Samuel Contesti
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 Contesti at the 2009 European Championships. |
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| Full name | Samuel Contesti | ||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Italy |
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| Former country(ies) represented |  France |
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| Born | 4 March 1983 Le Havre, France |
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| Residence | Courmayeur, Italy | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||
| Coach | Geraldine Zulini Peter Grütter |
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| Former coach | Didier Lucine Claudine Lucine Jacqueline Moyencourt S. Golaz |
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| Choreographer | Geraldine Zulini Pasquale Camerlengo |
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| Skating club | SGA d'Annecy | ||||||||||||
| Current training locations | Courmayeur, Pinzolo | ||||||||||||
| Former training locations | Annecy | ||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1987 | ||||||||||||
| World standing | 7 (As of 16 June 2011[update])[1] | ||||||||||||
| Season's bests | 23 (2010–2011)[2] 14 (2009–2010)[3] 8 (2008–2009)[4] |
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| Combined total | 226.97 2009 Worlds |
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| Short program | 78.50 2009 Worlds |
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| Free skate | 148.47 2009 Worlds |
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Samuel Contesti (born 4 March 1983 in Le Havre, France) is a French-Italian figure skater who competes for Italy. He originally competed for France, then switched to Italy after the 2006-2007 season. He is the 2008-2010 Italian national champion and the 2009 European silver medalist.
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[edit] Career
Contesti initially competed for France, placing 9th 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 fall 2006, he was assigned to compete at Skate America, however, the French skating federation decided to withdraw his name.[5] In 2007, he won bronze at French Nationals.
Contesti moved to Italy after his marriage to an Italian.[6] He began competing for Italy in March 2008.[5] In spring of 2008, he moved to Courmayeur, Italy.[5] 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.[6] At the 2009 World Championships, Contesti placed 5th, his best finish to date in that event.
[edit] Personal life
His father Yves was a professional football player in Ligue 1.[5] He has two older sisters. In February 2007, Contesti married Geraldine Zulini who also coaches him.[5] Their son, Ennio, was born in June 2009.[5]
[edit] Programs
[edit] Competitive highlights
[edit] for Italy
| Event | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 18th | ||||
| World Championships | 5th | 7th | 18th | ||
| European Championships | 2nd | 5th | 6th | 7th | |
| Italian Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Skate America | 8th | ||||
| NHK Trophy | 4th | ||||
| Skate Canada | 5th | ||||
| Cup of China | 4th | 6th | |||
| Cup of Russia | 4th | ||||
| Finlandia Trophy | 3rd | ||||
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | 2nd | ||||
| Karl Schäfer Memorial | 2nd | ||||
| NRW Trophy | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 1st | |
| Ondrej Nepela Memorial | 3rd | ||||
| International Challenge Cup | 2nd | 1st | |||
| Mont Blanc Trophy | 1st | 1st |
[edit] for France
| Event | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 |
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| World Championships | 26th | |||||
| European Championships | 9th | |||||
| French Nationals | 11th | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Trophée Eric Bompard | 9th | 5th | ||||
| Bofrost Cup | 4th | |||||
| Crystal Skate of Romania | 3rd | |||||
| Copenhagen Trophy | 1st | |||||
| Karl Schäfer Memorial | 5th | |||||
| Gardena Spring Trophy | 3rd |
[edit] References
- ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Men". International Skating Union. June 16, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/ws/ws/wsmen.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2011 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Men". International Skating Union. April 28, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2010-11/sbtsmto.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2009/2010 : Men". International Skating Union. March 25, 2010. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2009-10/sbtsmto.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2008/2009 : Men". International Skating Union. April 18, 2009. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2008-09/sbtsmto.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f Flade, Tatjana (July 26, 2009). "Samuel Contesti: Sweet Revenge". GoldenSkate.com. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2010/080110.shtml. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ^ a b Mittan, Barry (September 24, 2009). "Contesti Contends in Championships". SkateToday. http://www.skatetoday.com/2009/09/24/contesti-contends-in-championships/. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
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