Andrew Wolfe (born May 20, 1995) is a Canadian pair skater. With his skating partner,

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, he is the 2019 Canadian national bronze medallist, and has represented Canada at the

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, placing eighteenth at the 2018 World Championships in

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Career

Early career

Wolfe began learning to skate in 2003. With Courtney Baay, he finished 10th in novice

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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

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. They placed 4th at the 2014 CS Skate Canada Autumn Classic, 6th at the

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, and 6th at the 2015 Canadian Championships. They were coached by Bruno Marcotte and Richard Gauthier in

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Partnership with Ruest

Wolfe and

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

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, Ruest and Wolfe earned their first ISU Championship assignment, the 2018 Four Continents Championships in

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, where they finished seventh. Following the retirement of

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and

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, they were sent to the 2018 World Championships in

, 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

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and fifth at the

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. 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,

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, 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

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2020–21 season

Ruest/Wolfe were assigned to the 2020 Skate Canada International, but the event was cancelled as a result of the

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. 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

With Purich

Competitive highlights

''GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series''

Pairs with Ruest

Pairs with Purich

Men's singles

Ice dancing with Baay

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wolfe, Andrew 1995 births Canadian male pair skaters Living people Figure skaters from Calgary 21st-century Canadian sportsmen