U.S. figure skating legend Dick Button, who won back-to-back Olympic gold medals before becoming the iconic voice of the sport on American television, has died. He was 95.

The winner of two Olympic gold medals and five consecutive world championships, Button died Thursday in North Salem, New York.

Dick Button, the two-time Olympic gold medalist in men's figure skating (1948 and 1952), has died at age 95. He was also known as a longtime figure skating commentator for ABC Sports and later NBC Sports.

There's more sad news for the U.S. Figure Skating community. Legendary two-time Olympic Figure Skater Dick Button died from natural causes in North Salem, New York. Button won consecutive Olympic gold medals in 1948 and 1952.

One of figure skating's greatest legends has died. Dick Button, 95, the golden boy who began it all by revolutionizing the sport, passed away on January 31, 2025.

Dick Button, who won figure skating gold for Team USA in 1948 and 1952 before going on to star as a commentator, has died, his family announced. He was 95.

The two-time Olympic gold medalist and five-time world champ was also an influential broadcaster for more than five decades.

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Dick Button was more than the most accomplished men’s figure skater in history. He was one of his sport’s great innovators and promoters.

Olympic athlete, broadcaster, actor and entrepreneur Dick Button has died. He was 95 years old. The Associated Press called Button “one of his sport’s great innovators and promoters, the man responsible not only for inventing the flying camel spin but describing it to generations of fans.”

Dick Button, the first figure skater to win a gold medal for the U.S. in 1948, died Thursday, Jan. 30 at the age of 95.