Laurie Hickox
Laurie Hickox | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Laurie Jean Hickox |
Alternative names | Laurie Hickox |
Country represented | United States |
Born | December 6, 1945 |
Died | February 15, 1961 Berg-Kampenhout, Flemish Brabant, Belgium | (aged 15)
Former coach | Edi Scholdan |
Skating club |
Laurie Jean Hickox (December 6, 1945 – February 15, 1961) was an American pair skater who competed with her brother William Hickox. They won the bronze medal at the U.S. Championships, earning them the right to compete a month later at the World Championships in Prague. They also finished sixth at the North American Figure Skating Championships that year. They died along with their teammates on February 15, 1961 when Sabena Flight 548 crashed near Brussels, Belgium en route to the World Championships. She was 15 years old.
Results[]
Pairs with Hickox
Event | 1960 | 1961 |
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North American Championships | 6th | |
U.S. Championships | 1st J. | 3rd |
External links[]
- U.S. Figure Skating biography
- Laurie Hickox at Find a Grave
- Shattered Dreams - Boston Globe Article Dec. 12, 2000
- In Memoriam: Laurie Jean Hickox and William Homes Hickox, Olla Podrida (Berkeley High School Yearbook) 1961
Categories:
- American female pair skaters
- 1961 deaths
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Belgium
- 1945 births
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1961
- 20th-century American women
- 20th-century American people
- American figure skating biography stubs