Slavka Kohout Button

Slavka Kohout Button | Class of 2022

Slavka Kohout Button began skating in Chicago, Ill., at age 2 and was a two-time Midwestern singles champion and the 1950 U.S. junior bronze medalist. Following her amateur career, she turned to coaching. Kohout Button considers the pinnacle of her coaching career 1972, when, in addition to other skaters, she coached the entire French Olympic skating team and 1972 Olympic bronze medalist Janet Lynn. The 14-year coaching relationship with Lynn also included five U.S. titles. Kohout Button started a skating school at the Wagon Wheel Resort in Rockton, Ill., where she continued to build on her reputation for coaching excellence. Her coaching credentials included working with Scott Hamilton when he was a young skater. Her later coaching career took her to Greenwich, Conn., where she holds a Level VI ranking from the Professional Skaters Association.