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Bilodeau became a household name throughout Canada for a couple days but returned to virtual obscurity by the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Bilodeau has not been offered any media appearance other than his high school newspaper in his hometown, some of the ladies from his hometown displayed in the local bowling alley a quilt made from his likeness using Bilodeau\u2019s high school senior picture.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert DeLange, a specialist in tracking celebrity popularity at the Neilson Company commented, \u201cIt is widely known there is room in Canada for only one sports star and that is Wayne Gretzky. Canadian sports don\u2019t matter to anyone in Canada unless Wayne Gretzky is part of the story.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By contrast Wayne Gretzky was interviewed by over 1,000 Canadian media outlets regarding the experience of lighting the torch in the opening ceremony of these Olympic Games. Also, several Canadian TV networks have offered Gretzky a reality show about lighting the Olympic torch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following his race Bilodeau received a congratulatory call from Wayne Gretzky. While he was on the phone with Wayne Gretzky, his caller ID showed an incoming call from Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper but he allowed it to go to voicemail. \u201cI was honored the Prime Minister called but I couldn\u2019t interrupt Mr. Gretzky.\u201d Moments later Bilodeau did switch over to a call from President Obama. \u201cI accepted that call obviously because you don\u2019t send President Obama to voicemail.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In comparison, the frenzied American appetite for sports has licked into high gear with the bronze medal winner Bryon Wilson of the United States who has already appeared on several TV shows including Oprah, The Today Show, and NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, and The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer. 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