A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Jan. 30, 1924, Gillis Grafström of Sweden ...

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Dick Button, the two-time Olympic gold medalist in men's figure skating (1948 and 1952), has died at age 95. He was also ...

Dick Button, winner of two Olympic gold medals and five straight world championships, died Thursday, said his son, Edward. He ...

But its most significant role involved the Olympic medals, which were designed by Chaumet, a luxury jewelry and watch maker and part of the LVMH group. Gold, silver and bronze — the very best ...

French luxury conglomerate LVMH is denying reports that it is responsible for deteriorating and rusting Olympic medals that were handed out to athletes during the Summer Games in Paris last year.

The French mint tells PEOPLE it will replace "all damaged medals" awarded to 2024 Olympic winners in the coming months Sean Neumann is a reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2019.

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games promised to be a landmark event, but they have been plagued by controversy, even months after their conclusion. The medals distributed by the International Olympic ...