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Figure skating legend Dick Button dies

USA TODAY Sports on MSN · 7h

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.

CNN on MSN · 10h

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.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 13h

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.

16hon MSN

Dick Button dies at 95; men’s figure skating legend was well-known Olympic commentator

In addition to winning two Olympic gold medals and five consecutive world championships, he helped transform a niche sport ...

17h

Dick Button, Icon of Olympic Figure Skating, Dies at 95

Dick Button, the two-time Olympic champion who revolutionized figure skating by completing the first triple jump in ...

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