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. 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. 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.
Partnership with Ruest Wolfe and Camille Ruest formed their partnership in September 2015. They trained but did not compete during their first season together.
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.
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. They finished eighth there.
2019–20 season Following the end of the 2018–19 season, Ruest underwent knee surgery. 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. They were sixth as well at the 2019 Internationaux de France.
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.
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.
Programs
With Ruest Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2020–2021 Let Me Down Easy Leave a Light On 2019–2020 Turning Page 2018–2019 Wild Horses (Unplugged) 2017–2018 Oblivion Earth Song Home 2016–2017 Something Kinetic Love Showdown
With Purich Season Short program Free skating 2014–2015 Three Hours Past Midnight The Artist 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 Event 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 Worlds 18th Four Continents 7th 8th France 5th 6th Rostelecom Cup 6th Skate America 6th Skate Canada 8th C Autumn Classic 4th Nebelhorn Trophy 10th U.S. Classic 5th 7th National Canadian Champ. 5th 6th 3rd SC Challenge 3rd Section Québec 1st TBD = Assigned; C = Event Cancelled
Pairs with Purich International Event 2014–15 Cup of China 6th Autumn Classic 4th National 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
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