Dick Button was the first American Olympic figure skating gold medalist in the sport back in 1948, then again in 1952.

"Several” members of U.S. Figure Skating, including athletes, coaches and family members, were on the American Airlines plane ...

The tight-knit figure skating community was rocked when an American Airlines flight carrying athletes, parents and coaches ...

Shiskova and Naumov would win silver at the 1995 World Figure Skating Championships and the Champion Series (Grand Prix) ...

In the ‘B’ meet, Midland Area swept all three events, finishing first in jumps, skating skills, and spins to top a six-team ...

FILE - World champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov of Russia execute a throw during the pairs short competition at the ...

He was a member of the first class inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1976. In the broadcast booth, he could be as emotional as he was cutting. In 1996, as Rudy Galindo scored ...

FILE - World champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov of Russia execute a throw during the pairs short competition at the World Figure Skating competition in Edmonton, Alberta, March 19, 1996.

The close-knit world of figure skating was in mourning on Thursday after a passenger jet carrying athletes and coaches, ...

In March 1996, the men’s long program at the world figure skating championships, shown live on ABC with Button in the booth, received a 10.1 rating. Going head-to-head with the skating was ...

U.S. figure skaters, along with their coaches and family members, were onboard the American Airlines flight that plunged into ...