Samuel Contesti

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French-Italian figure skater

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::summary French-Italian figure skater ::

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FieldValue
nameSamuel Contesti
imageContesti 09euro by Carmichael.jpg
captionContesti at the 2009 European Championships.
countryItaly
birth_date
birth_placeLe Havre, France
height
skating clubCourmayeur SC
beganskating1987
retiredJune 15, 2012
medaltemplates
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Samuel Contesti (born 4 March 1983) is a French-Italian former competitive figure skater. He originally competed for France, then switched to Italy after the 2006–07 season. He is the 2009 European silver medalist and a five-time Italian national champion (2008–12).

Personal life

Samuel Contesti's father, Yves, was a professional football player in Ligue 1. He has two older sisters.

Contesti married Géraldine Zulini in February 2007 and their son, Ennio, was born in June 2009. Their second child was born in 2012.

Career

Contesti initially competed for France, placing ninth at the 2005 European Championships and 26th at Worlds the same year. The next season, he placed 5th at Trophée Eric Bompard and 2nd at French Nationals but did not compete at Europeans or Worlds. In autumn 2006, Contesti was assigned to compete at Skate America, however, the French skating federation decided to withdraw his name. In 2007, he won bronze at French Nationals.

Having married an Italian, Contesti began competing for Italy in March 2008. In spring of 2008, he moved to Courmayeur, Italy. By capturing silver at the 2009 European Championships, Contesti became the first male single skater to win a medal for Italy at the event in 55 years, since Carlo Fassi's gold in 1954. At the 2009 World Championships, Contesti placed 5th, his career-best finish at the event.

Contesti confirmed his retirement from competition on 15 June 2012.

Programs

::data[format=table] | Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition | 2011–12 | 2010–11 | 2009–10 | 2008–09 | 2007–08 | 2006–07 | 2005–06 | 2004–05 | 2003–04 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

For Italy

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InternationalEvent07–0808–0909–1010–1111–12NationalTeam events
Olympics18th
Worlds5th7th18th10th
Europeans2nd5th6th7th
GP Cup of China4th6th
GP Cup of Russia4th
GP NHK Trophy4th
GP Skate America8th
GP Skate Canada5th
Challenge Cup2nd1st3rd
Finlandia Trophy3rd
Golden Spin2nd
Mont Blanc Trophy1st1st
Nepela Memorial3rd
NRW Trophy2nd2nd4th1st
Schäfer Memorial2nd
Italian Champ.1st1st1st1st1st
World Team Trophy6th T
(9th P)
Japan Open1st T
(5th P)
T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only.
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For France

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InternationalEvent01–0203–0404–0505–0606–07National
Worlds26th
Europeans9th
GP Bompard9th5th
Bofrost Cup on Ice4th
Copenhagen Trophy1st
Crystal Skate3rd
Gardena3rd
Schäfer Memorial5th
French Champ.11th6th3rd2nd3rd
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References

References

  1. "Competition Results: Samuel CONTESTI". International Skating Union.
  2. "Samuel CONTESTI: 2004/2005". International Skating Union.
  3. "Samuel CONTESTI: 2005/2006". International Skating Union.
  4. "Samuel CONTESTI: 2006/2007". International Skating Union.
  5. "Samuel CONTESTI: 2008/2009". International Skating Union.
  6. "Samuel CONTESTI: 2009/2010". International Skating Union.
  7. "Samuel CONTESTI: 2010/2011". International Skating Union.
  8. "Samuel CONTESTI: 2011/2012". International Skating Union.
  9. "Samuel CONTESTI: 2011/2012". International Skating Union.
  10. Flade, Tatjana. (26 July 2009). "Sweet Revenge". GoldenSkate.com.
  11. Mittan, Barry. (24 September 2009). "Contesti Contends in Championships". SkateToday.
  12. Buongiovanni, Andrea. (15 June 2012). "Contesti, la parabola Dall'argento europeo a un addio inatteso". [[Gazzetta dello Sport]].
  13. (18 June 2012). "Five-time Italian champ Contesti hangs up skates". Icenetwork.
  14. Paret, Sylvain. (1 October 2012). "La nouvelle vie de Samuel Contesti". Le Dauphiné.
  15. Castellaro, Barbara. (13 January 2014). "Samuel Contesti: le vittorie del silenzio". ArtOnIce.it.

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