Dick Button, figure skating

Dick Button, US figure skating pioneer, will always be 'godfather of this sport'
Button is widely considered one of the greatest figure skaters of all time. He was the first American skater to win an Olympic gold medal in 1948 and repeated as Olympic champion in 1952, after he successfully landed the first double axel and triple jump in competition.
Dick Button, daredevil ‘godfather’ of figure skating and Emmy-winning commentator, dies at 95
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.
Dick Button, Skating’s Titanic Figure, Dead at 95
The two-time Olympic champion who pushed his sport to new physical heights went on to become its television voice for generations of viewers.
Dick Button, Olympic Great and Voice of Skating, Dies at 95
Button, winner of two Olympic gold medals and five consecutive world championships, died Thursday, said his son, Edward, who did not provide a cause. He was 95. As an entrepreneur and broadcaster, Button promoted skating and its athletes,
Dick Button, first U.S. Olympic figure skating gold medalist, dies at 95
Dick Button, the legendary figure skater who became the first American to win Olympic gold in the sport, died Thursday at age 95, according to U.S. Figure Skating. In 1948, Button, then 18, won the first of back-to-back Olympic titles.
Ilia Malinin, who won U.S. men's skating title in Wichita, says crash 'doesn't seem real'
Ilia Malinin flew to D.C. on Monday after the national championships in Wichita and knew that young skaters were on the plane ...
U.S. and Russian Figure Skaters Among Passengers on Crashed Jet
Members of the U.S. figure skating community were traveling on the commercial jet that collided with a military helicopter ...
Members of U.S. figure skating community were on flight that collided with Army helicopter
"Several members" of the U.S. figure skating community were on American Airlines Flight 5342, according to U.S. Figure ...
A groom-to-be pilot, daughter of Indian immigrants and figure skating champions are among DC air collision victims
Here are some of the victims of the tragedy identified so far. First Officer Sam Lilley and Capt. Jonathan Campos Sam Lilley ...
Wichita skaters and coaches grieve after deadly DC crash impacts US figure skating future
The Wichita skating community is reeling after several figure skaters, along with their coaches and parents, were among those ...
‘We are devastated’: Members of US Figure Skating community were on Wichita plane in crash
Several coaches and skaters with the United States figure skating team were on the flight from Wichita to Washington, D.C., ...
At least 14 members of US Figure Skating team were on American Airlines flight that crashed in DC
At least 14 members of the US Figure Skating team were on the American Airlines flight that collided mid-air with a military ...
'Several Members' of U.S. Figure Skating Community Onboard American Airlines Plane That Crashed Over Washington, D.C.
Several members' of the U.S. Figure Skating community were onboard the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army ...
Who won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita? See the top results
Among those athletes competing in Wichita are former and hopefully future Olympians, many of whom are also defending national ...