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

Dick Button, the first man to win two gold medals in figure skating at the Olympics, is being remembered as a popular sportscaster after his death at age 95.Button, a longtime New York resident, died at his Ice Pond Farm in Northern

He won an Emmy for his enthusiastic and sometimes acerbic analysis on sportscasts, but before that he made history as a two-time Olympic gold medalist.

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.

The two-time gold medalist continued to share his love for figure skating throughout his life, even becoming a TV analyst for the sport.

Dick Button, the first man to win two gold medals in figure skating at the Olympics before becoming a popular sportscaster, has died. He was 95 years old. Button, a longtime New York resident, died at his Ice Pond Farm in Northern Westchester County's North Salem.

The winner of two Olympic gold medals and five consecutive world championships, Button died Thursday in North Salem, New York, at age 95. His death was confirmed by his son, Edward, who did not provide a cause, though Button had been in declining health.

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.”

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.

American figure-skating icon Dick Button, who earned an Olympic gold medal twice and continued his career as an analyst on television broadcasts, died in Northern Westchester on Thursday, Jan. 30, according to reports.