Dick Button, first U.S. Olympic figure skating gold medalist, dies at 95
Dick Button, Skating’s Titanic Figure, Dead at 95
Dick Button dies at 95; men’s figure skating legend was well-known Olympic commentator
North Texas community mourns as tragedy strikes U.S. Figure skating community as victims identified in D.C. plane crash
U.S. Figure Skating is confirming several members of its skating community are among the victims of the Washington D.C. plane crash. One local figure skater said she knows firsthand just how much these individuals meant to the sport.
Figure skating community mourns DC plane crash victims with Connecticut ties
Two Russian figure skating coaches with strong Connecticut ties were among those killed after an American Airlines flight and Army helicopter collided and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River Wednesday night.
Members of U.S. figure skating community were on flight that collided with Army helicopter
"Several members" of the U.S. figure skating community were on American Airlines Flight 5342, according to U.S. Figure Skating.
Figure skating performances of DC plane crash victims
A pair of young figure skaters, their mothers, and two Russian coaches were among the 60 passengers on board the jet.
European figure skating championships carry on, overshadowed by deadly mid-air collision in US
The European figure skating championships have carried on, even as the skating world mourned athletes who died when an American Airlines jet collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C.
2 figure skaters from The Skating Club of Boston, their mothers and coaches among D.C. plane crash victims
The Skating Club of Boston lost two coaches, two young skaters and their two mothers in the deadly crash of American Airlines Flight 5342 in Washington, D.C.
Dick Button Dies: Gold Medalist Who Became The Voice Of Olympic Figure Skating Was 95
Dick Button, the two-time Olympic gold medalist and five-time world champion who went on the become the Emmy-winning voice of Olympic figure skating broadcasts, died Thursday. He was 95. His son Edward confirmed the news to The Associated Press but didn’t not provide a cause or place of death.
Figure skating community left reeling after many killed in plane crash near Washington, DC
As of Thursday night, 14 of those killed have been linked to the skating community, including members from clubs in the Washington area, Boston and Philadelphia. The Figure Skating Club of Omaha said the tragedy marks a horrific day for every family involved and the sport as a whole.
Victims of Washington DC plane crash include US Figure Skating Championship contestants and coaches
A “radiant” mother, soon-to-be-married pilot and teenage skaters are among those killed in the horror crash between a passenger plane and army helicopter in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. All 64 people aboard the American Airlines jet and three aboard the Army Black Hawk helicopter are believed dead,
‘Our city is heartbroken’: City of Colorado Springs reacts to tragic plane crash
Those in Colorado Springs are offering their support and condolences for those impacted by the tragic plane crash in Washington DC.
Man Lost His Wife and Daughter, Who Beat Cancer as 4-Month-Old, in American Airlines Crash: 'She Was Such a Fighter'
Husband and father Andy Beyer has opened up about losing his wife Justyna and 12-year-old daughter Brielle, who beat cancer as a 4-month-old baby, in the American Airlines crash. Skater Brielle had attended the U.