Dick Button, Figure Skating Pioneer, Dies at 95
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American figure skating icon Dick Button, 95, dies
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NEW: "There wasn't a skater after Dick who wasn't helped by him in some way," Scott Hamilton says.
Two -time Olympic champion's pioneering style "revolutionized figure skating," U.S. Figure Skating says.
Dick Button 's impact on figure skating began after World War II .
He performed the first double axel in any competition and became the first American to win men's event.
" Dick Button created an open and honest space in figure skating broadcasting where no topic or moment was off-limits," Johnny Weir says.
Button is survived by his longtime partner, Dennis Grimaldi , and his two children, Edward and Emily .
"As an athlete, we rarely have an opportunity to speak, we rely on the TV voices to tell our story for us," Weir said.
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