Canada hails a new sporting hero, who dedicated his win to sick brother

Canada has acclaimed a new sporting hero in Alexandre Bilodeau after his gold medal in men's moguls ended the nation's victory drought at the third Olympic Games on Canadian soil. The victory was celebrated by Canadian media in early reaction, and was hailed by British Columbia's premier Gordon Campbell as "one of the greatest moments in Canadian sports history."Not long after his victory, 22-year-old Bilodeau appeared on Canada's host broadcaster CTV with his family, including older brother Frederic, 28, who suffers from cerebral palsy and was named by the freestyle skier as his inspiration. "This is what sport can offer at its very best, a glimpse of triumphs that are enormous and of national significance, intimate and tender at the same time, and so it was here," a CTV correspondent wrote in its online edition. The Toronto Star said Canada had "a new sports hero" who had "forever cemented his name in the Canadian sports hall of fame." Now this is the kind of competitor who deserves to be a hero, a man with a real heart.