Andrée Brunet

Andrée Marguerite Blanche Brunet ( Joly, 16 September 1901 – 30 March 1993) was a French figure skater. Together with her husband Pierre Brunet she won Olympic medals in 1924, 1928 and 1932, as well as four world titles between 1926 and 1932 in pair skating. She also competed in singles, winning the national title in 1921–1930 and finishing fifth at the 1924 Winter Olympics.

Biography Andrée Brunet and Pierre Brunet are credited with creating mirror skating, new jumps, lifts, and spins. At their first Olympic games, the 1924 Games in Chamonix, 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. Joly and Brunet continued to perform skills previously unseen in pair skating.

Joly and Brunet were the first French skaters to win gold medals in World, European, and Olympic competitions. They won bronze medals at the 1924 Olympic Winter Games. At the 1925 World Championships, they came in second place behind Herma Szabo and Ludwig Wrede from Austria, in what figure skating historian James M. Hines calls "one of the closest contests in pair skating history". She was also the French women's champion from 1921 to 1931.

The couple had a son, Jean-Pierre, who became the U.S. pairs champion with Donna Jeanne Pospisil in 1945 and 1946.

Andrée Brunet and Pierre Brunet were inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1976, as part of the first class of inductees.

Results Ladies singles Event 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 Winter Olympic Games 5th 11th French Championships 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st

Pairs (with Pierre Brunet) Event 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Winter Olympic Games 3rd 1st 1st World Championships 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st European Championships 1st French Championships 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st