Olympian Will Dutton joined Canada’s long track national program as an assistant coach in 2022, tasked with supporting Bart Schouten and the Calgary-based men’s training group.

Dutton joined the long track national team in 2009 and skated on the international stage for nearly a decade, winning five World Cup medals and representing Canada at Sochi 2014, where he finished 14^th in the 500m and 26^th in the 1000m. After announcing his retirement in 2018, Dutton joined Speed Skating Manitoba as the Provincial Team Coach and Technical Director, where he has coached and mentored over thirty provincial and development team athletes.