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, New York.
Button became the first U.S. skater and youngest American man to capture Olympic gold in 1948 at age 18, then successfully defending his title in 1952. He is the only U.S. figure skater to win two Olympic gold medals and was the first competitor to land a double axel and a triple jump. Button also won seven U.S. championships from 1946–1952 and five world titles from 1948–1952.
