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Myriane Samson

{{short description|Canadian figure skater}}

{{Infobox figure skater

|name= Myriane Samson

|image= Cup of Russia 2010 - Myriane Samson (2).jpg

|caption= Samson in 2010

|fullname=

|country= Canada

|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1988|9|9|mf=yes}}

|birth_place= Greenfield Park, Quebec

|hometown= Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec

|residence=

|height=

|formercoach= Nathalie Martin, Danielle Robillard, Manon Perron, Maryse Gauthier, Cathia Giuseppe

|formerchoreographer= Chantal Lefevre
Caroline Masse

|skating club= St.-Jean FSC

|beganskating= 1993

|retired= November 1, 2012

|combined total= 152.05

|combined date= 2010 Skate Canada

|SP score= 53.26

|SP date= 2010 Cup of Russia

|FS score= 100.43

|FS date= 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.

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.

On November 1, 2012, Samson announced her retirement from competitive skating.

Programs

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Season

! Short program

! Free skating

2010–11

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2009–10

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2008–09

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  • Warsaw Concerto
    {{small| by Richard Addinsell }}
2007–08

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2006–07

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  • Tango de los Exilados
    {{small| by Walter Taieb }}
  • Querer
    {{small| performed by Vanessa-Mae }}
2005–06

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2004–05

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  • Snow
    {{small| by René Dupéré }}
  • Finale (Fire/Eroe)
    {{small| by René Dupéré }}

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  • He Moved Through The Fair
    {{small| (Traditionnel) }}
  • Pasha
    {{small| by Vanessa-Mae }}
  • Carmen Caprice
    {{small| by Georges Bizet }}
2003–04

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  • Prologue
    {{small| by David Newman }}
  • Le Cauchemar
    {{small| by David Newman }}

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

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style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=9 align=center | International
Event

! 03–04

! 04–05

! 05–06

! 06–07

! 07–08

! 08–09

! 09–10

! 10–11

align=left | Worlds29th
align=left | Four Continents8th11th
align=left | {{small|GP}} Skate Canada12th7th
align=left | {{small|GP}} Rostel. Cup8th
align=left | Finlandia Trophy4th
align=left | Nebelhorn Trophy6th
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=9 align=center | International: Junior
align=left | Junior Worlds18th10th
align=left | {{small|JGP}} Andorra7th
align=left | {{small|JGP}} Croatiabgcolor=silver | 2nd
align=left | {{small|JGP}} Germany5th
align=left | {{small|JGP}} Hungary4th
align=left | {{small|JGP}} Romania4th5th
align=left | {{small|JGP}} Ukraine19th
align=left | Copenhagenbgcolor=silver | 2nd J
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=9 align=center | National
align=left | Canadian Champ.bgcolor=gold | 1st J9th11th5th5th11thbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rdbgcolor=silver | 2nd
colspan=9 align=center | J: Junior level

References

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{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00007130.htm |title= Competition Results: Myriane SAMSON |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140423213439/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00007130.htm |archivedate= April 23, 2014 |url-status= live }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007130.htm |title= Myriane SAMSON: 2008/2009 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20091103131332/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007130.htm |archivedate= November 3, 2009 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007130.htm |title= Myriane SAMSON: 2009/2010 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100518195635/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007130.htm |archivedate= May 18, 2010 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007130.htm |title= Myriane SAMSON: 2010/2011 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110815234358/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007130.htm |archivedate= August 15, 2011 |url-status= live }}

{{cite web |url= http://members.skatecanada.ca/memberreg/athletebio_nws.cfm?ex=1&strregid=1796429&strcategory=single&strbiocategory=Senior%20Women&strlanguage=E |title= Myriane Samson |publisher= Skate Canada |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140804013927/http://members.skatecanada.ca/memberreg/athletebio_nws.cfm?ex=1&strregid=1796429&strcategory=single&strbiocategory=Senior%20Women&strlanguage=E |archivedate= August 4, 2014 |url-status= live }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/athletes/national_teams/team_profiles/profile.cfm?strregid=1796429&strcategory=single |title= Myriane Samson: 2003/2004 |publisher= Skate Canada |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20040804110227/http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/athletes/national_teams/team_profiles/profile.cfm?strregid=1796429&strcategory=single |archivedate= August 4, 2004 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/athletes/national_teams/team_profiles/profile.cfm?strregid=1796429&strcategory=single |title= Myriane Samson: 2004/2005 |publisher= Skate Canada |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20050316222757/http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/athletes/national_teams/team_profiles/profile.cfm?strregid=1796429&strcategory=single |archivedate= March 16, 2005 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/athletes/national_teams/team_profiles/profile.cfm?strregid=1796429&strcategory=single |title= Myriane Samson: 2005/2006 |publisher= Skate Canada |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20051111183640/http://skatecanada.ca/en/athletes/national_teams/team_profiles/profile.cfm?strregid=1796429&strcategory=single |archivedate= November 11, 2005 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/athletes/national_teams/team_profiles/profile.cfm?strregid=1796429&strcategory=single |title= Myriane Samson: 2007/2008 |publisher= Skate Canada |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20071107103302/http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/athletes/national_teams/team_profiles/profile.cfm?strregid=1796429&strcategory=single |archivedate= November 7, 2007 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/athletes/national_teams/team_profiles/profile.cfm?strregid=1796429&strcategory=single |title= Myriane Samson: 2008/2009 |publisher= Skate Canada |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090522061545/http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/athletes/national_teams/team_profiles/profile.cfm?strregid=1796429&strcategory=single |archivedate= May 22, 2009 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite news |url= https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/figure-skating/skaters-lacoste-reynolds-added-to-worlds-team-1.1054239 |title= Skaters Lacoste, Reynolds added to worlds team |work= cbc.ca |date= March 29, 2011 |access-date= March 29, 2011 }}

{{cite news |url= http://www.skatetoday.com/2007/08/21/samson-makes-canadian-senior-international-team/ |title= Samson Makes Canadian Senior International Team |first= Barry |last= Mittan |work= Skate Today |date= August 21, 2007 }}

{{cite news |url= http://skatebuzz.com/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?id=c8f35120-8313-4a2f-9a60-83bccfdfa960 |title= Two-Time Canadian Medalist Myriane Samson Retires |work= Skate Canada; Skatebuzz |date= November 1, 2012 |access-date= November 2, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140808055302/http://skatebuzz.com/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?id=c8f35120-8313-4a2f-9a60-83bccfdfa960 |archive-date= August 8, 2014 |url-status= dead }}

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External links

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Category:1988 births

Category:Canadian female single skaters

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Longueuil

Category:Sportspeople from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen