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Dick Button, giant of figure skating who became a trenchant commentator and creator of Superstars • Feb. 15, 2025, 1:14 AM ET (The Telegraph)
International Skating Union to honor athletes killed in plane crash when Boston hosts world champs • Jan. 31, 2025, 11:18 AM ET (AP)
Boston skating club trained Olympic champions. It has also shared in the sport's pain • Jan. 31, 2025, 7:41 AM ET (AP)
Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95 • Jan. 30, 2025, 10:01 PM ET (AP)

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Also Known As Richard Totten Button
Born July 18, 1929 • Englewood • New Jersey
Died January 30, 2025 (aged 95) • New York
Awards And Honors Winter Olympic Games

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Barbara Ann Scott
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Brian Boitano
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Scott Hamilton
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Tara Lipinski
Tara Lipinski
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Peggy Fleming
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Sonja Henie
Sonja Henie
American athlete
Carol Heiss
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Hayes Alan Jenkins
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David Jenkins
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Yekaterina Gordeeva
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Oleg Protopopov
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Jayne Torvill
English figure skater
Pierre Brunet
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Christopher Dean
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Lyudmila Belousova
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Chan, Patrick
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