There's an interesting discussion each year, the week the Lou Marsh trophy is awarded for Canada's athlete of the year. This year, in what was a wide-open vote announced on Tuesday, the winner was world champion figure skater Patrick Chan. The great thing about the Marsh award is that it includes all Canadian athletes -- male and female, pro and amateur, team sports and individual. No doubt there is a huge difference in the level of the Marsh competition whenever it's an Olympic year, which this year was not. As such, the selection of the figure skater Chan for being undefeated in the calendar year of 2011 and setting several world records is a controversial one. After all, what is a world record in figure ... Continue reading →