| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Samantha Cesario |
| Country represented | United States |
| Born | August 21, 1993 Oceanside, New York |
| Home town | Oceanside, New York |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Coach | Peter Burrows MaryLynn Gelderman Jana Brazee Kyoko Ina Jason Briggs |
| Choreographer | Inese Bucevica |
| Skating club | SC of New York |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 153.84 2011 JGP Baltic Cup |
| Short program | 52.22 2011 JGP Baltic Cup |
| Free skate | 101.62 2011 JGP Baltic Cup |
Samantha Cesario (born August 21, 1993) is an American figure skater.
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She began skating at age 7 in group lessons.[1]
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.[2][3] 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.[4]
She made her comeback the next season of 2011–12. She competed at the Junior Grand Prix event in Poland where she took bronze.[5]
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–2012 | Carmen Fantasie by David Garrett |
Black Swan by Clint Mansell |
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| 2010–2011 | Carmen Fantasie by David Garrett |
Man of La Mancha including the song The Impossible Dream by Mitch Leigh performed by the Boston Pops Orchestra |
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| 2009–2010 | Nocturne from Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen |
Dark Eyes by Lionel Hampton |
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| 2008–2009 | Tango de los Exilados by Vanessa Mae |
Tosca by Giacomo Puccini |
| Event | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Championships | 6th J. | 14th | WD | ||||||
| U.S. Junior Championships | 8th Ju. | ||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Estonia | 3rd | ||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Poland | 3rd | ||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Romania | 4th | ||||||||
| Gardena Spring Trophy | 1st J. | ||||||||
| Eastern Sectional | 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 | |||||||||