Charles Butler (figure skater)

For other people with the same name, see Charles Butler (disambiguation).

Charles Butler (born April 4, 1979)^[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.

Charles Butler
Born	April 4, 1979 (1979-04-04) (age 46) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Figure skating career
Country	United States

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	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.	3rd	1st J.	1st J.	2nd