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 Title. He announced his retirement from competitive skating on September 10, 2008.
Career
Buttle began skating at age two and competing at age six.
Senior success
thumb|left|180px|Buttle and [[Evan Lysacek perform a throw jump at the 2008 Four Continents exhibition gala.]]
thumb|right|Buttle performs a lunge at the [[2007 Skate Canada International.]]
In the 2005–2006 Olympics season, Buttle won the 2005 Trophée Eric Bompard and came in second at the 2005 Skate Canada. His students have included:
- David Bondar
- Alec Guinzbourg
- Kim Chae-yeon
- Minsol Kwon
- Megan Woodley
Additionally, Buttle works as a choreographer, another career path he started pursuing seriously after his retirement from amateur competition.
- Rika Kihira
- Amélie Lacoste
- Sonia Lafuente
- Lee June-hyoung
- Jimmy Ma
- Mirai Nagasu
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