I le 1952 Winter Olympics, na taʻimua ai Button i le siamupini, ma e toʻaiva nofoaga muamua, na manumalo ai iā Helmut Seibt. O le aofaʻi o togi a Button e 1,000.2 i le 957.7 a Seibt. I le taimi o lana taʻaloga faaseʻe saʻoloto, na taunuʻu manuia ai Button i le taʻamilosaga faʻatolu, ma avea ai ma tagata muamua na faʻamaeʻaina se osofaʻiga faʻatolu i tauvaga. Na avea o ia ma tagata taʻavale lona tolu e manumalo i ni pine auro se lua o le Olimipeka ina ua maeʻa Gillis Grafström ma Karl Schäfer. O ia o le tagata mulimuli na puipuia lona suafa o le Olimipeka i le faaseʻe faaseʻe seia oʻo ina manumalo Yuzuru Hanyu i lana auro lona lua o le Olimipeka i le 2018. Na toe manumalo foʻi o ia i le pine auro, ona faaauau ai lea ona puipuia lona suafa i le 1952 World Figure Skating Championships
ma siamupini a le Iunaite Setete.