Andrew Wolfe

Not to be confused with Andy Wolfe.

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
Andrew Wolfe lifting Camille Ruest in the free skate of the 2018 Internationaux de France
Personal information
Alternative names	Drew Wolfe
Country represented	Canada
Born	(1995-05-20) May 20, 1995 (age 27) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Partner	Camille Ruest
Former partner	Natasha Purich, Courtney Baay
Coach	Richard Gauthier, Bruno Marcotte, Sylvie Fullum
Choreographer	Julie Marcotte
Skating club	Glencoe Club Calgary
Training locations	Montreal
Began skating	2003
Retired	May 28, 2021
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	169.11 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
Short program	64.40 2016 CS Autumn Classic
Free skate	109.71 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy

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	Leave a Light On by Tom Walker
2019–2020 ^[12]	Let Me Down Easy by Max Frost choreo. by Julie Marcotte	Turning Page by Sleeping at Last choreo. by Julie Marcotte
2018–2019 ^[13]	Wild Horses (Unplugged) performed by Alicia Keys & Adam Levine choreo. by Julie Marcotte	Turning Page by Sleeping at Last choreo. by Julie Marcotte
2017–2018 ^[1]	Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla performed by Marisa Lemcke choreo. by Julie Marcotte	Earth Song by Michael Jackson Home by Armand Amar 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	Showdown by Black Eyed Peas

With Purich

Season	Short program	Free skating
2014–2015 ^[2]	Three Hours Past Midnight by Colin James	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
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

International^[18]
Event	2014–15
GP Cup of China	6th
CS Autumn Classic	4th
National^[18]
Canadian Championships	6th

Men's singles

National
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

National
Event	2010–11
Canadian Championships	10th N
N = Novice level

References

1. . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. "Natasha PURICH / Andrew WOLFE: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. 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. from the original on April 20, 2018.
4. D'Astous, Alexandre (May 11, 2016). . 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. . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 19, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
13. . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 28, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
14. . 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. from the original on April 20, 2018.
16. "Camille Ruest and Drew Wolfe". Skate Canada. from the original on April 20, 2018.
17. "Camille Ruest & Drew Wolfe" (PDF) (in French). Patinage Québec. (PDF) from the original on April 20, 2018.
18. "Competition Results: Natasha PURICH / Andrew WOLFE". International Skating Union. from the original on April 20, 2018.

External links

• Camille Ruest / Andrew Wolfe at the International Skating Union