Andrée Brunet

Andrée and Pierre Brunet in 1933
Personal information
Full name	Andrée Marguerite Blanche Brunet
Other names	Andrée Joly
Born	(1901-09-16)16 September 1901 Paris, France
Died	30 March 1993(1993-03-30) (aged 91) Boyne City, Michigan, US
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
Partner	Pierre Brunet
Retired	1936
Medal record Pairsfigure skating Representing France Olympic Games 1932 Lake Placid Pairs 1928 St. Moritz Pairs 1924 Chamonix Pairs World Championships 1932 Montreal Pairs 1930 New York Pairs 1928 London Pairs 1926 Berlin Pairs 1925 Vienna Pairs European Championships 1932 Paris Pairs

Andrée Marguerite Blanche Brunet (néeJoly, 16 September 1901 – 30 March 1993) was a Frenchfigure skater. Together with her husbandPierre Brunet she won Olympic medals in 1924, 1928 and 1932, as well as four world titles between 1926 and 1932 inpair skating. She also competed in singles, winning the national title in 1921–1930 and finishing fifth at the1924 Winter Olympics.^[1]

Andrée Brunet andPierre Brunet are credited with creating mirror skating, new jumps, lifts, and spins.^[2] At their first Olympic games, the1924 Games inChamonix, they performed more skills than any pair previously had. However, the judges thought they performed too many tricks, and they were awarded only the bronze. Other skaters took note though, and the Joly/Brunet style quickly became common in the sport.^[3] Joly and Brunet continued to perform skills previously unseen in pair skating. Joly was also among the first female skaters to wear a black dress to match her partner's outfit, rather than the traditional white dress.^[4]

Joly and Brunet were the first French skaters to win gold medals in World, European, and Olympic competitions. They won bronze medals at the1924 Olympic Winter Games.^[5] At the1925 World Championships, they came in second place behindHerma Szabo andLudwig Wrede from Austria, in what figure skating historian James M. Hines calls "one of the closest contests in pair skating history".^[5] They won every competition they entered after that: the1932 European Championships; the World Championships in1926,1928,1930, and1932; and two Olympic titles in1928 and1932.^[5]

Joly and Brunet also competed in individual events—Joly placed 5th and 11th at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics, respectively.^[6] She was also the French women's champion from 1921 to 1931.^[2]

Joly married Brunet in 1927 (and thereafter competed under the name "Brunet" instead of her maiden name "Joly"). In 1936 they turned professional and toured Europe and Canada. In 1940 they emigrated to New York.^[5] They then became coaches, and trained future Olympic championsCarol Heiss andScott Hamilton. They coached in New York, Illinois, and Michigan until retiring in 1979.^[1][7]

The couple had a son,Jean-Pierre, who became theU.S. pairs champion withDonna Jeanne Pospisil in 1945 and 1946.^{[citation needed]}

Andrée Brunet and Pierre Brunet were inducted into theWorld Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1976, as part of the first class of inductees.^[8]

Ladies singles

Pairs (withPierre Brunet)

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• Andrée Brunet-Joly atOlympedia

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