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, the 2-time Olympic gold medalist and 5-time world champion who went on the become the voice of Olympic figure skating broadcasts, has died at 95.

American figure skater Dick Button, a 5-time world champ and 2-time Olympic gold medalist who later became the voice of the sport, has died at the age of 95.