Samuel Contesti

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).

Samuel Contesti
Contesti at the 2009 European Championships.
Born (1983-03-04) 4 March 1983
Le Havre, France
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryItaly
Skating clubCourmayeur SC
Began skating1987
RetiredJune 15, 2012
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Figure skating: Men's singles
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Helsinki Men's singles

Personal life

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

Contesti married Geraldine Zulini in February 2007 and their son, Ennio, was born in June 2009.[1] Their second child was born in 2012.[2][3]

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.[1] In 2007, he won bronze at French Nationals.

Having married an Italian,[4] Contesti began competing for Italy in March 2008.[1] In spring of 2008, he moved to Courmayeur, Italy.[1] 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.[4] 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.[5][6]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2011–12
[7][8]
  • Au son de gitare
    by Antoine Bonelli
  • Tarantella Napoletana
    by Linguini Brothers
2010–11
[9]
  • Sikuriadas
    by Panpipes of the Andes
  • Wara Bolivian
  • Cacharapaya
    by Panpipes of the Andes
2009–10
[10]
2008–09
[11]
  • Once Upon a Time in the West
  • Cotton-Eyed Joe
2007–08
  • Homevid
    by Riccardo Cervelli
2006–07
[12]
2005–06
[13]
  • Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
2004–05
[14]
2003–04
  • Summer of '42
  • Le jour d'avant
    by Yann Tiersen

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

For Italy
International[15]
Event 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12
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
National[15]
Italian Champ.1st1st1st1st1st
Team events
World Team Trophy6th T
(9th P)
Japan Open1st T
(5th P)
T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only.

For France
International[15]
Event 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07
Worlds26th
Europeans9th
GP Bompard9th5th
Bofrost Cup on Ice4th
Copenhagen Trophy1st
Crystal Skate3rd
Gardena3rd
Schäfer Memorial5th
National[15]
French Champ.11th6th3rd2nd3rd

References
  1. Flade, Tatjana (26 July 2009). "Sweet Revenge". GoldenSkate.com. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  2. Paret, Sylvain (1 October 2012). "La nouvelle vie de Samuel Contesti" [Samuel Contesti's new life]. Le Dauphiné (in French).
  3. Castellaro, Barbara (13 January 2014). "Samuel Contesti: le vittorie del silenzio" [Samuel Contesti interview]. ArtOnIce.it (in Italian).
  4. Mittan, Barry (24 September 2009). "Contesti Contends in Championships". SkateToday. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  5. Buongiovanni, Andrea (15 June 2012). "Contesti, la parabola Dall'argento europeo a un addio inatteso" [Contesti, European silver medalist, retires unexpectedly]. Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2 July 2013.
  6. "Five-time Italian champ Contesti hangs up skates". Icenetwork. 18 June 2012.
  7. "Samuel CONTESTI: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012.
  8. "Samuel CONTESTI: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 November 2011.
  9. "Samuel CONTESTI: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011.
  10. "Samuel CONTESTI: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010.
  11. "Samuel CONTESTI: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 June 2009.
  12. "Samuel CONTESTI: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007.
  13. "Samuel CONTESTI: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 June 2006.
  14. "Samuel CONTESTI: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 February 2005.
  15. "Competition Results: Samuel CONTESTI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012.

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