Dick Button, Olympic legend and figure skating commentator, dies at 95
The two-time Olympic gold medalist and five-time world champ was also an influential broadcaster for more than five decades.
Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95
Dick Button was more than the most accomplished men’s figure skater in history. He was one of his sport’s greatest innovators ...
‘Surreal, senseless’: Nashville Olympic figure skater remembers friends killed in DC plane crash
U.S. Figure Skating told NBC that several athletes, coaches and family members were on board of the American Airline jet. “It ...
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 ...
Tara Lipinski, Scott Hamilton, Meryl Davis Speak Out on Tragic Loss of U.S. Figure Skaters in D.C. Plane Crash
"So many of our own were on this tragic flight and my heart aches," Lipinski wrote The figure skating community is mourning ...
‘My heart is shattered’: Hall of Fame figure skater, Tennessean reacts to deadly plane crash
Olympic Gold Medalist and Tennessean Scott Hamilton shared a message after learning that members of the figure skating ...
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Lake Placid celebrates 45th anniversary of the 1980 Winter Olympic Games
The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority announced a line-up of events celebrating the 45th anniversary of ...
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A rare gold medal from the 1904 St. Louis Olympics sells for $545,371 at auction
A gold medal awarded at the first Olympics hosted on U.S. soil was sold at auction for over half a million dollars, part of hundreds of lots of memorabilia from the Games over the decades, a firm ...
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L.A. was already behind on its Olympics prep. The wildfires will make it so much worse
The massive organizational, infrastructure, and transportation challenges of hosting the Olympics Games is truly a marathon. For Los Angeles, host of the forthcoming 2028 Summer Games, that long ...
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First Snowfall Projections For New Winter Storm: Up To Half-Foot Predicted In These Spots
The first snowfall projections have been released for a potentially major winter storm taking aim at the Northeast, with up to a half-foot of accumulation possible in a broad area. A coating in some ...