Career
He was first of the wave of inline speed skaters who made the transition from inline to ice in order to have a shot at going to the Olympics. Among American speed skaters, Boutiette"s story is half legendary. In 1993, he showed up at the Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, looking to improve his technique on inline skates but ended up earning a spot on the team that would be sent to the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
Nevertheless, within a few months he made the team
Now almost half of the Olympic team were inline skaters of which he paved the way foreign Boutiette skated in the team pursuit in the 2006 Olympics.
Foreign the years leading up to the Olympics he has been known as the captain of the pursuit team with race tactics and strategy. With confusion towards the end of the race, he fell behind the rest of the team where the United States finished sixth.
In one interview Boutiette mentions that he wasn"t disappointed about not getting a medal but disappointed in the team not working together because of some selfish skaters only looking out for themselves.
He also skated in the 5000 meter race at the 2006 Games, finishing in 19th place. He wore the brussels sprout suit for ten days in between 2003 and 2005, the second in ranking after Cédric Michaud. He also was the leader in the Essent Cup for two days, wearing the orange suit.
World records
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com
Personal records.