Editing Dick Button (section)

====1948 Olympics====
At the [[Figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics|1948 Winter Olympics]], Button led Gerschwiler by a 29.6 point lead following the figures portion of the competition, having won four of the five figures.<ref name="onskates" /> Button had been attempting the double [[Axel jump]] in practice but had never landed it. In practice on the day before the free skating event, Button landed one in practice for the first time. He decided to put it into his free skating for the next day. Button landed it in competition,<ref name=2Axelvid /> becoming the first skater in the world to do so.{{Sfn|Hines|2011|p=48}} Button received eight firsts and two seconds, for a total of 10 places. Gerschwiler had 23.<ref name=onskates /> That combined with the figures results gave Button the gold medal.<ref name=SR /><ref name=SkatingM200901 /><ref name=Olybio /> At the age of 18 he became, and remains, the youngest man to win the Olympic gold in figure skating.<ref name=usoc />