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Dick Button, US figure skating pioneer, will always be 'godfather of this sport'
He was the first American skater to win an Olympic gold medal in 1948 and repeated as Olympic champion in 1952, after he successfully landed the first double axel and triple jump in competition.
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Dick Button, daredevil ‘godfather’ of figure skating and Emmy-winning commentator, dies at 95
Over the next few years, Button attempted dangerous feats that seemed unfathomable at the time but are now routine for elite skaters. At the 1948 Winter Olympics, Button became the first skater to ...
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Dick Button, the pioneering ‘godfather’ of figure skating, dies at 95
Over the next few years, Button attempted dangerous feats that seemed unfathomable at the time but are now routine for elite skaters. At the 1948 Winter Olympics, Button became the first skater to ...
The New York Times7d
The Skater Who Stuck a Triple Axel Before Boarding the Flight
The Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was there, and so were Dr. Tenley E. Albright, the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal, and Paul George, a former national champion.