Christine Sinclair wins Lou Marsh Award

Olympic soccer hero Christine Sinclair has won the Lou Marsh Award as Canada's athlete of the year.

Sinclair led Canada to a bronze in the London Olympics, scoring an Olympic record six goals. She scored three goals in the semi-final loss to the U.S.

Last year, the Lou Marsh was won by figure skater Patrick Chan, who was a finalist for this year's award along with speedskater Christine Nesbitt, trampolinist Rosie MacLennan, cyclist Ryder Hesjedal and Stampeders running back Jon Cornish.

with files from the Canadian Press