Myriane Samson
Myriane Samson | |
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Samson in 2010 | |
Personal information | |
Country represented | Canada |
Born |
Greenfield Park, Quebec | September 9, 1988
Home town | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec |
Former coach | Nathalie Martin, Danielle Robillard, Manon Perron, Maryse Gauthier, Cathia Giuseppe |
Former choreographer |
Chantal Lefevre Caroline Masse |
Skating club | St.-Jean FSC |
Began skating | 1993 |
Retired | November 2012 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total |
152.05 2010 Skate Canada |
Short program |
53.26 2010 Cup of Russia |
Free skate |
100.43 2010 Skate Canada |
Myriane Samson (born September 9, 1988) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is a two-time Canadian national medalist (silver in 2011, bronze in 2010). Her highest ISU Championship placements were 8th at the 2010 Four Continents and 10th at the 2008 World Junior Championships.
Life and career
Myriane Samson was born in Greenfield Park, Quebec. She began skating at age five.[1]
In the 2003–04 season, Samson debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, winning a silver medal in Croatia, and became the Canadian national junior champion. The following season, she made her first appearance on the senior national level but remained a junior internationally.
In 2007, Samson was sent to her first World Junior Championships and finished 18th. She placed 10th at the 2008 World Junior Championships. In autumn 2008, she began appearing in senior international events. After winning bronze at the 2010 Canadian Championships, she received assignments to her first senior ISU Championships. She placed eighth at the 2010 Four Continents Championships and 29th at the 2010 World Championships.
Samson won the silver medal at the 2011 Canadian Championships. She was subsequently named in Canada's team to the 2011 Four Continents, where she finished 11th, and the World Championships. She withdrew from Worlds due to a knee injury.[2]
In November 2012, Samson announced her retirement from competitive skating.[3]
Programs
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2010–11 [4] |
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2009–10 [5] |
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2008–09 [6][7] |
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2007–08 [8] |
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2006–07 [1] |
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2005–06 [1][9] |
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2004–05 [10] |
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2003–04 [11] |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International[12] | ||||||||
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Event | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 |
Worlds | 29th | |||||||
Four Continents | 8th | 11th | ||||||
GP Skate Canada | 12th | 7th | ||||||
GP Rostel. Cup | 8th | |||||||
Finlandia Trophy | 4th | |||||||
Nebelhorn Trophy | 6th | |||||||
International: Junior[12] | ||||||||
Junior Worlds | 18th | 10th | ||||||
JGP Andorra | 7th | |||||||
JGP Croatia | 2nd | |||||||
JGP Germany | 5th | |||||||
JGP Hungary | 4th | |||||||
JGP Romania | 4th | 5th | ||||||
JGP Ukraine | 19th | |||||||
Copenhagen | 2nd J | |||||||
National[13] | ||||||||
Canadian Champ. | 1st J | 9th | 11th | 5th | 5th | 11th | 3rd | 2nd |
J: Junior level |
References
- 1 2 3 Mittan, Barry (August 21, 2007). "Samson Makes Canadian Senior International Team". Skate Today.
- ↑ "Skaters Lacoste, Reynolds added to worlds team". cbc.ca. March 29, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
- ↑ "Two-Time Canadian Medalist Myriane Samson Retires". Skate Canada; Skatebuzz. November 1, 2012.
- ↑ "Myriane SAMSON: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 15, 2011.
- ↑ "Myriane SAMSON: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 18, 2010.
- ↑ "Myriane SAMSON: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 3, 2009.
- ↑ "Myriane Samson: 2008/2009". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on May 22, 2009.
- ↑ "Myriane Samson: 2007/2008". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on November 7, 2007.
- ↑ "Myriane Samson: 2005/2006". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on November 11, 2005.
- ↑ "Myriane Samson: 2004/2005". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on March 16, 2005.
- ↑ "Myriane Samson: 2003/2004". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004.
- 1 2 "Competition Results: Myriane SAMSON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Myriane Samson". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on August 4, 2014.
External links
Media related to Myriane Samson at Wikimedia Commons