Question: Facts: - altname: laurie hickox - death date: 15 february 1961 - country: united states - birth date: 6 december 1945 - fullname: laurie jean hickox - name: laurie hickox - formercoach: edi scholdan - death place: berg-kampenhout , vlaams-brabant , belgium Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of laurie hickox .
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laurie jean hickox december 6 , 1945 -- february 15 , 1961 -rrb- 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 .