Charles Butler (figure skater)

Charles Butler
Personal information
Country represented	United States
Born	April 4, 1979 (age 36) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Former partner	Jessica Joseph

Charles Butler (born April 4, 1979 in Salt Lake City, Utah)^[1] is an American physician, entrepreneur, and former figure skater. With Jessica Joseph, he is the 1998 World Junior champion^[2] and 1998 U.S. silver medalist. They also were the youngest couple to compete in the 1998 Winter Olympic Games.

Butler attended New York University Medical School, completed his residency as a Doctor of Internal Medicine at Rush University Medical Center, and is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. As an entrepreneur, he started several successful companies including "Charles Collection 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.

Competitive highlights

(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

1. "Charles Butler". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
2. World Junior Figure Skating Championships: ISU Results: Dance PDF (11.0 KB)
3. http://www.thecharlescollection.com
4. http://www.ultimateskate.com/aboutus.aspx
5. http://www.videomedicine.com
6. "Jessica JOSEPH / Brandon FORSYTH: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 25, 2003.