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Figure skating legend Dick Button dies

NBC Sports on MSN · 2h

Dick Button, first U.S. Olympic figure skating gold medalist, dies at 95

Dick Button, the legendary figure skater who became the first American to win Olympic gold in the sport, died Thursday at age 95 of natural causes, according to U.S. Figure Skating. In 1948, Button, then 18,

The Associated Press – Sports o… · 3h

Dick Button dies at 95; men’s figure skating legend was well-known Olympic commentator

In addition to winning two Olympic gold medals and five consecutive world championships, he helped transform a niche sport into the showpiece of every Winter Olympics.

USA TODAY Sports on MSN · 10h

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.

Plane crash in USA - 14 figure skaters among victims

CBS Texas on MSN · 7h

North Texas community mourns as tragedy strikes U.S. Figure skating community as victims identified in D.C. plane crash

U.S. Figure Skating is confirming several members of its skating community are among the victims of the Washington D.C. plane crash. One local figure skater said she knows firsthand just how much these individuals meant to the sport.

Figure skating community mourns DC plane crash victims with Connecticut ties

Two Russian figure skating coaches with strong Connecticut ties were among those killed after an American Airlines flight and Army helicopter collided and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River Wednesday night.

Figure skating performances of DC plane crash victims

A pair of young figure skaters, their mothers, and two Russian coaches were among the 60 passengers on board the jet.

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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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European figure skating championships carry on, overshadowed by deadly mid-air collision in US

The European figure skating championships have carried on, even as the skating world mourned athletes who died when an ...

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Following a long history of Olympic success, UD's Figure Skating community in mourning

Those involved with the University of Delaware’s High Performance Figure Skating Center have celebrated many triumphs, ...

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‘Our city is heartbroken’: City of Colorado Springs reacts to tragic plane crash

Those in Colorado Springs are offering their support and condolences for those impacted by the tragic plane crash in Washington DC.

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Olympic gold medalist says DC plane crash hits home as an athlete: 'That could have been me'

After it was revealed that figure skaters were among those on the commercial plane that crashed on Wednesday, Olympic gold ...

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Opinion: America must trust in the NTSB in terrible airline tragedy

The NTSB is known for being highly professional — slow, but painstakingly thorough, and their conclusions with be based on ...

Father of figure skater who was killed in American Airlines crash speaks out in heartbreaking tribute to son

Douglas Lane spoke of his late son Spencer's love of figure skating in the wake of the teenager being one of the victims to ...

Russian, US diplomats contacting on Washington, D.C. plane crash, Kremlin confirms

Dmitry Peskov said that the Russian diplomats are discussing formalities related to the transfer of the bodies ...

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