Doreen Denny (born 28 January 1941) is a

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retired

ice dancer Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976. Ac ...

. With partner Courtney Jones, she is the 1959 & 1960

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and 1959-1961 European champion. After the 1961 season, Denny and Jones announced their retirement from competitive skating, as Denny planned to marry Italian dance champion Gianfranco Canepa and move to the Continent. Following her retirement from competitive skating, she became a coach. She coached at the

Broadmoor Skating Club The Broadmoor Skating Club is a figure skating club based in Colorado Springs, Colorado that has long been a major training center for the sport of figure skating. Founded in 1939, it was originally known as the Pikes Peak Skating Club, and was ...

and among her students were

Colleen O'Connor Colleen M. O'Connor (born December 17, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American former ice dancer. With partner James Millns, she is the 1974-1976 U.S. national champion, the 1975 World silver medalist, the 1976 World bronze medalist, an ...

& Jim Millns, whom she coached to an Olympic medal. In 1982, Denny's 1959 World Champion tray was stolen during a burglary at her home. It was returned to her in 2010.

Results

(with Courtney Jones)

References

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