In 1948, Button, then 18, won the first of back-to-back Olympic titles. He remains the youngest man to win an Olympic figure skating gold medal. Button’s athletic style of jumping revolutionized the ...
On Jan. 30, 1924, Gillis Grafström of Sweden won the men’s figure skating gold medal at the Chamonix Winter Olympics. The Chamonix Olympics is considered I Winter Olympics, but was originally ...
Dick Button, the two-time Olympic gold medalist and five-time world champion who went on the become the Emmy-winning voice of Olympic figure skating broadcasts, died Thursday. He was 95.
Dick Button was more than the most accomplished men’s figure skater in history. He was one of his sport’s greatest innovators and promoters.Button, winner of two Olympic gold medals and five ...