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D**K Button has passed away

I am still oxox — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 13:56:25 GMT

He was a two time Olympic gold medal skater and a skating commentator for a long time. The skating world has had a lot of losses this week. May his memory be a blessing

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meallen616 — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 13:59:56 GMT

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Greeneyedlady21 — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:03:23 GMT

It's so silly that the name gets censored, especially when a person died.

May he rest in peace, he was tough on skaters but I think he just had high standards for skating. He loved the artistry and the choreography.

Yes indeed, a painful week for the figure skating community.

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Greeneyedlady21 — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:05:42 GMT

I love this picture from when he was a figure skater

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HLP — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:50:09 GMT

@Greeneyedlady21 wrote:
It's so silly that the name gets censored, especially when a person died.

May he rest in peace, he was tough on skaters but I think he just had high standards for skating. He loved the artistry and the choreography.

Yes indeed, a painful week for the figure skating community.

You are so right. I tried to order a Pxxxx Willow one time and they did that to it. Grow up already.

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songbird — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 15:06:18 GMT

Kind of somber news. He married and divorced a Russian skater. Had to 2 children. This happened at the same time 14 figure skaters perished in the plane crash. We lost some future champions skaters. Two of the youngest were 11 and 14 pair skaters. So sad. This is Russian figure skaters Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov They were world champians in 1996 (I think) They were on the plane.

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BarbieDollToo — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 15:18:46 GMT

So sad and ironic timing. May he RIP.

As far as the name being censored, you can always just put a space between the letters. Since certain words are censored automatically, the system doesn't know the context of the sentence.

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kaydee50 — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 15:32:22 GMT

I remember him fondly. Have been following figure skating since 1960. NY Times obit was very interesting. He was the first to do a "double" axel (now Ilia Malinin is doing quad axels) and the first to do a "triple" jump in competition. Also didn't know that he was a lawyer although he never practiced law.

Also remember his comments about Torville and Dean and their Bolero routine. He said the performance was a "quantum leap" in ice dancing and he was right.

RIP, Mr. Button. I very much enjoyed your commentary.

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Sooner — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 15:49:39 GMT

I haven't been interested in skating since he left the air waves! His comments were wonderful and he made you laugh. He has been and will be missed very much. Don't know how some of his comments would play today, but he was the best! I feel for his family and friends and their loss.

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haddon9 — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 15:57:23 GMT

Oh that's sad. I used to enjoy watching & listening to him with Peggy Flemming while commentating for the Olympic ice skaters.

Sorry to hear that he's passed.

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haddon9 — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 15:54:46 GMT

@Greeneyedlady21 Listening to him & Peggy, he was tough on skaters and Peggy always tried to soften his comments!

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haddon9 — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 15:56:06 GMT

@songbird Ye this is very sad about all of those skaters both young & old!

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mrshckynut — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 18:14:03 GMT

condolences to his family we watched him when he was an announcer at the Olympics figure skating competitions

rest in peace ❤

mrshckynut

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AngelPuppy1 — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 12:12:56 GMT

Oh, I loved him so much! He was just the best when he commentated the skating shows! I told my husband - he WAS skating! Yes, he was old school, but he knew his stuff and no cutting corners with Mr. Button. He was charming and wonderful! I remember him with Peggy Fleming doing the commentating on the skating shows. He was a true legend!

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AngelPuppy1 — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 12:13:25 GMT

@Greeneyedlady21 wrote:
I love this picture from when he was a figure skater

@Greeneyedlady21

Just simply amazing!!!!