Dick Button
Richard Totten Button (born July 18, 1929) 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). He was also the only non-European man to have become European champion. Button is credited as having been the first skater to successfully land the double Axel jump in competition in 1948, as well as the first triple jump of any kind – a triple loop – in 1952. He also invented the flying camel spin, which was originally known as the "Button camel". He "brought increased athleticism" to figure skating in the years following World War II.
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Button as a commentator at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Richard Totten Button | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. | July 18, 1929||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | SC of Boston Philadelphia SC & HS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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