Jeffrey buttle biography
- Biography.
- Jeffrey Buttle (born September 1, 1982) is a Canadian figure skater and choreographer.
- Jeffrey Buttle is a Canadian figure skater and choreographer.
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Jeffrey Buttle
Country Represented
Born
Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario
Home Town
Barrie, Ontario
Languages
English, French
Former Coaches
Lee Barkell, Rafael
Arutyunyan, Doug Leigh, Wendy Philion
Choreographers
David Wilson
Former Choreographers
Chucky Klapow, Linda Garneau
Former Training Locations
Lake Arrowhead, USA
Began Skating
1984 (Age 2)
Retired
September 10, 2008
Former Clients
Adam Rippon, Akiko Suzuki, Alaine Chartrand, Alexandra Paul, Angela Wang, Ashley Wagner, Brandon Mroz, Charlie White, Daisuke
Murakami, Daisuke Takahashi, Elizaveta
Tuktamysheva, Eric Radford, Eunsoo Lim, Fedor Andreev, Javier Fernández, Jeremy
Abbott, Joannie Rochette, Joshua Farris, June-Hyoung Lee, Junhwan Cha, Kaetlyn Osmond, Kiira Korpi, Marin Honda, Max Aaron, Meagan Duhamel, Meryl Davis, Michal Březina, Min-Jeong Kwak, Mirai Nagasu, Mitchell Islam, Nam Nguyen, Nan Song, Nobunari Oda, Patrick Chan, Rika Kihira, Ryan Bradley, Satoko Miyahara, Scott Moir, Sergei Voronov, Shawn Sawyer, Sonia Lafuente, Takahito
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Jeffrey Buttle
Jeffrey Buttle burst onto the international scene in 2002 when he upset the favorites to win the ISU Four Continents Championships, a feat he repeated in 2004. He placed eighth in his Worlds debut, receiving great praise for his musicality and artistry. In 2005, he earned his first World Championships medal and in 2006 he was the leading skater on the Canadian Winter Olympic team, winning the bronze medal. World Championships gold was his in 2008 (the first Canadian man to win the title in 11 years), when two strong performances placed him on the top step of the podium.
âIt was definitely an exciting season. Iâm obviously elated with the World Championships,â he said. âAt first, it was shocking. It didnât seem like it was real. It took a while to digest the title itself. After, I felt there was a huge weight lifted off my shoulders. Instead of this pressure youâd think I might feel it was the opposite. I feel very at ease on the ice.â
Being World Champion does come with some off-ice perks. Buttle was an invited guest at the Juno Awards (Canadian e
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Jeffrey Buttle
Jeffrey Buttle (born September 1, 1982) is a figure skater from Canada.
Buttle has won the national championships for Canada three times. He won the bronze medal (third place) at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He won the World Championships in 2008. He has twice won the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, a competition for skaters from countries that are not in Europe.
Buttle retired from competitions in 2008. Nowadays, he shows his skating acts in ice shows and makes skating programs for other skaters.
Buttle is known for very good skating skills. The edges of his skating blades are leaned very deep, making his skating fun to watch even when he does not perform any jumps. He is known for his spread eagle and his Ina Bauer, skating movements on ice.
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