'The whole weight of the country isn’t on one person. It’s cool'

From one high-achieving sport to another… that’s Simon Nathan’s ‘formidable’ challenge.

Nathan is the interim High Performance director of the Canadian long track speed skating program, tasked with leading athletes and coaches through the finishing touches in preparation for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games.

A veteran sports administrator, Nathan was in the same position for seven years with athletics, as many of those individuals emerged as an elite force in the world.

“Business as usual for me,” shrugged Nathan. “I came from track and field and we got a lot of gold medals in Paris and more medals in Tokyo before that. I’m used to coming from a sport with high expectations and that’s easy because then you just set the stand

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