#Dick Button, Icon of Olympic Figure Skating, Dies at 95

#Dick Button, Icon of Olympic Figure Skating, Dies at 95

Dick Button, the two-time Olympic champion who revolutionized figure skating by completing the first triple jump in competition, then spun TV ratings gold with his pithy, Emmy-winning commentary, died Thursday. He was 95.  Button died in North Salem, New York, his daughter, actress Emily Button, told The Washington Post. Armed with an encyclopedic knowledge of…

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