Laurence Owen

Laurence Owen
Laurence Owen is pictured on February 14, 1961 before boarding Sabena Flight 548 at Idlewild Airport in New York City.
Full name	Laurence Rochon Owen
Other names	Laurie Owen; The Winchester Pixie
Born	(1944-05-09)May 9, 1944 Oakland, California
Died	February 15, 1961(1961-02-15) (aged 16) Berg-Kampenhout, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Skating club	SC of Boston
Medal record Ladies' Figure skating Representing  United States North American Championships 1961 Philadelphia Ladies' singles

Laurence Rochon "Laurie" Owen (/lɔːrˈɔːns/; May 9, 1944 – February 15, 1961) was an American figure skater. She was the 1961 U.S. National Champion and represented the United States at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where she placed sixth. She was the daughter of Maribel Vinson and Guy Owen and the sister of Maribel Owen. Owen died, along with her mother, sister and the entire United States Figure Skating team, in the crash of Sabena Flight 548 en route to the 1961 World Figure Skating Championships. In 2011, on the 50th anniversary of the crash, Owen and the entire team was inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame.