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Dick Button was the first U.S. men's men's champion at the St. Moritz Olympics in 1946 .
He performed the first double axel in any competition and became the first American to win the men's event.
" Dick was one of the most important figures in our sport," Scott Hamilton said.
"There wasn't a skater after Dick who wasn't helped by him in some way".
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