American figure skating pioneer Dick Button, a two-time Olympic gold medalist ... landed the first double axel and triple jump in competition. He remains the only U.S. figure skater to win two ...

U.S. figure skating legend Dick Button, who won back-to-back Olympic gold medals before becoming the iconic voice of the sport on American television, has died. He was 95. Button’s passing was first ...

More than just the most accomplished men’s figure skater in history, Dick Button was one of the sport’s greatest innovators and promoters.

Dick Button, the two-time Olympic champion who revolutionized figure skating and literally took the sport to new heights, died Thursday, US Figure Skating said. He was 95 years old.

There was a time, and it wasn’t a short period of time at all, when figure skating was one of the most ... then again in 1952, Button took the nation by the hand and escorted all of us into the often ...

Button died Thursday in North Salem, New York, his family confirmed Thursday. "U.S. Figure Skating mourns the loss of the legendary Dick Button," the organization said in a statement. "The two ...

Dick Button and Peggy Fleming covered the 1984 ... Button never relinquished his role as guardian. In 2020, he used U.S. Figure Skating’s work-from-home challenge to chide the International ...

Button died Thursday in North Salem, N.Y. U.S. Figure Skating said he died of natural causes. Advertisement "U.S. Figure Skating mourns the loss of the legendary Dick Button," U.S. Figure Skating ...