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Richard Totten Button (born July 18, 1929) [1] is an American former figure skater and skating analyst. He was a two-time Olympic champion (1948, 1952) and five-time consecutive World champion (1948–1952).
First there's a sort of press call before the mens podium including Button and a 12 year old Alain Gilletti doing split jumps for the press. Then Dick skates...
Starting our second century at U.S. Figure Skating, legends of our sport give shout-outs to the first U.S. Olympic Champion: Dick Button.
Jul 14, 2024 · Dick Button is a figure skater who dominated American and international amateur competition in the late 1940s and early 1950s until he became a professional in 1952. He was the only man to win top honours in the Olympic, World, European, North American, and U.S. national competitions, and in 1948.
May 17, 2018 · Dick Button (born 1929), a dominant force in figure skating in the late 1940s and early 1950s, was instrumental in developing the sport in America. He is the only male figure skater to clench the "grand slam" of skating, winning the United States , North American, European, World, and Olympic championships in the same year.
Richard Totten “Dick” Button is considered one of the best male figure skaters of all time. The first person to successfully land a double axel and a triple jump in figure skating competition, Button won back-to-back gold medals at the Olympic Winter Games St. Moritz 1948 and Oslo 1952.
Dick Button. On-Air Talent. Year Inducted: 2015. View Full Induction Video. View Photos. 2015 Ceremony. There is perhaps no athlete more entwined in the legacy of his sport — and more responsible for its popularity and success — than Dick Button.
Feb 1, 2018 · Meet American Dick Button, the Only Other Man to Win Back-to-Back Figure Skating Golds. He was the first U.S. men’s figure skater to win any Olympic medal at all. By Rachel Lutz • Published...
Dick Button won the U.S. men’s title from 1946 through 1952, the world title from 1948 until 1952, and two Olympic gold medals. In 1948 he became the first American to win the European championship, and it was promptly changed to a closed event.
First gold through innovation. Two days before the free skating portion of the Olympic Winter Games in 1948, 18-year-old Richard "Dick" Button successfully completed a double Axel for the first time. Despite its newness, he attempted the move in competition anyway.
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