World champion Buttle retires

Posted September 10, 2008 11:00 pm

Associated Press

World champion figure skater Jeffrey Buttle is going out on top, announcing his retirement Wednesday at age 26.

Buttle became the first Canadian to win the men's title since Elvis Stojko in 1997 when he won in March. He also was the bronze medalist at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and is a three-time national champion.

He said he's satisfied with everything he's accomplished in his career, adding it was a tough decision with the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

"That was definitely the battle that was going on in my mind," Buttle said. "I had to decide was that something that I really wanted? After the world championship, I was so happy with winning that I had to reflect on how important that was to me, and having the Olympics here in Vancouver is important to me, but winning them wasn't."

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