This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports' daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what's happening in sports by subscribing here. This Monday, a bunch of Canadian sports media VIPs will gather to pick the winner of the Northern Star (formerly Lou Marsh) Award for Canada's athlete of the year.
With no obvious choice on the board, it'll be an interesting vote. Here's who I (a non-VIP) think should be the top candidates, plus some others who deserve recognition: Summer McIntosh It was another banner year for the swimming phenom.
Before turning 17 in August, McIntosh became the first Canadian swimmer to win four world titles when she repeated as the gold medallist in two events at the world championships in Japan.
Earlier in the year, she set a pair of world records at the Canadian trials. And last week, McIntosh capped off her terrific 2023 with two dominant wins at the respected U.S.