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Charles Butler
BornApril 4, 1979 (1979-04-04) (age 45)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States

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 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.

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. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charles Butler". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  2. ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: ISU Results: Dance" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-04. (11.0 KB)
  3. ^ "Charles Jewelry".
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2013-06-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ http://www.videomedicine.com
  6. ^ "Jessica JOSEPH / Brandon FORSYTH: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 25, 2003.


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