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Figure skating legend Dick Button dies

Dick Button, daredevil ‘godfather’ of figure skating and Emmy-winning commentator, dies at 95

Dick Button, the two-time Olympic champion who revolutionized figure skating and literally took the sport to new heights, died Thursday, US Figure Skating said. He was 95 years old.

USA TODAY Sports on MSN · 16h

Dick Button, US figure skating pioneer, will always be 'godfather of this sport'

Dick Button, a two-time Olympic champion in figure skating, embodied the sport. He is the 'godfather of this sport,' Tara Lipinski once said.

USA Today · 1h

Figure skating legend Dick Button dies at 95

Dick Button, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and the voice of figure skating for decades, has died at age 95.

figure skating, DC and American Airlines

CNN on MSN · 29m

A groom-to-be pilot, daughter of Indian immigrants and figure skating champions are among DC air collision victims

Here are some of the victims of the tragedy identified so far. First Officer Sam Lilley and Capt. Jonathan Campos Sam Lilley, a young fiancé awaiting his fall wedding, was piloting the American Airlines flight that was minutes away from a safe landing when a collision with an Army helicopter plunged both aircrafts and everyone on board into Virginia’s Potomac River.

New York Post · 1d

At least 14 members of US Figure Skating team were on American Airlines flight that crashed in DC

At least 14 members of the US Figure Skating team were on the American Airlines flight that collided mid-air with a military helicopter over Washington, DC, Wednesday night, according to a report.

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‘We are devastated’: Members of U.S. Figure Skating community on plane that crashed

After the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, some young athletes stayed a couple of additional days for further development.

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Ilia Malinin, who won U.S. men's skating title in Wichita, says crash 'doesn't seem real'

Ilia Malinin flew to D.C. on Monday after the national championships in Wichita and knew that young skaters were on the plane ...

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Members of U.S. figure skating community were on flight that collided with Army helicopter

"Several members" of the U.S. figure skating community were on American Airlines Flight 5342, according to U.S. Figure ...

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Figure Skater Cory Haynos, 16, Accomplished Major Career Goal Hours Before Boarding Doomed Flight

Sixteen-year-old figure skater Cory Haynos was ‘so happy’ after landing a difficult jump at the U.S. Development Camp hours ...

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Olympian Brian Boitano mourns "incredibly kind" figure skating friends killed in D.C. plane crash

Olympian Brian Boitano tells "CBS Mornings" about his "kind and caring" friends Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova killed in Wednesday's plane crash, and recalls giving their son an award in Wichita ...

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Skating-Tight-knit US skating community mourns 'bright future' after loss of young stars

In one of his last TikTok posts before boarding a doomed flight to Washington, 16-year-old Spencer Lane shared with his ...

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Watch: Tara Lipinski, Nancy Kerrigan, others react to figure skating tragedy

Figure skating luminaries reacted Thursday to the deadly plane crash that claimed the lives of several youth figure skaters, ...

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Boston skating club trained Olympic champions. It has also shared in the sport's pain

For more than a century, the club has launched the careers of Olympic medalists and world and national champions while also ...

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