Andrew Wolfe
Andrew Wolfe lifting Camille Ruest in the free skate of the 2018 Internationaux de France
Other namesDrew Wolfe
Born (1995-05-20) May 20, 1995
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryCanada
PartnerCamille Ruest
CoachRichard Gauthier, Bruno Marcotte, Sylvie Fullum
Skating clubGlencoe Club Calgary
Began skating2003
RetiredMay 28, 2021

Andrew Wolfe (born May 20, 1995) is a Canadian pair skater. With his skating partner, Camille Ruest, he is the 2019 Canadian national bronze medallist, and has represented Canada at the Four Continents and World Championships, placing eighteenth at the 2018 World Championships in Milan.

Career

Early career

Wolfe began learning to skate in 2003.[1] With Courtney Baay, he finished 10th in novice ice dancing at the 2011 Canadian Championships. He placed 7th in the junior men's event at the 2014 Canadian Championships.

In May 2014, Wolfe teamed up with Natasha Purich to compete in pair skating.[2] They placed 4th at the 2014 CS Skate Canada Autumn Classic, 6th at the 2014 Cup of China, and 6th at the 2015 Canadian Championships. They were coached by Bruno Marcotte and Richard Gauthier in Montreal.[2]

Partnership with Ruest

Wolfe and Camille Ruest formed their partnership in September 2015.[3] They trained but did not compete during their first season together.[4]

2016–17 season

Ruest and Wolfe debuted in international competition at the 2016 CS Autumn Classic International, where they placed fourth. They then made their Grand Prix debut, placing sixth at the 2016 Rostelecom Cup. Their season concluded at the 2017 Canadian Championships, where they placed fifth.

2017–18 season

After beginning the season with a tenth-place finish at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, Ruest and Wolfe did not compete on the Grand Prix. The finished sixth at the 2018 Canadian Championships. As the top three finishers were sent to the 2018 Winter Olympics, Ruest and Wolfe earned their first ISU Championship assignment, the 2018 Four Continents Championships in Taipei, where they finished seventh.

Following the retirement of Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford, they were sent to the 2018 World Championships in Milan, where they finished eighteenth. They later credited the experience of competing at the World Championships as motivating them to keep improving.[5]

2018–19 season

Ruest and Wolfe began their season at the 2018 U.S. International Classic, where they finished fifth. Assigned to two Grand Prix events, they finished eighth at the 2018 Skate Canada International and fifth at the 2018 Internationaux de France.

At the 2019 Canadian Championships, they won the bronze medal, placing third in the short program and fourth in the free skate, despite an aborted lift. They were named to Canada's team for the 2019 Four Continents Championships.[6] They finished eighth there.

2019–20 season

Following the end of the 2018–19 season, Ruest underwent knee surgery.[7] Returning to competition at the 2019 U.S. Classic, Ruest/Wolfe placed seventh. At their first Grand Prix assignment, 2019 Skate America, Ruest/Wolfe placed sixth. Shortly after the competition, Ruest was diagnosed with a new labral tear in her hip.[8] They were sixth as well at the 2019 Internationaux de France.[9]

2020–21 season

Ruest/Wolfe were assigned to the 2020 Skate Canada International, but the event was cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[10]

On May 28, 2021, Ruest and Wolfe announced that they would be retiring from competitive skating, as Ruest's ongoing hip issues made continuing dangerous.[11]

Programs

With Ruest

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2020–2021
  • Let Me Down Easy
    by Max Frost
    choreo. by Julie Marcotte
2019–2020
[12]
  • Let Me Down Easy
    by Max Frost
    choreo. by Julie Marcotte
2018–2019
[13]
2017–2018
[1]
  • Oblivion
    by Astor Piazzolla
    performed by Marisa Lemcke
    choreo. by Julie Marcotte
2016–2017
[14]
  • Something
    performed by Jim Sturgess
  • Kinetic Love
    by Karl Hugo
    choreo. by Julie Marcotte
  • Earth Song
    by Michael Jackson
  • Home
    by Armand Amar
    choreo. by Julie Marcotte

With Purich

Season Short program Free skating
2014–2015
[2]
  • The Artist
    by Ludovic Bource
    • The Artist Ouverture
    • At the Kinograph Studios
    • Waltz for Peppy
    • Comme une rosee des larmes
    • My Suicide 03. 29. 1967

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

Pairs with Ruest

International[15]
Event 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21
Worlds18th
Four Continents7th8th
GP France5th6th
GP Rostelecom Cup6th
GP Skate America6th
GP Skate Canada8thC
CS Autumn Classic4th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy10th
CS U.S. Classic5th7th
National[16][17]
Canadian Champ.5th6th3rd
SC Challenge3rd
Section Québec1st
TBD = Assigned; C = Event Cancelled

Pairs with Purich

International[18]
Event 2014–15
GP Cup of China6th
CS Autumn Classic4th
National[18]
Canadian Championships6th

Men's singles

National
Event 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14
Canadian Champ.WD9th N7th J12th J7th J
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

Ice dancing with Baay

National
Event 2010–11
Canadian Championships10th N
N = Novice level

References

  1. 1 2 "Camille RUEST / Andrew WOLFE: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. 1 2 3 "Natasha PURICH / Andrew WOLFE: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ Gallant, Laurence (October 22, 2016). "La patineuse rimouskoise Camille Ruest dans les grandes ligues à Moscou". ici.radio-canada.ca. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018.
  4. ↑ D'Astous, Alexandre (May 11, 2016). "Camille Ruest et son partenaire Albertain visent une place sur le circuit mondial". lavantage.qc.ca (in French). Archived from the original on June 20, 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ↑ Curley, Sean (January 18, 2019). "Moore-Towers and Marinaro lead heading into Pairs' Free Skate at Canadian Nationals". Golden Skate.
  6. ↑ Curley, Sean (January 19, 2019). "Moore-Towers and Marinaro win Pairs' title in Saint John". Golden Skate.
  7. ↑ Ruest, Camille (April 5, 2019). "hello!! For those who were concerned or confused why I was having surgery, my back/neck/spine are fine 👍 It was a knee surgery, a super simple one and it went well. I even got to watch....the whole thing!!!" (Instagram). Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  8. ↑ Ruest, Camille (October 21, 2019). "Grand Prix 1 of 2 in the books!🌟 dealing with a fresh hip labral tear from a fall on Monday added some challenges but for high level athletes adversity is part of the game" (Instagram). Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  9. ↑ Slater, Paula (November 2, 2019). "Russia's Mishina and Galliamov edge out teammates for 2019 Internationaux de France gold". Golden Skate.
  10. ↑ "Skate Canada International in Ottawa cancelled as COVID-19 cases rise". CBC Sports. October 14, 2020.
  11. ↑ Wolfe, Drew (May 28, 2021). "What a ride it has been! It is a bitter-sweet feeling to announce that I will be stepping away from competitive figure skating to pursue other endeavours. It has become impossible for Camille and me to continue without risking her long-term quality of life" (Instagram). Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  12. ↑ "Camille RUEST / Andrew WOLFE: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 19, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ↑ "Camille RUEST / Andrew WOLFE: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 28, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  14. ↑ "Camille RUEST / Andrew WOLFE: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  15. ↑ "Competition Results: Camille RUEST / Andrew WOLFE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Camille Ruest and Drew Wolfe". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Camille Ruest & Drew Wolfe" (PDF) (in French). Patinage Québec. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 20, 2018.
  18. 1 2 "Competition Results: Natasha PURICH / Andrew WOLFE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018.
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