Dick Button, the legendary figure skater who became the first American to win Olympic gold in the sport, died Thursday at age 95 of natural causes, according to U.S. Figure Skating. In 1948, Button, then 18,

Dick Button, an Olympic champion figure skater who became one of the voices of the sport for decades, died Thursday at age 95 in North Salem, N.Y., his daughter told The Washington Post.

Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist and acclaimed broadcaster Dick Button died Thursday. He was 95 years old.  Button was the first American figure skater to win an Olympic gold medal, finishing first in the men's singles competition at the 1948 Winter Games in St.