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Reuters – Wed, Dec 28, 2011
World figure skating champion Patrick Chan was named winner of the Lionel
Conacher Award as Canadian male athlete of the year on Wednesday.
Chan, who will turn 21 on New Year's Eve, received 102 points in voting
conducted by Canadian sports editors and broadcasters. He easily beat off
tennis player Milos Raonic (70) and UFC welterweight champion Georges St.
Pierre (66).
It is the second major honor this month for Chan, who was also the winner of
the Lou Marsh Trophy presented annually to Canada's s top male or female
athlete, professional or amateur.
Chan becomes the third figure skater to put his name on the Lionel Conacher
Award joining former world champions Kurt Browning (1990, 1991) and Elvis
Stojko (1994).
The figure skater went undefeated throughout 2011, winning his fourth
straight Canadian title and the world championships in Russia by setting
record marks in the short program, free program and overall score.
He also finished top of the podium in the two Grand Prix figure skating
events he entered and defended his crown at the Grand Prix Final.
(Reporting by Steve Keating in Toronto, editing by Justin Palmer) |
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