It’s a move where a skater spinning on one leg hurls himself into ... Harvard University – yet still managed to win the world figure skating championship every year he was a student there ...
American figure skater Dick Button, a five-time world champ and two-time Olympic gold medalist who later became the voice of ...
In his fourth appearance at the senior championships, Malinin’s scores for the short program (114.08), free skate (219.23) ...
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.
The two-time Olympic gold medalist and five-time world champ was also an influential broadcaster for more than five decades.
NEW YORK -- Dick Button was more than the most accomplished men's figure skater in history ... for not only inventing the flying camel spin but also for describing it to generations of fans.