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.
| Andrew Wolfe | |
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 Andrew Wolfe lifting Camille Ruest in the free skate of the 2018 Internationaux de France | |
| Other names | Drew Wolfe |
| Born | May 20, 1995 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Canada |
| Partner | Camille Ruest |
| Coach | Richard Gauthier, Bruno Marcotte, Sylvie Fullum |
| Skating club | Glencoe Club Calgary |
| Began skating | 2003 |
| Retired | May 28, 2021 |
Career
editEarly career
editWolfe 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
editWolfe 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
editRuest 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
editAfter 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
editRuest 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
editFollowing 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
editRuest/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
editWith Ruest
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2020–2021 |
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| 2019–2020 [12] |
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| 2018–2019 [13] |
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| 2017–2018 [1] |
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| 2016–2017 [14] |
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With Purich
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2014–2015 [2] |
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Competitive highlights
editGP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series
Pairs with Ruest
edit| International[15] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 |
| Worlds | 18th | ||||
| Four Continents | 7th | 8th | |||
| GP France | 5th | 6th | |||
| GP Rostelecom Cup | 6th | ||||
| GP Skate America | 6th | ||||
| GP Skate Canada | 8th | C | |||
| CS Autumn Classic | 4th | ||||
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 10th | ||||
| CS U.S. Classic | 5th | 7th | |||
| National[16][17] | |||||
| Canadian Champ. | 5th | 6th | 3rd | ||
| SC Challenge | 3rd | ||||
| Section Québec | 1st | ||||
| TBD = Assigned; C = Event Cancelled | |||||
Pairs with Purich
edit| International[18] | |
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| Event | 2014–15 |
| GP Cup of China | 6th |
| CS Autumn Classic | 4th |
| National[18] | |
| Canadian Championships | 6th |
Men's singles
edit| National | |||||
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| Event | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 |
| Canadian Champ. | WD | 9th N | 7th J | 12th J | 7th J |
| Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior | |||||
Ice dancing with Baay
edit| National | |
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| Event | 2010–11 |
| Canadian Championships | 10th N |
| N = Novice level | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Camille RUEST / Andrew WOLFE: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c "Natasha PURICH / Andrew WOLFE: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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) - ^ Curley, Sean (January 18, 2019). "Moore-Towers and Marinaro lead heading into Pairs' Free Skate at Canadian Nationals". Golden Skate.
- ^ Curley, Sean (January 19, 2019). "Moore-Towers and Marinaro win Pairs' title in Saint John". Golden Skate.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Slater, Paula (November 2, 2019). "Russia's Mishina and Galliamov edge out teammates for 2019 Internationaux de France gold". Golden Skate.
- ^ "Skate Canada International in Ottawa cancelled as COVID-19 cases rise". CBC Sports. October 14, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Camille RUEST / Andrew WOLFE: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 19, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Camille RUEST / Andrew WOLFE: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 28, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Camille RUEST / Andrew WOLFE: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Competition Results: Camille RUEST / Andrew WOLFE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018.
- ^ "Camille Ruest and Drew Wolfe". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018.
- ^ "Camille Ruest & Drew Wolfe" (PDF) (in French). Patinage Québec. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 20, 2018.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Natasha PURICH / Andrew WOLFE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018.