US figure skating treads an unfortunately familiar ground: Rebuilding after aviation tragedy
There are no words to comfort anybody who’s been affected by a plane crash. In an instant, many lives can be violently cut ...
In figure skating community, grief of plane crash spans geography and generations
As the figure skating community grappled with the deaths of more than 15 skaters, coaches and parents, the grief was felt ...
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.
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Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95
NEW YORK — Dick Button was more than the most accomplished men’s figure ... promoted skating and its athletes, transforming a niche sport into the showpiece of every Winter Olympics.
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In figure skating community, grief of plane crash spans geography and generations
"What you learn in skating is you fall down constantly, but you get up," 1956 Olympic champion and U.S. Figure Skating Hall ... with possible 2030 and 2034 Winter Olympians, and the coaches ...
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Dick Button dies at 95: Olympic gold medalist was figure skating's superstar and professor
There was a time, and it wasn’t a short period of time at all, when figure skating was one of the ... competition at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics, fans wept with him.