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Jeffrey Buttle (born September 1, 1982) is a Canadian figure skater and choreographer. He is the 2006 Winter Olympics bronze medalist, the 2008 World champion, the 2002 and 2004 Four Continents champion and the 2005–2007 Canadian champion. On March 22, 2008, Buttle became the first Canadian man since Elvis Stojko in 1997 to win the World ...
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Mar 22, 2008 · Canada's Jeff Buttle captured his first world title in style, blowing away the rest of the men's field Saturday at the world figure skating championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Learn about Jeffrey BUTTLE's career, achievements and retirement from figure skating. He won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics and a gold medal at the 2008 World Championships.
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On March 21, 2009, Jeffrey Buttle explained his skating retirement, why he retired, what's it like to be world champion, and what he wishes for the next championships..
Buttle is the athlete representative on the Skate Canada Officials Advisory Committee.Buttle has choreographed programs for Kim Yu-Na, Lauren Wilson, Karen Zhou and Fedor Andreev.For three years during his competitive career, Buttle toured with Stars on Ice during the off-season.Jeffrey Buttle was born in Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario, and he began skating at age two and competing at age six. He also competed in Ice dancing with his older sister Meghan. During his career, he lived in Barrie, Ontario and trained at the Mariposa School of Skating. He attended École élémentaire Marie-Curie, a French-language elementary school. W...
Early career
Buttle won the silver medal on the junior level at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in 1998. The next year, he placed in the top ten at his first senior nationals. He rose steadily through his ranks, gaining valuable experience on the junior level. He made his senior international debut in the 2001–2002 season, making his mark immediately by winning the silver medal at the NHK Trophy behind Takeshi Honda. At the Canadian Championships, Buttle made his first run on the podium and plac...
Senior success
In the 2005–2006 Olympics season, Buttle won the 2005 Trophée Eric Bompard and came in second at the 2005 Skate Canada International. With a gold and a silver medal, he qualified for the 2005–2006 Grand Prix Final and captured his second consecutive silver medal at that competition. He went on to win his second National title at the 2006 Canadian Figure Skating Championships and went into the Olympics as the reigning World silver medalist. While not a favorite to win, he was a favorite to med...
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Mar 23, 2008 · GOTEBORG, Sweden (AP) Jeffrey Buttle of Canada now has a world title to go with his Olympic bronze medal. Buttle won the men’s title at the world figure skating championships Saturday, holding...
Sep 10, 2008 · The reigning world champion and 2006 Olympic bronze medalist announced his retirement in 2008, saying he was satisfied with his career. He won three national titles, a world title and a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino.
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