Camille Ruest (; born November 23, 1993) is a Canadian retired competitive pair skater. With her skating partner, Andrew Wolfe, she 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.
Personal life Ruest was born on November 23, 1993, in Rimouski, Quebec. She is the daughter of Édith Lévesque and Claude Ruest. She studied Natural Sciences at Cégep de Sorel-Tracy, and Environmental Practice at Royal Roads University.
Career
Single skating Ruest began learning to skate in 1997. She competed mainly in ladies' singles until the end of the 2014–2015 season, placing 17th in the senior ranks at the 2014 Canadian Championships. She was coached by Annie Barabé and Sophie Richard in Contrecœur, Quebec.
Pair skating Ruest trained in pair skating for two years beginning when she was 15 years old. She competed with Marc-Antoine Laporte in the pre-novice ranks in the 2009–2010 season. She spent the next few seasons focusing on singles.
Having decided to return to pairs, Ruest teamed up with Samuel Morais in April 2014. They placed 6th in the junior pairs' event at the 2015 Canadian Championships. The pair was coached by Annie Barabé in Contrecœur, Quebec. Ruest teamed up with Andrew Wolfe 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 Wolfe
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
Competitive highlights GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series
Pairs with Wolfe 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 Morais National Event 2014–15 Canadian Championships 6th J Skate Canada Challenge 7th J Section Québec 1st J J = Junior level
Ladies' singles National Event 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 Canadian Champ. 13th N 13th J 17th Challenge, East 26th N 8th N 26th J 16th J 17th Section Québec 4th N 6th N 5th J 3rd J 5th Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior
References
External links