Florence Brunelle

{{Infobox speed skater

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|caption = Florence Brunelle at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics

|nationality = Canadian

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|12|20}}

|birth_place = Trois-Rivières, Quebec

|height = 1.73 m

|country = Canada

|sport = Short track speed skating

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Florence Brunelle (born December 20, 2003) is a Canadian short-track speed skater.{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/florence-brunelle/|title=Florence Brunelle|website=olympic.ca/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|access-date=January 20, 2022}}

Career

=Junior=

File:2020-01-22 Short track speed skating at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Mixed NOC Team Relay – Final B (Martin Rulsch) 010 (cropped).jpg

Brunelle competed at the third Winter Youth Olympics held in Lausanne, Switzerland. Brunelle would go onto win the bronze medal in both individual events contested: the 500 metres and 1000 metres.{{cite news|last=Louis-Simon|first=Gauthier|date=January 20, 2020|title=Florence Brunelle ajoute une autre médaille aux Jeux olympiques de la Jeunesse|trans-title=Florence Brunelle adds another medal at the Youth Olympic Games|language=French|url=https://www.lenouvelliste.ca/2020/01/21/florence-brunelle-ajoute-une-autre-medaille-aux-jeux-olympiques-de-la-jeunesse-ff351bd66e8658c211ad35474fbde4ea|work=Le Nouvelliste|location=Trois-Rivières, Quebec|access-date=January 20, 2022}}

Later in the season at the 2020 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Bormio, Italy, Brunelle won two silver medals in the 500 metres and 1500 metres.{{cite web|url=https://www.speedskating.ca/news-and-info/news/double-silver-for-florence-brunelle-at-world-junior-championships-in-italy|title=Double Silver for Florence Brunelle at World Junior Championships in Italy|date=February 1, 2020|website=speedskating.ca/|publisher=Speed Skating Canada|access-date=January 20, 2022}} At the 2022 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Gdańsk, Poland, Brunelle improved on her silver medal performance in the 500 metres, by winning the gold and becoming World Junior Champion.{{cite web|url=https://speedskating.ca/florence-brunelle-and-ann-sophie-bachand-reach-500m-podium-at-world-junior-championships/|title=Florence Brunelle and Ann-Sophie Bachand reach 500m podium at World Junior Championships|date=March 5, 2022|website=speedskating.ca/|publisher=Speed Skating Canada|access-date=March 5, 2022}}{{cite news|last=Vachon|first=Gauthier|date=March 5, 2022|title=A successful first day in Poland for Florence Brunelle|language=French|url=https://www.lenouvelliste.ca/2022/03/04/une-premiere-journee-en-pologne-reussie-pour-florence-brunelle-9091d327412a7fa44e0582f44e3b3fad|work=Le Nouvelliste|location=Trois-Rivières, Quebec|access-date=March 6, 2022}} Brunelle would also win the gold in the 1000 metres event and was part of the 3000 metres relay gold medal winning team.

=Senior=

Brunelle made her senior debut at the 2021 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Dordrecht, Netherlands. Brunelle made her World Cup debut in the 2021–22 season, where she won two silver medals in the women's 3000 m relay and the mixed relay.

==Winter Olympics==

On January 18, 2022, Brunelle was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.{{cite web|url=https://www.isu.org/docman-documents-links-2/2022-beijing/internal-documentation-1/26691-isu-communication-2442-1/file|title=Communication 2442: XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022 Beijing Qualified quota places Short Track Speed Skating|publisher=International Skating Union|date=December 9, 2021|accessdate=December 9, 2021}}{{cite web|last=Nichols|first=Paula|url=https://olympic.ca/2022/01/18/ten-short-track-speed-skaters-nominated-to-team-canada-for-beijing-2022/|website=olympic.ca|title=Ten short track speed skaters nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|date=January 18, 2022|accessdate=January 18, 2022}}{{cite news|last=Barnes|first=Dan|date=January 18, 2022|title=Plenty of medal potential on Canada's short track speed skating team headed for Beijing|url=https://torontosun.com/sports/olympics/plenty-of-medal-potential-on-canadas-short-track-speed-skating-team-headed-for-beijing|work=Toronto Sun|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|access-date=January 18, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/speed-skating/canada-short-track-team-speed-skating-beijng-olympics-1.6319095|title=3 speed skating veterans lead inexperienced Canadian Olympic short track team|date=January 18, 2022|website=cbc.ca/|publisher=CBC Sports|access-date=January 18, 2022}} At the Winter Olympics, Brunelle advanced to the quarterfinals in her only individual event the 500 metres, while finishing fourth in the 3000 metres relay and sixth in the 2000 metres mixed relay.

References

External links

{{ISU short track skater|2067951}}
{{Sports links}}

Category:2003 births

Category:Living people

Category:Canadian female short-track speed skaters

Category:Four Continents Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists

Category:Sportspeople from Trois-Rivières

Category:Short-track speed skaters at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics

Category:Short-track speed skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Category:Olympic short-track speed skaters for Canada

Category:World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists

Category:Youth Olympic bronze medalists for Canada

Category:Medalists at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics

Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen