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'Raised by his father in [[Saskatchewan]], '''William Dutton''' began training full-time with the [[Calgary Olympic Oval]] program at the age of 17.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/william-dutton/|title=William Dutton|date=2014-01-22|website=Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website|language=en|access-date=2019-02-01}}</ref> He has been the face of the long track in Canada since making his debut at the ISU World Sprint Championships in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/william-dutton/|title=William Dutton|date=2014-01-22|website=Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website|language=en|access-date=2019-02-01}}</ref> Dutton overcame an injury in the fall of 2013 at the World Cup in [[Calgary]] suffering several lacerations to his right quadricep and right calf that required 12 stitches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/william-dutton/|title=William Dutton|date=2014-01-22|website=Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website|language=en|access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref> After returning to competition 3 weeks post injury, Dutton earned the title of the top Canadian at the 2014 ISU World Sprint Championships, finishing in 7th place. At the age of 24 Dutton received the title of the second Canadian to win medals in each of the first four 500 meter races for the World Cup season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=skater&code=1976102601&item=wc|title=Jeremy Wotherspoon - SpeedSkatingStats.com|website=www.speedskatingstats.com|access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref> In the 2015-2016 season, Dutton earned his first career World Cup medal, receiving both a silver and bronze in the 500 meter sprint followed by 2 more medals in [[Salt Lake City]]. Dutton made his end of the season debut at the ISU World Single Distances Championship, finishing in 8th place for the 500 meter sprint. Dutton's breakthrough performance was at the 2015 World Cup event where he set a personal best of 34.25 earning him the title of the 6th fastest time ever skated. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.speedskatingstats.com/|title=The stats of speed skating history - SpeedSkatingStats.com|website=www.speedskatingstats.com|access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref> Overall, Dutton holds 108 [[World Cup]] rankings, 118 National rankings, 1 World Cup gold medal, 2 silver, and 2 bronze for the 500 meter sprint. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.speedskating.ca/people/william-dutton|title=Dutton, William {{!}} Speed Skating Canada|website=www.speedskating.ca|access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref> {{Lead rewrite|reason=it is disorganized and repeats information|date=November 2018}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = William Dutton | image = | image_size = <!--Only for images narrower than 220 pixels.--> | alt = | caption = | headercolor = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = [[Canadian]] | ethnicity = | citizenship = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|11|28|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Regina, Saskatchewan]] | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|death year|death month|death day|birth year|birth month|birth day}} --> | death_place = | resting_place = | monuments = | residence = [[Calgary]] | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = [[Athlete]] | years_active = | employer = | agent = | height = {{convert|183|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} (2014)<ref>{{cite web|title=William Dutton|url=http://olympic.ca/team-canada/william-dutton/|work=olympic.ca|publisher=[[Canadian Olympic Committee]]|accessdate=7 February 2014}}</ref> | weight = {{convert|82|kg|lb|abbr=on}} (2014) | spouse = | life_partner = | other_interests = | website = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} --> | country = Canada | sport = [[Speed Skating]], [[Ice Cross Downhill]] | disability = | disability_class = | rank = | event = | collegeteam = | universityteam = | league = [[International Skating Union|ISU]], [[Red Bull Crashed Ice]] | league_type = | club = Saskatoon Lion's Speed skating Club, Humboldt Speed Skating Club | team = | turnedpro = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = [[Kevin Crockett (Overland)]] | retired = | coaching = | worlds = 2010 ISU World Sprint Championship, 2014 ISU World Sprint Championship, 2016 ISU World Cup Final | regionals = | nationals = 2017 Canadian Champion Men's 500 meter | olympics = [[2014 Sochi Winter Olympics]] | paralympics = | highestranking = | pb = | medaltemplates = | show-medals = == Heading text == | updated = 7 February 2014 }} at the age of 17. He has since been the face of long track in Canada qualifying for the [[2014 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.williamduttonskater.com/about|title=williamduttonskater {{!}} About|website=williamduttonskater|language=en|access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref> At the age of 25, he won a series of 5 World Cup medals in [[Salt Lake City]] and was a part of the 2017 Canadian sprint team that held a world record with the time of 1:17.75.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.speedskating.ca/news-and-info/news/olympian-william-dutton-retires-from-long-track-speed-skating|title=Olympian William Dutton retires from long track speed skating {{!}} Speed Skating Canada|website=www.speedskating.ca|access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref> In 2015 Dutton made his post retirement comeback competing in 5 [[Red Bull Crashed Ice]] competitions in [[Finland]] finishing 3rd. Following his comeback, Dutton began the 2016 season by earning his first career World Cup medals and the record for the fastest 500 meter sprint in the history of the sport.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.speedskating.ca/news-and-info/news/olympian-william-dutton-retires-from-long-track-speed-skating|title=Olympian William Dutton retires from long track speed skating {{!}} Speed Skating Canada|website=www.speedskating.ca|access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref> Dutton won his first Canadian Championship in 2017 taking the gold medal in the men's 500 meters at the Canadian Single Distance Championships at the Calgary Olympic Oval.<ref>http://www.pqbnews.com/sports/409829135.html</ref> Dutton earned a spot at the 2017 World single distance Championships in Korea, the first international races to be held at the 2018 Olympic venue in Korea.<ref>http://www.speedskating.ca/news-and-info/news/speed-skating-canada-announces-its-final-team-for-the-2017-isu-long-track-world-single-distance-championships</ref> ==World Cup Medals== <ref name="speedskatingstats.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=skater&code=1989112801&item=wr|title=William Dutton|date=|publisher=SpeedSkatingStats.com|accessdate=2015-12-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=skater&code=1989112801&item=wc |title=William Dutton |publisher=SpeedSkatingStats.com |date= |accessdate=2015-12-23}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Medal !! Distance/Discipline !! Time !! Date !! Location/Notes |- | Bronze || 500 || 34:46 || 13 Nov 2015 || Calgary Olympic Oval |- | Silver || 500 || 34:25 PB || 15 Nov 2015 || Calgary Olympic Oval |- | Bronze || 500 || 34:35 || 20 Nov 2015 || Salt Lake Oval |- | Silver || 500 || 34:34 || 22 Nov 2015 || Salt Lake Oval |- | Gold || Team Sprint || 1:17.75 CR,WR* || 22 Nov 2015 || Salt Lake Oval |- | || new Olympic event || *unofficial WR || || |} ==Early Canadian National Competition and Winter Games== Dutton has been a competitive long-track skater since 2002, when he first skated in a Canadian age-class championship in [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario]]; he and Humboldt Speed Skating Club teammates Addison and Ebony Thiel won a total of six medals. In the 2004 Canadian Long Track Mass Start Speed Skating Championships, Dutton won the bronze in the 1500-meter race.<ref>{{cite web | title = National Championship Results for Humboldt Club | publisher =Humboldt Speed Skating Club | date = 24 January 2006| url = http://humboldtspeedskatingclubblog.blogspot.com/2006/01/national-championship-results-for.html | accessdate =15 July 2009}} </ref> He skated at the 2007 Canada Winter Games in [[Whitehorse, Yukon|Whitehorse]], winning a bronze medal in the 100-meter sprint.<ref>{{cite web| title = Horizon School Division #205 | work = Volume 2 Issue 3 | publisher = | date = March 2007 | url = http://www.hzsd.ca/Newsletters/2007%20March.pdf | accessdate =2009-07-15 }} </ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.canadagames.ca/Content/Games/SearchGameResults.asp?|title=Canada Games|accessdate=1 May 2015}}{{failed verification|date=May 2015}}</ref> ==Junior== In the February 2009 Canadian Junior Championship at the [[Richmond Olympic Oval]], Dutton placed third in the combined 500- and second in the 1000-meter sprints.<ref>{{cite web | title = Canadian junior speed skaters take top The Canadian Press | publisher =Speed Skating Canada | url = http://www.speedskating.ca/National_results_LT.cfm | accessdate =8 September 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016065817/http://speedskating.ca/National_results_LT.cfm|archivedate=16 October 2007|deadurl=yes}}{{failed verification|date=May 2015}}</ref> That year he skated at the World Junior Championships in [[Zakopane]], placing seventh overall in the combined 500.<ref>{{cite news | title = Canada's Richard MacLennan captures silver in 500-metre combined | newspaper = [[Toronto Star]] | date = Feb 21, 2009 | url = https://www.thestar.com/article/591286 | accessdate =1 May 2015 }} </ref> Dutton skated the world's third-fastest junior 500 time (35.64 seconds)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=17&s=3515 | title = William Dutton | accessdate = 1 May 2015}}</ref> and became a member of the national development team. He qualified for the Canadian World Cup team for the first time and skated in the 500 and 1000 meter sprints at the Thialf in Heerenveen Netherlands on November 12 and 14.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=18&s=3515&n=6|title=William Dutton|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref> ==2010 Olympic Trials and World Sprint Championship== In the 2010 Canadian Olympic trials, Dutton finished seventh in the combined sprints (two 500-meter races and one 1000-meter). On January 4 he was named by Speed Skating Canada's High Performance Committee to the Canadian World Sprint team for the 2010 ISU World Sprint Championships, held in [[Obihiro, Hokkaido]] on January 15 and 16.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skatingjapan.jp/wsss2010/announcement.htm|title=Announcement|accessdate=1 May 2015}}{{Unreliable source?|date=May 2015|reason=No mention of subject|certain=y}}</ref> Late in the 2011 season Dutton partially severed his [[Achilles tendon]] while practising starts,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.speedskating-online.com/duttondecember2011.htm|title=William Dutton confidently looking forward to second half season|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref> and the injury caused him to miss the first half of the World Cup season. After recovering, he qualified for spring World Cup racing<ref>{{cite web|url=http://humboldtspeedskatingclubblog.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2011-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&updated-max=2012-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&max-results=4|title=Dutton Skates in A group World Cup 2011|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref> and finished 12th in the 500 meters at the last World Cup meet of the year in [[Heerenveen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=3&e=8411&r=6&s=3515|title=Essent ISU World Cup|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref> At the 2013 Canadian Fall World Cup trials Dutton placed second at 500 and 1000 meters, posting personal best times at both distances.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=5&e=10814&gi=2&g=1&s=3515|title=Olympic Oval Invitational|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref> As a result of his trials result, he was named to the 2013 Canadian Fall World Cup team. In the first meet of the 2013-14 season, on November 8 at the Calgary oval, Dutton placed 15th in the Group A 500-meter race.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=3&e=10969&r=2|title=Essent ISU World Cup|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref> The next day, when he raced Dimitri Lobkov, he sustained cuts to his right leg (requiring 12 stitches) in a fall in the last turn of the Men's A group 1000 and was carried off the ice on a stretcher.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://smashpipe.com/sports/videos/fmx3YxRqmLg/William_Dutton_gets_injured_in_1000m_at_Calgary_Universal_Sports.html|title=William Dutton gets injured in 1000m at Calgary|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111230944/http://smashpipe.com/sports/videos/fmx3YxRqmLg/William_Dutton_gets_injured_in_1000m_at_Calgary_Universal_Sports.html|archivedate=11 November 2013|deadurl=yes}}</ref> Although Dutton missed the second 500 in Calgary and the Salt Lake World Cup races, he returned to World Cup competition in [[Astana]] on November 30; he finished fourth in the Group B 1000 and third in the Group B 500. In the Berlin World Cup he finished first in the Group B 500, returning to Group A, and was 15th in the Group A 1000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://live.isuresults.eu/2013-2014/berlin/|title=Essent ISU World Cup Berlin|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref> ==2014 Canadian Olympic Trials== During the 2013 pre-Olympics season, Dutton trained in Norway with American coach [[Peter Mueller (speed skater)|Peter Mueller]] of Norwegian professional team CBA and Speed Skating Canada chose not to name him to the 2013 national development team. Skating as an independent Dutton skated the men's 500 and 1000 meters at the Canadian Olympic trials in Calgary, qualifying at both distances. He and fellow Saskatchewan skater Marsha Hudey were two of three skaters not on the Canadian national or development teams to qualify for the Canadian Olympic team (the third was Vincent de Haitre of Ontario). In the 2014 Canadian Olympic trials 1000 meter race Dutton and Olympic silver medallist [[Denny Morrison]] were the next-to-last pairing in the 1000 meter Olympic qualifier. Morrison fell coming out of the last corner, sliding in front of Dutton. Dutton finished fourth and Morrison (given a re-skate after a mandatory rest period) did not make the top four. However, Canadian Olympic team member Gilmore Junio chose to give Morrison his spot in the Olympic 1000 meter race and Morrison won the silver medal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/olympics/canadian-denny-morrison-wins-in-1000-metre-long-track-speed-skating-race/article16825714/|title=Canada's Morrison wins silver in 1,000-metre long-track speed skating|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref> ==Red Bull Crashed Ice== In the fall of 2015 Dutton qualified for the fall World Cup races placing second in the 500 at Canadian trials.<ref name="speedskating.ca">{{cite web|url=http://www.speedskating.ca/people/william-dutton|title=Dutton, William &#124; Speed Skating Canada|date=1989-11-28|publisher=Speedskating.ca|accessdate=2015-12-23}}</ref> At the first World Cup meet of the year he placed 12th in race 1 of the 500 and 15th in Race 2.<ref>https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=crashed+ice+puts+William+Dutton+back+on+track&ei=UTF-8&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-001</ref> Dutton returned to Canada and missed the Canadian Single Distance Championship and Winter World Cup trials due to a groin injury. Dutton had long wanted to try [http://www.redbullcrashedice.com Red Bull Crashed Ice]. With some help from his friend Canadian Olympic and World Cup short track speed skater [[Francois Hamelin]], Dutton was able to sign up for the Crashed Ice racing in Minneapolis, Finland and Edmonton. He cracked three ribs the first time he hit the 400 meter downhill ice cross track, cracked his wrist in another race and finished third behind fellow Canadians [http://www.redbullcrashedice.com/en_CA/athlete/scott-croxall%20and%20his%20brother Scott Croxall] and his brother [http://www.redbullcrashedice.com/en_CA/athlete/kyle-croxall Kyle Croxall] in Crashed Ice Rider Cup Race in Finland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redbullcrashedice.com/en_CA/article/scott-croxall-makes-it-two-wins-row |title=Scott Croxall makes it two wins in a row |publisher=Red Bull Crashed Ice |date=2015-02-15 |accessdate=2015-12-23}}</ref> ==Retirement== Following the Crashed Ice season Dutton went to work as a carpenter in Calgary. He also enrolled in Firefighters College.<ref>{{cite web|author=VICKI HALL, Postmedia Network |url=http://www.torontosun.com/2015/11/13/william-duttons-skating-dream-comes-true-on-home-ice |title=William Dutton's skating dream comes true on home ice &#124; SPEED SKATING &#124; Other Sp |publisher=Torontosun.com |date=2015-11-13 |accessdate=2015-12-23}}</ref> Dutton hiked British Columbia's famous the [[West Coast Trail]] in June and made a decision to retire from speed skating making an official announcement that month.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=http://www.speedskating.ca/news-and-info/news/2014-olympian-long-track-speed-skater-william-dutton-set-to-retire|title=2014 Olympian Long Track speed skater William Dutton set to retire &#124; Speed Skating Canada|date=2015-06-16|publisher=Speedskating.ca|accessdate=2015-12-23}}</ref> ==Comeback== Within two weeks of Dutton's retirement announcement Speed Skating Canada announced the hiring of [[Kevin Crockett]] as the sprint team speed coach. Crockett, who had previously spoken to Dutton about joining Crockett's International training group, talked Dutton into returning to the Canadian team.<ref>{{cite web|author=Canadian Press |url=http://www.mapleridgenews.com/national/sport/348090651.html |title=Dutton, Bloemen claim World Cup bronze |publisher=Maple Ridge News |date=2015-11-13 |accessdate=2015-12-23}}</ref> On November 13, 2015, almost exactly one year to the day Dutton was informed of his uncle Stephen's sudden and tragic death, he won his first World Cup medal. He followed that by winning four more medals at the first two World Cup meets of the season, Calgary and Salt Lake. Dutton would have qualified for the 2018 Olympic Team, had Speed Skating Canada not used selection criteria that included the times of, then, banned Russian athletes.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/18/sports/olympics/doping-russia-william-dutton.html</ref> Dutton appealed the inclusion of the banned Russian athletes to the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada, and in a rare decision,<ref>http://www.crdsc-sdrcc.ca/resource_centre/pdf/English/862_SDRCC_18-0344.pdf</ref> was successful in having the Olympic nominations reconsidered. He was represented by Dr. Emir Crowne, Peter Linder QC, Amanda Fowler and Liam McFarlane. Upon reconsideration, however, Speed Skating Canada simply ratified their earlier choices.<ref>http://www.crdsc-sdrcc.ca/resource_centre/pdf/English/863_SDRCC_18-0344.pdf</ref> ==Personal== Dutton is the son of Craig and Lynn Dutton. He has three sisters Brandi, Abbey and Mila. Mila suffers from [https://www.rettsyndrome.org/about-rett-syndrome Rett syndrome] a physically and mentally debilitating disease. Dutton has stated that witnessing the challenges sister Mila faces in daily life have helped him overcome adversity. Dutton is the grandson of Bill Dutton, part-owner of the [[Arizona Coyotes]]<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2013/08/05/new-coyotes-owners-mostly-canadian.html | title=Who, exactly, are the new Phoenix Coyotes owners?}}</ref> who is the nephew of [[Hockey Hall of Fame]]r [[Red Dutton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pqbnews.com/news/214289411.html|title=Qualicum connection - local man a part owner of the NHL's Phoenix Coyotes|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref> Though born in Regina, Dutton grew up in [[Humboldt, Saskatchewan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Dutton, William |url=http://www.speedskating.ca/people/william-dutton |publisher=''Speed Skating Canada'' |accessdate=2015-11-23}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== *[http://humboldtspeedskatingclubblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/dutton-skates-with-olympic-medallists.html Dutton skates with Olympic Medallists] *[http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=skater&code=1989112801] *[http://speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=17&s=3515] {{DEFAULTSORT:Dutton, William}} [[Category:1989 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Canadian male speed skaters]] [[Category:Olympic speed skaters of Canada]] [[Category:Speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Humboldt, Saskatchewan]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Regina, Saskatchewan]]'