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Dick Button, Olympic Great and Voice of Skating, Dies

N.J.-born Olympic great and voice of skating dies at 95

Dick (Button) was one of the most important figures in our sport,” said Scott Hamilton, the 1984 Olympic champion. “There wasn’t a skater after Dick who wasn’t helped by him in some way.”

AFP on MSN · 6h

US skating great Dick Button dies aged 95

US figure skating great Dick Button, a two-time Olympic champion whose technical prowess revolutionised the sport has died aged 95, US Figure Skating announced.

The New York Times · 20h

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.

Skating Club of Boston relives history, pain

Boston Herald · 19h

Skating Club of Boston relives history, pain with plane crash tragedy

My response was to be with people I care about and love, and I needed support,” said Nancy Kerrigan. “That’s why I’m here. It’s a shock.”

The Boston Globe · 20h

Skating Club of Boston has a glorious — and tragic — history

The club has been the standard-bearer for American figure skating for more than a century. On Thursday, it became the epicenter of tragedy.

The New York Times · 5h

As Skating Club of Boston mourns jet collision, stunned community leans on history of resilience

The D.C. plane crash wasn't the Skating Club’s first airline tragedy. Ten members of the U.S. figure skating team were killed in 1961.

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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.

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US Figure Skating Championships 2025: Final Results, Highlights and Reaction

Ilia Malinin won his third consecutive title at the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Sunday at Intrust Bank Arena in ...

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