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

In addition to winning two Olympic gold medals and five consecutive world championships, he helped transform a niche sport into the showpiece of every Winter Olympics.

Dick Button, the two-time Olympic gold medalist who parlayed his figure skating success into a career as an Emmy-winning TV commentator, died on Thursday in North Salem, N.Y. Button’s children, Edward and Emily Button,

Dick Button, the two-time Olympic gold medalist in men's figure skating (1948 and 1952), has died at age 95. He was also known as a longtime figure skating commentator for ABC Sports and later NBC Sports.

Dick Button, who won figure skating gold for Team USA in 1948 and 1952 before going on to star as a commentator, has died, his family announced. He was 95.

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

Dick Button, the two-time Olympic champion who revolutionized figure skating by completing the first triple jump in competition, then spun TV ratings gold with his pithy, Emmy-winning commentary, died Thursday. He was 95. Button died in North Salem, New York, his daughter, actress Emily Button, told The Washington Post .

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.

Dick Button, who won back-to-back Olympic gold medals in 1948 and 1952, was known for his innovative techniques and athleticism that reshaped the sport. He died Thursday.

US figure skating great Dick Button, a two-time Olympic champion whose technical prowess revolutionised the sport has died aged 95, US Figure Skating announced."Richard 'Dick' Button, whose pioneering style and award-winning television commentary revolutionised the sport of figure skating,