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French-Italian figure skater
Samuel Contesti
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Born
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1983-03-04
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4 March 1983
(age 41)
Le Havre
, France
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Height
| 1.81 m (5 ft
11
+
1
⁄
2
in)
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Country
| Italy
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Skating club
| Courmayeur SC
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Began skating
| 1987
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Retired
| June 15, 2012
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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
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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
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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
Trophee 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
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Season
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Short program
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Free skating
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Exhibition
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2011?12
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[8]
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- Au son de gitare
by Antoine Bonelli
- Tarantella Napoletana
by Linguini Brothers
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2010?11
[9]
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- Sikuriadas
by Panpipes of the Andes
- Wara Bolivian
- Cacharapaya
by Panpipes of the Andes
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2009?10
[10]
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2008?09
[11]
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- Once Upon a Time in the West
- Cotton-Eyed Joe
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2007?08
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- Homevid
by Riccardo Cervelli
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2006?07
[12]
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2005?06
[13]
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- Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
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2004?05
[14]
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2003?04
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- Le jour d'avant
by Yann Tiersen
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Competitive highlights
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GP:
Grand Prix
; JGP:
Junior Grand Prix
For Italy
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For France
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References
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External links
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Media related to
Samuel Contesti
at Wikimedia Commons