Sinclair, 38, inspired a country with her incredible hat\u002Dtrick performance in a semifinal loss to the United States at the 2012 Olympics in London and, nine…
Having returned to North America, the magnitude of the accomplishment — beating the United States in the semifinal and then Sweden in the final — has yet to sink in for the most prolific international goal scorer of all time.
With the Tokyo Olympics delayed for a year, the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand is around the corner, followed by the Paris Games in 2024. Regardless, watching Sinclair and her teammates win gold after back-to-back bronze-medal performances at the previous two Olympics was an iconic moment in Canadian sports. Despite the early morning kickoff time across the country, more than 4.4 million Canadians tuned in to watch the gold-medal game, making it the most-watched event of the Games in the country, according to CBC.Article content
“Throughout the course of the tournament, we chose to spend time together; we chose to play games and that’s how we pass the time. I think what you saw in this tournament was that the best ‘team’ won. All Bev asked of us was for everyone to do their part. No one had to play out of their minds. She knew we had the components to go far in this tournament and everyone needed to do their jobs and I think you saw that throughout the course of the entire tournament.
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