Buttle made a significant decision Tuesday: he's setting aside the long program he's used all season, a tribute to Glenn Gould using selections of the late Canadian pianist's music, and reverting to his 2003-2004 Samson and Delilah routine.
Buttle's marks at the meets he competed at this season were fine, but he knew something was missing.
''Although I was skating better, I wasn't feeling comfortable enough with the middle section of the program,'' he explained. ''I loved the program . . . but I felt I was holding my breath through the middle two minutes.''
So he'll go back to the tried and true.
`It was a hard decision because I had been getting such great component scores,'' he said. ''But it's more important that I feel good through an entire program . . . and the jumps work better (with the old routine).
''I don't feel I'm going back to something that's weaker but that I'm going back to something that is more comfortable. At this point, I just want to go out there and feel comfortable and know that all the training I've done is right.''
He said he's committed to Samson and Delilah for the remainder of the season.
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