Jeffrey Buttle

Jeffrey Buttle, born on 1 September 1982, is a Canadian figure skater and choreographer. He won the bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics and the World title in 2008, which made him the first Canadian man since Elvis Stojko in 1997 to become World champion. He also took the Four Continents title in 2002 and 2004 and was Canadian champion from 2005 to 2007. Buttle announced his retirement from competitive skating on 10 September 2008. Buttle was born in Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario, and raised in Sudbury. He began skating at age two and competing at age six, once competed in ice dancing with his elder sister Meghan, and trained at the Mariposa School of Skating in Barrie, Ontario. He is bilingual in English and French.