Stephanie "Steffi" Westerfeld (October 8, 1943 – February 15, 1961) was an American figure skater

Figure skating

Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...

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She earned a place on the United States' world team for the 1961 World Figure Skating Championships

World Figure Skating Championships

The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...

 after she finished second at 1961 U.S National Championships

United States Figure Skating Championships

The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...

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She died on February 15, 1961 when Sabena Flight 548

Sabena Flight 548

Sabena Flight 548, registration OO-SJB, was a Boeing 707 aircraft that crashed en route to Brussels, Belgium, from New York City on February 15, 1961, killing the entire United States Figure Skating team on its way to the 1961 World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia.The flight, which...

 crashed on its way to the World Championships in Prague. She was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado Springs, Colorado

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. Her sister, Sharon, was also killed in the crash.

Westerfeld was an honor student, pianist

Pianist

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 and homecoming queen at Cheyenne Mountain High School

Cheyenne Mountain High School

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Results

Event	1960	1961
U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...	4th	2nd