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
Ligue 1 (; ), officially known as Ligue 1 McDonald's France, McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in France and the highest level of the French football league system. Administered by the Ligue de ...
.
[ 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.][
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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
Skate America is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by U.S. Figure Skating. The first Skate America was in held in 1979 in Lake Placid, New York, as a test event fo ...
, 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
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
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.][
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Programs
Competitive highlights
''GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix''
For Italy
For France
References
External links
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French male single skaters
Italian male single skaters
1983 births
Living people
Figure skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Olympic figure skaters for Italy
European Figure Skating Championships medalists
Sportspeople from Le Havre
21st-century Italian sportsmen
21st-century French sportsmen