Olympic figure skater, commentator Dick Button dies

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, figure skating legend and Olympic champion, dies at 95
Dick Button, winner of two Olympic gold medals and five consecutive world championships, has died at the age of 95.
Dick Button dies at 95: Olympic gold medalist was figure skating's superstar and professor
Dick Button was the first American Olympic figure skating gold medalist in the sport back in 1948, then again in 1952.
Dick Button, the pioneering ‘godfather’ of figure skating, 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, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95
Dick Button was more than the most accomplished men’s figure skater in history. He was one of his sport’s greatest innovators and promoters.
Dick Button, US figure skating pioneer, will always be 'godfather of this sport'
Dick Button, a two-time Olympic champion in figure skating, embodied the sport. He is the 'godfather of this sport,' Tara Lipinski once said.
Dick Button, dominant U.S. figure skating icon, dies at 95
Dick Button, who won figure skating gold for Team USA in 1948 and 1952 before going on to star as a commentator, has died, his family announced. He was 95.
Dick Button, 95, Figure Skating Champion and TV Commentator, Dies
He won an Emmy for his enthusiastic and sometimes acerbic analysis on sportscasts, but before that he made history as a two-time Olympic gold medalist.
American figure skating icon and broadcaster Dick Button dead at 95
U.S. figure skating icon Dick Button, who won consecutive Olympic gold medals on the ice before he became the voice of the sport on television, died Thursday, U.S.
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Two days before the free skating portion of the Olympic Winter Games in 1948, 18-year-old Richard "Dick" Button successfully completed a double Axel for the first time. Despite its newness, he ...
Dick Button, Olympic legend and figure skating commentator, dies at 95
The two-time Olympic gold medalist and five-time world champ was also an influential broadcaster for more than five decades.