Buttle began skating at age two and competing at age six.
Senior success perform a throw jump at the
2008 Four Continents exhibition gala. . 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 •
Nam Nguyen •
Nobunari Oda •
Conrad Orzel •
Kaetlyn Osmond •
Alexandra Paul &
Mitchell Islam •
Joseph Phan •
Ivan Righini •
Adam Rippon •
Joannie Rochette •
Kaori Sakamoto •
Shawn Sawyer •
Alison Schumacher •
Maia Shibutani &
Alex Shibutani •
Shin Ji-a •
Song Nan •
Akiko Suzuki •
Daisuke Takahashi •
Jeremy Ten •
Kazuki Tomono •
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva •
Tessa Virtue &
Scott Moir •
Sergei Voronov •
Ashley Wagner •
Angela Wang •
Wi Seo-yeong •
Yun Ah-sun •
Vincent Zhou •
Zhu Yi Also, he has choreographed ensemble numbers for
Stars on Ice, Holiday Festival on Ice, The ICE, and
Fantasy on Ice. He worked as part of the choreography team on the Canadian TV competition show
Battle of the Blades, and was one of the choreographers for Intimissimi on Ice – OPERAPOP 2014. Buttle became the director of
Stars on Ice for the 2017 tour, in addition to his roles as a choreographer and a performer. ==Programs==