Myriane Samson Explained

Myriane Samson
Country:	Canada
Birth Date:	September 9, 1988
Birth Place:	Greenfield Park, Quebec
Hometown:	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
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

Season	Short program	Free skating
2010–11	Il Postino	Bohemian Rhapsody Bohemian Rhapsody Nocturne from Bohemian Rhapsody
2009–10	Warsaw Concerto	As Time Goes By
2008–09	Within	Warsaw Concerto
2007–08	Within	Memoirs of a Geisha Going to School Becoming a Geisha Finding Satsu Chairman's Waltz
2006–07	Violin Fantasy on Puccini's Turandot	Tango de los Exilados Querer
2005–06	Violin Fantasy on Puccini's Turandot	Opening Reunion The Hours
2004–05	Snow Finale (Fire/Eroe)	He Moved Through The Fair Pasha Carmen Caprice
2003–04	Prologue Le Cauchemar	He Moved Through The Fair Pasha Carmen Caprice

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

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International
Event	03–04	04–05	05–06	06–07	07–08	08–09	09–10	10–11
align=left								29th
align=left								8th	11th
align=left							12th		7th
align=left									8th
align=left								4th
align=left							6th
International: Junior
align=left					18th	10th
align=left				7th
align=left		bgcolor=silver	2nd
align=left						5th
align=left					4th
align=left					4th	5th
align=left			19th
align=left		bgcolor=silver	2nd J
National
align=left		bgcolor=gold	1st J	9th	11th	5th	5th	11th	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd
J: Junior level