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At the 1948 Winter Olympics, Button became the first skater to land a double Axel jump in competition. The 18-year-old won gold, becoming the first US Olympic figure skating champion. He also ...

At the 1948 Winter Olympics, Button became the first skater to land a double Axel jump in competition. The 18-year-old also won gold, becoming the first US Olympic figure skating champion.

(CNN) — Dick Button, the two-time Olympic champion who revolutionized figure skating and literally took the sport to new heights, died Thursday, US Figure Skating said. He was 95 years old.