Camille Ruest
Camille Ruest in the free skate of the 2018 Internationaux de France
Born (1993-11-23) November 23, 1993
Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
CountryCanada
PartnerAndrew Wolfe
CoachRichard Gauthier, Bruno Marcotte, Sylvie Fullum
Skating clubCPA Rimouski
Began skating1997
RetiredMay 28, 2021

Camille Ruest (French pronunciation: [ʁy.ɛ]; 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.[1] She is the daughter of Édith Lévesque and Claude Ruest.[2] She studied at Cégep de Sorel-Tracy.[3]

Career

Single skating

Ruest began learning to skate in 1997.[1] 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.[4]

Pair skating

Ruest trained in pair skating for two years beginning when she was 15 years old.[2] She competed with Marc-Antoine Laporte in the pre-novice ranks in the 2009–2010 season.[5] She spent the next few seasons focusing on singles.

Having decided to return to pairs, Ruest teamed up with Samuel Morais in April 2014.[6] They placed 6th in the junior pairs' event at the 2015 Canadian Championships. The pair was coached by Annie Barabé in Contrecœur, Quebec.[7] Ruest teamed up with Andrew Wolfe in September 2015.[8] They trained but did not compete during their first season together.[9]

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.[10]

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.[11] They finished eighth there.

2019–20 season

Following the end of the 2018–19 season, Ruest underwent knee surgery.[12] 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.[13] They were sixth as well at the 2019 Internationaux de France.[14]

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.[15]

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.[16]

Programs

With Wolfe

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2020–2021
  • Let Me Down Easy
    by Max Frost
    choreo. by Julie Marcotte
2019–2020
[17]
  • Let Me Down Easy
    by Max Frost
    choreo. by Julie Marcotte
2018–2019
[18]
2017–2018
[1]
  • Oblivion
    by Astor Piazzolla
    performed by Marisa Lemcke
    choreo. by Julie Marcotte
2016–2017
[19]
  • 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

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

Pairs with Wolfe

International[20]
Event 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21
Worlds18th
Four Continents7th8th
GP France5th6th
GP Rostelecom Cup6th
GP Skate America6th
GP Skate Canada8thC
CS Autumn Classic4th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy10th
CS U.S. Classic5th7th
National[21][22]
Canadian Champ.5th6th3rd
SC Challenge3rd
Section Québec1st
TBD = Assigned; C = Event Cancelled

Pairs with Morais

National[23][7]
Event 2014–15
Canadian Championships6th J
Skate Canada Challenge7th J
Section Québec1st J
J = Junior level

Ladies' singles

National[4]
Event 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14
Canadian Champ.13th N13th J17th
Challenge, East26th N8th N26th J16th J17th
Section Québec4th N6th N5th J3rd J5th
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Camille RUEST / Andrew WOLFE: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. 1 2 Leclerc, Jean-Claude (January 8, 2014). "Championnats canadiens de patinage artistique : que de sacrifices pour Camille Ruest !". lavantage.qc.ca (in French). Archived from the original on 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  3. ↑ "Camille Ruest du Cégep de Sorel-Tracy récompensée !" (in French). SorelTracy Magazine. November 9, 2015. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Camille Ruest" (PDF). Patinage Québec. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 25, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Résultats globaux non-officiel de Camille Ruest / Marc-Antoine Laporte" (in French). CPA Magog. Archived from the original on 2018-08-19. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
  6. ↑ Lepage, Charles (August 4, 2014). "Camille Ruest poursuit sa carrière en couple". lavantage.qc.ca (in French). Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Camille Ruest & Samuel Morais" (PDF). Patinage Québec. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2016.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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)
  10. ↑ Curley, Sean (January 18, 2019). "Moore-Towers and Marinaro lead heading into Pairs' Free Skate at Canadian Nationals". Golden Skate.
  11. ↑ Curley, Sean (January 19, 2019). "Moore-Towers and Marinaro win Pairs' title in Saint John". Golden Skate.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ Slater, Paula (November 2, 2019). "Russia's Mishina and Galliamov edge out teammates for 2019 Internationaux de France gold". Golden Skate.
  15. ↑ "Skate Canada International in Ottawa cancelled as COVID-19 cases rise". CBC Sports. October 14, 2020.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. ↑ "Camille RUEST / Andrew WOLFE: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 19, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  18. ↑ "Camille RUEST / Andrew WOLFE: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 28, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  19. ↑ "Camille RUEST / Andrew WOLFE: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  20. ↑ "Competition Results: Camille RUEST / Andrew WOLFE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Camille Ruest and Drew Wolfe". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Camille Ruest & Drew Wolfe" (PDF) (in French). Patinage Québec. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 20, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Camille RUEST / Samuel MORAIS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 25, 2017.
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