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Dick Button, dominant U.S. figure skating icon, dies

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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Olympic figure skater, commentator Dick Button dies at 95

American figure skater Dick Button, a five-time world champ and two-time Olympic gold medalist who later became the voice of the sport, has died at 95.

Orange County Register · 16h

Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95

Winner of two Olympic gold medals and five consecutive world championships, Button helped skating become the showpiece of every Winter Olympics.

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U.S. and Russian figure skaters aboard American Eagle jet in Reagan National crash

U.S. Figure Skating said several skaters, coaches and family members had attended a development camp that followed the championships that wrapped up Sunday in Kansas

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'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 Black Hawk Helicopter over Washington, D.C., the governing body said in a statement.

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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 outside Washington. They were returning from a training camp in Kansas.

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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‘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., ...

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Figure Skating Coach Mourns Death of Husband & Students After Plane Crash: 'I Lost Everything'

In an interview with ABC News, Natalya Gudin spoke out following the tragic accident that took the lives of her husband, ...

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US figure skating championship contestants and coaches on plane that crashed in DC

Some skaters, their families, and coaches were on American Airlines Flight 5342 that crashed with a military helicopter on ...

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 ...

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Olympian Brian Boitano mourns "incredibly kind" figure skating friends killed in D.C. plane crash

Olympian Brian Boitano tells "CBS Mornings" about his "kind and caring" friends Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova killed in Wednesday's plane crash, and recalls giving their son an award in Wichita ...

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Plane Crash Victims Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov Said Son 'Made Us All Proud' at Competition in Final Post

World Figure Skating pairs champions frequently shared pictures of their skating pupils, including their son, Maxim Naumov ...

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