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 was the first American Olympic figure skating gold medalist in the sport back in 1948, then again in 1952.

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

Dick Button, winner of two Olympic gold medals and five consecutive world championships, has died at the age of 95.

Dick Button, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in figure skating and one the sport's great innovators, dies at the age of 95.

By Deborah Wilker Dick Button, the two-time Olympic champion who revolutionized figure skating by completing the first triple jump in competition, then spun TV ratings gold with his pithy ...

The trophy room at the Skating Club of Boston is named in Button's honour, and the club has hosted the Dick Button Artistic Figure Skating Showcase, which is designed to promote the beauty and ...

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. Button died ...

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 ...

By Richard Goldstein Dick Button, whose passionate and often tart commentary on figure skating competitions became a television staple over six decades and made him the sport’s unofficial ...