"It just seemed that it was the most natural thing in the world to go on and compete in the next championship."Button converted his medals into a belt buckle for his mom and a paper weight for his dad.

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.

Dick Button, the two-time Olympic gold medalist in men's figure skating (1948 and 1952), has died at age 95. He was also known as a longtime figure skating commentator for ABC Sports and later NBC Sports.