Toben Sutherland

Toben was a star on the World Cup circuit as a freestyle skier. Sutherland, who was named Orillia’s athlete of the year in 1992, turned to coaching in 2002 when he started working with the national development aerial team. He was the head coach of the Ontario Park and Pipe Team from 2008 to 2011. In 2011, he co-founded the Canadian slope style ski team and was head coach of the team whose athletes won gold and bronze in Sochi, as well as a bronze medal in the 2018 Pyeong Chang Olympics. While he would have loved to represent Canada as an athlete – the sport wasn’t recognized when he competed – he is extremely pleased he can go as a coach.