Richard "Dick" Button was the first man to win two Olympic gold medals in figure skating Figure skating legend Dick Button, a two-time Olympic champion, has died at age 95. U.S. Figure Skating confirmed Button's passing in an X post on Thursday,

Dick Button, a two-time Olympic champion in figure skating, embodied the sport. He is the 'godfather of this sport,' Tara Lipinski once said.

American figure skater Dick Button, a 5-time world champ and 2-time Olympic gold medalist who later became the voice of the sport, has died at the age of 95.

Dick Button smiles next to a painting of him while being honored at the 2018 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif..

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, Emmy-winning commentary, died Thursday. He was 95. Button died in North Salem, New York, his daughter, actress Emily Button, told The Washington Post .

Dick Button, the two-time Olympic gold medalist who parlayed his figure skating success into a career as an Emmy-winning TV commentator, died on Thursday in North Salem, N.Y. Button’s children, Edward and Emily Button,

Dick Button, the 2-time Olympic gold medalist and 5-time world champion who went on the become the voice of Olympic figure skating broadcasts, has died at 95.

Dick Button, one of the top figure skaters of all-time and an Emmy Award-winning figure skating commentator, died Thursday, the Associated Press reported. He was 95. The Associcated Press said that his son, Edward, confirmed his death.

Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist and acclaimed broadcaster Dick Button died Thursday. He was 95 years old. Button was the first American figure skater to win an Olympic gold medal, finishing first in the men's singles competition at the 1948 Winter Games in St.

Dick Button, the first American to win Olympic gold in figure skating, has died at 95. A two-time champion and sport innovator, he transformed figure skating with groundbreaking jumps and later became its most influential commentator.

Two-time Olympic gold medalist and five-time world champ was also an influential broadcaster for more than five decades.

Dick Button, an Olympic champion figure skater who became one of the voices of the sport for decades, died Thursday at age 95 in North Salem, N.Y., his daughter told The Washington Post.