A rose rests near the names of figure skating coaches Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov on a commemorative wall Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, at the Skating Club of Boston in Norwood, Mass. (Steven ...

The Skating Club of Boston was more popular than ever, with several of the nation’s best coaches, including Owen, who wrote books detailing her takes and technique still used by coaches today.

Even as skaters and their families mourned, news came that alumnus Dick Button – a two-time Olympic gold medalist for whom the club’s trophy room is named – had died at the age of 95 ...