Myriane Samson

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.

Myriane Samson
Samson in 2010
Born	(1988-09-09) September 9, 1988 (age 36) Greenfield Park, Quebec
Hometown	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
Figure skating career
Country	Canada
Skating club	St.-Jean FSC
Began skating	1993
Retired	November 1, 2012

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]

On November 1, 2012, Samson announced her retirement from competitive skating.^[3]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2010–11 [4]	Il Postino by Luis Enríquez Bacalov	Bohemian Rhapsody performed by Maksim Mrvica Bohemian Rhapsody performed by Vitamin String Quartet Nocturne from Bohemian Rhapsody
2009–10 [5]	Warsaw Concerto by Richard Addinsell	As Time Goes By by Herman Hupfeld
2008–09 [6][7]	Within by William Joseph	Warsaw Concerto by Richard Addinsell
2007–08 [8]		Memoirs of a Geisha by John Williams Going to School Becoming a Geisha Finding Satsu Chairman's Waltz
2006–07 [1]	Violin Fantasy on Puccini's Turandot (based on Turandot by Giacomo Puccini) performed by Vanessa-Mae	Tango de los Exilados by Walter Taieb Querer performed by Vanessa-Mae
2005–06 [1][9]		Opening by Philip Glass Reunion by Burkhard Dallwitz The Hours by Philip Glass
2004–05 [10]	Snow Finale (Fire/Eroe) by René Dupéré	He Moved Through The Fair (Traditionnel) Pasha by Vanessa-Mae Carmen Caprice by Georges Bizet
2003–04 [11]	Prologue Le Cauchemar by David Newman

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[12]
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