Samantha Cesario
Encyclopedia
Samantha Cesario is an American
figure skater
.
She made her international debut in 2010 when she won the 2010 Gardena Spring Trophy
on the junior level.
In the following season of 2010–11 she made her ISU Junior Grand Prix
debut. She competed at the event
in Romania
where she placed 4th. After winning 2011 Eastern Sectionals
she was forced to withdraw from the 2011 U.S. Championships
due to back injury. She spent eight weeks in a hard cast. She was later diagnosed with an arthritic facet joint
and was administered a cortisone
shot to be able to train full run-throughs.
She made her comeback the next season of 2011–12. She competed at the Junior Grand Prix event
in Poland
where she took bronze.
Americans
The people of the United States, also known as simply Americans or American people, are the inhabitants or citizens of the United States. The United States is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds...
figure skater
Figure skating
Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
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Career
She began skating at age 7 in group lessons.She made her international debut in 2010 when she won the 2010 Gardena Spring Trophy
Gardena Spring Trophy
The Gardena Spring Trophy is an annual international figure skating competition. It is held every spring in Val Gardena in Italy. Since its inception in 1990, it has been a junior-level competition. In 2006, it added a novice level competition...
on the junior level.
In the following season of 2010–11 she made her ISU Junior Grand Prix
ISU Junior Grand Prix
The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Junior figure skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...
debut. She competed at the event
2010–2011 ISU Junior Grand Prix
The 2010–2011 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the fourteenth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the 2010–2011 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level...
in Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
where she placed 4th. After winning 2011 Eastern Sectionals
Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships
The Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating which has been held since 1938....
she was forced to withdraw from the 2011 U.S. Championships
2011 United States Figure Skating Championships
The 2011 United States Figure Skating Championships were a national figure skating competition during the 2010–2011 season. Skaters competed for the title of U.S. national champion in men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating and ice dancing on the senior, junior, and novice levels...
due to back injury. She spent eight weeks in a hard cast. She was later diagnosed with an arthritic facet joint
Facet syndrome
Facet syndrome is when the zygapophysial joints cause back pain. 55% of facet syndrome cases occur in cervical vertebrae, and 31% in lumbar. Facet syndrome can progress to spinal osteoarthritis, which is known as spondylosis...
and was administered a cortisone
Cortisone
Cortisone is a steroid hormone. It is one of the main hormones released by the adrenal gland in response to stress. In chemical structure, it is a corticosteroid closely related to corticosterone. It is used to treat a variety of ailments and can be administered intravenously, orally,...
shot to be able to train full run-throughs.
She made her comeback the next season of 2011–12. She competed at the Junior Grand Prix event
2011–2012 ISU Junior Grand Prix
The 2011–2012 ISU Junior Grand Prix is the 15th season of the series of junior international competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It is the junior-level complement to the 2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating contested by senior-level skaters...
in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
where she took bronze.
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2011–2012 | Carmen Fantasie by David Garrett David Garrett (violinist) David Garrett is a record breaking German/American classical violinist and recording artist.-Personal life:... |
Black Swan Black Swan: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Black Swan: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 2010 film, Black Swan. The album marks the fifth consecutive collaboration between Aronofsky and English composer Clint Mansell. Mansell scored the film based on Tchaikovsky's ballet, but with radical changes to the music... by Clint Mansell Clint Mansell Clinton Darryl "Clint" Mansell, is an English musician, composer, and former lead singer and guitarist of the band Pop Will Eat Itself.... |
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| 2010–2011 | Carmen Fantasie by David Garrett David Garrett (violinist) David Garrett is a record breaking German/American classical violinist and recording artist.-Personal life:... |
Man of La Mancha Man of La Mancha Man of La Mancha is a musical with a book by Dale Wasserman, lyrics by Joe Darion and music by Mitch Leigh. It is adapted from Wasserman's non-musical 1959 teleplay I, Don Quixote, which was in turn inspired by Miguel de Cervantes's seventeenth century masterpiece Don Quixote... including the song The Impossible Dream The Impossible Dream (The Quest) "The Impossible Dream " is a popular song composed by Mitch Leigh, with lyrics written by Joe Darion. It was written for the 1965 musical Man of La Mancha... by Mitch Leigh Mitch Leigh Mitch Leigh is an American musical theatre composer and theatrical producer best known for the musical Man Of La Mancha.-Biography:Leigh was born in Brooklyn, New York) as Irwin Michnick... performed by the Boston Pops Orchestra Boston Pops Orchestra The Boston Pops Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts, that specializes in playing light classical and popular music.... |
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| 2009–2010 | Nocturne from Bohemian Rhapsody Bohemian Rhapsody "Bohemian Rhapsody" is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was written by Freddie Mercury for the band's 1975 album A Night at the Opera... by Queen Queen (band) Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor... |
Dark Eyes Dark Eyes (song) Dark Eyes is a Russian song.The lyrics of the song were written by a Ukrainian poet and writer Yevhen Hrebinka. The first publication of the poem was in Literaturnaya gazeta on 17 January 1843.... by Lionel Hampton Lionel Hampton Lionel Leo Hampton was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor. Like Red Norvo, he was one of the first jazz vibraphone players. Hampton ranks among the great names in jazz history, having worked with a who's who of jazz musicians, from Benny Goodman and Buddy... |
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| 2008–2009 | Tango de los Exilados by Vanessa Mae |
Tosca Tosca Tosca is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900... by Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini was an Italian composer whose operas, including La bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot, are among the most frequently performed in the standard repertoire... |
Competitive highlights
| Event | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
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| U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters... |
6th J. | 14th | WD | ||||||
| U.S. Junior Championships | 8th Ju. | ||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Estonia 2011–2012 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2011–2012 ISU Junior Grand Prix is the 15th season of the series of junior international competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It is the junior-level complement to the 2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating contested by senior-level skaters... |
3rd | ||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Poland 2011–2012 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2011–2012 ISU Junior Grand Prix is the 15th season of the series of junior international competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It is the junior-level complement to the 2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating contested by senior-level skaters... |
3rd | ||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Romania 2010–2011 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2010–2011 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the fourteenth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the 2010–2011 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level... |
4th | ||||||||
| Gardena Spring Trophy Gardena Spring Trophy The Gardena Spring Trophy is an annual international figure skating competition. It is held every spring in Val Gardena in Italy. Since its inception in 1990, it has been a junior-level competition. In 2006, it added a novice level competition... |
1st J. | ||||||||
| Eastern Sectional Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships The Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating which has been held since 1938.... |
7th N. | 13th N. | 3rd J. | 3rd | 1st | ||||
| North Atlantic Regional | 6th Ju. | 3rd Ju. | 2nd N. | 2nd N. | 1st J. | 1st | 1st | ||
| Ju = Juvenile level; N. = Novice level; J. = Junior-level | |||||||||