Dick Button
American figure skater
Died when: 95 years 196 days (1146 months)Star Sign: Cancer
Richard Totten "Dick" Button (born July 18, 1929) was an American former figure skater and skating analyst.He is a two-time Olympic champion (1948, 1952) and five-time consecutive World champion (1948–1952).
He is 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".
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