Dick Button, 2-Time Olympic Champion, Dies at 95, Less Than 24 Hours After Figure Skating Community Mourns D.C. Plane Crash Deaths
Dick Button commentating at the 1988 Calgary Olympics.Photo:Steve Fenn /American Broadcasting Companies via Getty Steve Fenn /American Broadcasting Companies via Getty Figure skating legend Dick Button, a two-time Olympic champion, has died at age 95. U.S. Figure Skating confirmed Button’s passing in anX poston Thursday, Jan. 30. “U.S. Figure Skating mourns the loss of the legendary Dick Button. The two-time Olympic champion’s pioneering style & award-winning commentary revolutionized figure skating....