Charles Butler(born April 4, 1979, inSalt Lake City, Utah)[1]is an American physician, entrepreneur, and formerfigure skater.WithJessica Joseph,he is the1998 World Junior champion[2]and1998 U.S. silver medalist.They also were the youngest couple to compete in the1998 Winter Olympic Games.
| Charles Butler | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 4, 1979(age45) Salt Lake City, Utah,U.S. |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | United States |
Butler attendedNew York University Medical School,completed his residency as a Doctor of Internal Medicine atRush University Medical Center,and is certified by theAmerican Board of Internal Medicine.As an entrepreneur, he started several successful companies including "Charles Jewelry LLC",[3]a jewelry company that makes high end jewelry and diamonds, and an ice skate blade company "Ultimate Skate LLC".[4]He successfully founded and funded "VideoMedicine, Inc.",[5]a telemedicine software company that is the world's first free-market health system. His Twitter handle is@DrCharlesButler.
Competitive highlights
edit(with Joseph)
| Results[6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | |||||
| Event | 1993–94 | 1994–95 | 1995–96 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 |
| Olympics | 21st | ||||
| Worlds | 25th | ||||
| International: Junior | |||||
| Junior Worlds | 10th | 6th | 1st | ||
| JS Final | WD | ||||
| JS Hungary | 1st | ||||
| JS Ukraine | 1st | ||||
| National | |||||
| U.S. Champ. | 1st N. | 3rd | 1st J. | 1st J. | 2nd |
| Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior JS = Junior Series; WD = Withdrew | |||||
References
edit- ^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill;et al."Charles Butler".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon April 17, 2020.RetrievedApril 22,2015.
- ^"World Junior Figure Skating Championships: ISU Results: Dance"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2013-10-04.(11.0 KB)
- ^"Charles Jewelry".
- ^"Ultimate Skate: About Us".Archived fromthe originalon 2014-05-02.Retrieved2013-06-19.
- ^"Home".SalusTelehealth.com.
- ^"Jessica JOSEPH / Brandon FORSYTH: 2001/2002".International Skating Union.Archived fromthe originalon October 25, 2003.
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