Her figure skating partner was her brother John Nicks . Together they became British champions six times in a row from 1948 to 1953. Her trainers were Eric W. Hudson and Gladys M. Hogg. They made their first international appearance at the European Championships in 1947 , where they finished sixth. A year later she made her debut at World Championships and Olympic Games . You finished eighth both times. Jennifer Nicks was the youngest participant in those Olympics at the age of 15. The Nicks won their first medals in 1950 with bronze at the European Championships in Oslo and silver at the World Championships in London . In 1951 they were third at both the European Championship and the World Championship . In 1952 the British were runner-up in Europe behind Ria Baran and Paul Falk . At the World Championships , as in the previous year, they won the bronze medal behind the Germans and Karol and Peter Kennedy from the USA. At the Olympic Games in Oslo , they were fourth to miss a medal. Following the resignation of Falk's and Kennedy's Jennifer and John Nicks were in 1953 in Dortmund European champion and in Davos also world champion . They beat the Hungarians Marianna and László Nagy , who were placed in front of them at the Olympic Games last year. After their world championship title, they ended their amateur careers and switched to professionals. Jennifer Nicks died of a heart attack in 1980 .