Dick Button dies at 95: Olympic gold medalist was figure skating's superstar and professor
Dick Button was the first American Olympic figure skating gold medalist in the sport back in 1948, then again in 1952.
Dick Button, first U.S. Olympic figure skating gold medalist, dies at 95
Dick Button, the legendary figure skater who became the first American to win Olympic gold in the sport, has died at age 95, according to The New York Times and The Washington Post, citing ...
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WNY ice dancer shares emotional message after figure skaters were killed in plane crash
U.S. Figure Skating Among those who attended the camp was East Aurora native Kaitlin Hawayek. The ice dancer, who was just ...
Following a long history of Olympic success, UD's Figure Skating community in mourning
Those involved with the University of Delaware’s High Performance Figure Skating Center have celebrated many triumphs, including in the U.S. Nationals and Olympics. On Thursday they endured the ...
Tight-knit skating community mourns promising athletes lost in Washington plane crash
The plane, carrying 64 passengers and crew, was en route to Washington from Wichita, Kansas. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Plane crashes in sports have devastated pro teams and college programs
The crash of an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter was the latest to strike the sports world in the ...
6 members of famed Boston-area skating club among passengers on downed D.C. flight
The club's chief executive, Doug Zeghibe, identified the skaters as 16-year-old Spencer Lane and 13-year-old Jinna Han. Their ...