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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,

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.

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.

Figure skating community in shock

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.

The Associated Press – Sports … · 17h

14 from figure skating community killed in plane crash, six of them from Boston club

Two young figure skaters, two of their parents and two highly-regarded Russian figure skating coaches were among those killed after an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River.

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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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‘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 ...

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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Boston skating club trained Olympic champions. It has also shared in the sport’s pain

The history of the Skating Club of Boston is the history of American figure skating. In good times and in bad.

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