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Figure skating legend Dick Button dies

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,

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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.

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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.

Plane crash in USA - 14 figure skaters among victims

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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.

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A groom-to-be pilot, daughter of Indian immigrants and figure skating champions are among DC air collision victims

Sam Lilley, a young fiancé awaiting his fall wedding, was piloting the American Airlines flight that was minutes away from a safe landing when a collision with an Army helicopter plunged both aircrafts and everyone on board into Virginia’s Potomac River.

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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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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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DC plane crash live updates: Black boxes from American Airlines plane at NTSB lab

An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National ...

‘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.

Man Lost His Wife and Daughter, Who Beat Cancer as 4-Month-Old, in American Airlines Crash: 'She Was Such a Fighter'

Husband and father Andy Beyer has opened up about losing his wife Justyna and 12-year-old daughter Brielle, who beat cancer as a 4-month-old baby, in the American Airlines crash. Skater Brielle had ...

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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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 ...

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