, returned from the 2012 summer olympics in london.
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