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{{Short description|American ice dancer}}
{{Infobox figure skater
|name= Emily Samuelson
|image= Emily Samuelson & Evan Bates Banquet 2008 Junior Worlds.jpg
|caption= Samuelson and Bates in 2008.
|fullname= 
|altname= 
|country= {{USA}}
|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1990|5|14}}
|birth_place= [[Southfield, Michigan]]
|hometown= 
|residence= 
|height= {{height|ft=5|in=4}}
|partner= [[Todd Gilles]], [[Evan Bates]]
|coach= {{hlist|[[Yuri Chesnichenko]]|[[Yaroslava Nechaeva]]|[[Igor Shpilband]]|[[Marina Zueva]]}} Choreographers: {{hlist|[[Tom Dickson (figure skater)|Tom Dickson]]|[[Christopher Dean]]|Marina Zueva|Yuri Chesnichenko|Yaroslava Nechaeva}}
|skating club= Ann Arbor FSC (trained at [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]] and [[Canton Charter Township, Michigan|Canton, Michigan]])
|beganskating= 1995
|retired= 
|show-medals= yes
|medaltemplates= <!-- see [[Template:MedalRelatedTemplates]] -->
{{MedalSport| [[Figure skating]]: [[Ice dancing]]}}
{{MedalCountry| the {{USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|Four Continents Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2009 Vancouver]]|Ice dancing}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Junior Figure Skating Championships|World Junior Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2008 Sofia]]|Ice dancing}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[ISU Junior Grand Prix Final|Junior Grand Prix Final]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2006–07 ISU Junior Grand Prix|2006–07 Sofia]]|Ice dancing}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix|2007–08 Gdansk]]|Ice dancing}}
}}

'''Emily Samuelson''' (born May 14, 1990) is an American former competitive [[Ice dancing|ice dancer]]. With former partner [[Evan Bates]], she is the [[2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2009 Four Continents]] bronze medalist, the [[2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2008 World Junior]] champion, and the [[2009 United States Figure Skating Championships|2009 U.S. national]] silver medalist. The duo competed at the [[Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Winter Olympics]]. Samuelson later skated with [[Todd Gilles]].

==Personal life==
Emily Samuelson was born in [[Southfield, Michigan]].<ref name=ISU-1011/> Due to her father's job, she also lived in Europe as a child.<ref name=HC2011/> She was selected for the 2008 [[U.S. Figure Skating]] Scholastics Honors Team<ref name=scholar/> and graduated from [[Novi High School]] in spring 2008. In 2013, she received a degree in international studies, with a focus on political economy and development, from the [[University of Michigan]].<ref name=IN160825/> As of 2016, she is a financial advisor at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Michigan.<ref name=Reuters160822/>

== Early years ==
Emily Samuelson began skating in autumn 1995 after being inspired by a skater she saw while vacationing with her family in Switzerland.<ref name=HC2011/> She competed in [[single skating]] through the intermediate level and tested up to the novice level in the [[USFSA]] testing structure.<ref name=ST070205/> At the age of nine, she began learning ice dancing at the suggestion of her coach, Karen Lingenfelter, who paired Samuelson with her son, Kurt.<ref name=ST070205/> The two skated together for a few months.<ref name=HC2011/>

== Partnership with Bates ==

=== Juvenile to novice ===
Samuelson teamed up with [[Evan Bates]] in May 2000 following the suggestion of their coach, Gary Clark.<ref name=ST070205/> In the 2000–01 season, competing on the juvenile level, they won the pewter medal at their regional championship. This qualified them for the 2000–01 U.S. Junior Championships, where they won the bronze medal. Moving up to the intermediate level in the 2001–02 season, they won the silver medal at their regional championship. At the 2001–02 U.S. Junior Championships, they won the intermediate national title.

In the 2002–03 season, Samuelson/Bates moved up to the novice level. They competed internationally for the first time through the North American Challenge Skate program. They placed 10th on the novice level at the event in Thunder Bay, Ontario. They won the pewter medal at their regional championship to qualify for their sectional championship. At their sectional championship, they placed 6th and did not qualify for the [[2003 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2003 U.S. Championships]]. Remaining as novices in the 2003–04 season, Samuelson/Bates won their regional championship to qualify for their sectional championship, where they won the silver medal. This qualified them for the [[2004 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2004 U.S. Championships]] on the novice level. At nationals, they won the bronze medal. Their placement at nationals earned them a trip to the Estonia International Ice Dancing Championships on the novice level, where they won the silver medal. In the 2004–05 season, competing in their third season as novices, Samuelson/Bates won the silver medal at their regional championship and won their sectional championship to qualify for the [[2005 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2005 U.S. Championships]]. At nationals, they won the novice title.

===Junior career: World Junior champion and second Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalists===
In the 2005–06 season, Samuelson/Bates moved up to the junior level. Their made their debut on the [[ISU Junior Grand Prix]]. At the [[2005–06 ISU Junior Grand Prix]] event in Slovakia, they placed 6th in the compulsory dance, 10th in the original dance, and 6th in the free dance to place 8th overall. At the event in Sofia, Bulgaria, they placed 5th in all three segments of the competition and overall. They won their sectional championship to qualify for the [[2006 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2006 U.S. Championships]], where they won the silver medal on the junior level. This medal qualified them for a trip to the [[2006 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2006 Junior Worlds]], where they placed 10th.

In the 2006–07 season, Samuelson/Bates remained on the junior level. They competed on the [[2006–07 ISU Junior Grand Prix]]. At their event in Mexico, they won all three segments of the competitions and won the gold medal overall. At their event in Taipei, they placed second in the compulsory dance and won the original and free dances to win the gold medal overall. These medals qualified them for the Junior Grand Prix Final. At the Junior Grand Prix Final, they placed second behind training mates [[Madison Hubbell]] / [[Keiffer Hubbell]]. Qualifying for the Junior Grand Prix Final had given them a bye to the [[2007 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2007 U.S. Championships]]. Competing again against the Hubbells, Samuelson/Bates won the junior national title. They were placed on the team to the [[2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2007 World Junior Championships]]. At Junior Worlds, they were in second place going into the free dance. However, they were forced to withdraw from the competition in the middle of their free dance due to injury. Samuelson fell shortly into the program, and Bates, in an effort to avoid colliding with her head, leaped over her and landed on Samuelson's left hand, and wound up severing the tendon in her middle finger.<ref name=HC2011/><ref name=USFS070303/> Their withdrawal, combined with the placement of the other American teams, meant the U.S. would only have two entries to the 2008 Junior Worlds.

[[Image:Samuelson & Bates 2007 JGP USA CD.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Samuelson and Bates perform the Viennese Waltz compulsory dance at the 2007–08 Junior Grand Prix event in Lake Placid, New York]]

In 2007–08, Samuelson/Bates remained juniors internationally, but moved up to seniors nationally. They began their season on the [[2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix]]. Skating with a minor knee injury at their first Junior Grand Prix event, in Lake Placid, Samuelson/Bates won all three segments of the competition to win the gold medal overall. At their second event, they won both the compulsory and original dances, but placed second in the free dance, to win the gold medal overall. These medals qualified them for the 2007–08 Junior Grand Prix Final and also earned them a bye to the [[2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2008 U.S. Championships]]. At the Junior Grand Prix Final, they placed third in the compulsory dance and second in the original and free dances to win the silver medal overall. At the U.S. Championships, Samuelson/Bates made their senior national debut. They placed fourth in the compulsory and original dances. In the free dance, Samuelson/Bates fell during a lift that had been inserted into the program for the senior program due to the different requirements between junior and senior level free dances. They placed 6th in the free dance and won the pewter medal, continuing their medal streak at the U.S. Championships. Their placement at the U.S. Championships earned them a trip to the [[2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2008 World Junior Championships]]. At Junior Worlds, they won all three segments of the competition and won the title overall.<ref name=08jwcd/><ref name=08jwod/><ref name=08jwfd/><ref name=isuwj/>

===Senior career: Four Continents bronze===
In the 2008–09 season, Samuelson/Bates moved up to the senior level internationally. Their first international competition of the season was the [[2008 Nebelhorn Trophy]]. They placed second in the compulsory dance and won both the original and free dances to win the title overall. They made their senior Grand Prix debut at the [[2008 Skate America]], where they placed 5th in the compulsory dance, fourth in the original dance, and third in the free dance, to place fourth overall. At their second Grand Prix event, the [[2008 NHK Trophy]], they placed third in the compulsory dance and fourth in the original and free dances to win the bronze medal. At the [[2009 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2009 U.S. Championships]], they placed second in all three segments of the competition, and won the silver medal overall.<ref name=09nats/> It was their sixth consecutive medal at the U.S. Championships. This medal qualified them for the teams to the [[2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2009 Four Continents]] and the [[2009 World Figure Skating Championships|2009 World Championships]].<ref name=09teams/> At the Four Continents, they placed fourth in the compulsory dance and then third in the original and free dances to win the bronze medal overall.<ref name=094cc/> At the World Championships, they placed 13th in the compulsory dance, 11th in the original dance, and 9th in the free dance to place 11th overall.<ref name=09worlds/>

Samuelson/Bates had an up and down season in [[2009–10 figure skating season|2009–10]], failing to medal in their two Grand Prix appearances but finishing 11th at their first Olympics and 9th at [[2010 World Figure Skating Championships|Worlds]]. On April 28, 2010, they announced that they would be leaving long-time coaches [[Yuri Chesnichenko]] and [[Yaroslava Nechaeva]] to train with [[Igor Shpilband]] and [[Marina Zueva]] in Canton, Michigan.<ref name=IN100428/> In September 2010, Bates suffered a complete laceration of his Achilles tendon after Samuelson hit him with her skate blade as she came down from a lift.<ref name=IN100929/> They missed the entire [[2010–11 figure skating season|2010–11 season]] as a result. In June 2011, it was reported that they had ended their partnership.<ref name=UniSp110622/> On June 28, 2011, Samuelson and Bates confirmed that they had split and said that they were both looking for new partners.<ref name=USFS110628/>

== Partnership with Gilles ==
On August 22, 2011, Samuelson announced that she would be skating with [[Todd Gilles]].<ref name=IN110822/> In September, they revealed they would train in Ann Arbor, Michigan, coached by Nechaeva and Chesnichenko with choreography by [[Tom Dickson (figure skater)|Tom Dickson]] and [[Christopher Dean]].<ref name=IN110909/><ref name=unexpected/> In November 2011, they competed in their first event together, the [[2011 Cup of China]], where they finished 8th. At the time, they had been skating together for approximately two months, and had had their programs choreographed one month earlier.<ref name=gs11coc/> Samuelson and Gilles confirmed the end of their partnership in June 2012.<ref name=IN120626/>

== Programs ==

=== Ice dance with Todd Gilles ===
[[Image:2011 Cup of China Emily Samuelson Todd Gilles.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Emily Samuelson / Todd Gilles in 2011.]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Season
! [[Short dance]]
! [[Free dance (ice dance)|Free dance]]
|-
! 2011–12 <br> <ref name=ISU-1112/><ref name=USFS-ESTG/>
|
* Como Golondrinas <br>{{small| by Angela Carrasco }}
* Goldfinger <br>{{small| by Perez Prado and his Orchestra <br> choreo. by [[Tom Dickson (figure skater)|Tom Dickson]] }}
|
* [[Stairway to Heaven]] <br>{{small| by Mary J. Blige <br> choreo. by [[Christopher Dean]] }}
|}

=== Ice dance with Evan Bates ===
[[File:2008 Skate America Emily SAMUELSON Evan BATES.jpg|thumb|right|Samuelson and Bates perform their original dance at the 2008 Skate America.]]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Season
! [[Original dance]]
! [[Free dance (ice dance)|Free dance]]
! Exhibition
|-
! 2001–2002 <br><ref name="USFS-ESEB"/><ref name=progESEB/>
|
|
* Let's Face the Music and Dance
|
|-
! 2002–2003 <br><ref name="USFS-ESEB"/><ref name=progESEB/>
|
|
* Russian medley
|
|-
! 2003–2004 <br><ref name="USFS-ESEB"/><ref name=progESEB/>
|
|
* Canned Heat Disco <br>{{small| by [[Jamiroquai]] }}
|
|-
! 2004–2005 <br><ref name="USFS-ESEB"/><ref name=progESEB/>
|
|
* Amore
* Maria <br>{{small| by [[Ricky Martin]] }}
|
|-
! 2005–2006 <br><ref name="USFS-ESEB"/><ref name="ISU-0506"/>
|
* Besame <br>{{small| by Andres Ballinas }}
* Perfidia <br>{{small| by Alberto Dominguez }}
|
* Jingi <br>{{small| by Toskiaki Tsushima }}
* Battle Without Honor or Humanity <br>{{small| (from [[Kill Bill]]) <br> by [[Tomoyasu Hotei]] }}
|
|-
! 2006–2007 <br><ref name="USFS-ESEB"/><ref name="ISU-0607"/>
|
* Quejas de Bandoneom
|
* Thalia's Hits Remixed
|
|-
! 2007–2008 <br><ref name="USFS-ESEB"/><ref name="ISU-0708"/>
|
* [[Kalinka (1860 song)|Kalinka]]
* Russkie Napievi <br>{{small| by [[Balalaika]] }}
|
* Luna <br>{{small| by [[Alessandro Safina]] }}
|
* [[Bittersweet (Apocalyptica song)|Bittersweet]] <br>{{small| by [[Apocalyptica]] }}
|-
! 2008–2009 <br><ref name="ISU-0809"/><ref name="USFS-ESEB"/>
|
* [[Let Yourself Go (Irving Berlin song)|Let Yourself Go]] <br>{{small| by [[Irving Berlin]] }}
|
* Amazonic <br>{{small| by [[Tonči Huljić]] <br> performed by [[Maksim Mrvica]] }}
|
* [[You Should Be Dancing]] <br>{{small| by the [[Bee Gees]] }}
----
* [[Bittersweet (Apocalyptica song)|Bittersweet]] <br>{{small| by [[Apocalyptica]]}}
|-
! 2009–2010 <br><ref name=GS091004/><ref name="ISU-0910"/>
|
* [[Dixie Chicks]] medley
|
* [[Canto Della Terra]] <br>{{small| by [[Francesco Sartori]] <br> performed by [[Sarah Brightman]], [[Andrea Bocelli]] }}
|
|-
! 2010–2011 <br> <ref name="ISU-1011"/>
| 
* Desde el Alma
|
* An American in Paris <br>{{small| by [[George Gershwin]] }}
|
|}

==Competitive highlights==

=== Ice dance with Todd Gilles ===
{{smalldiv|
*GP – Event of the [[ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating|ISU Grand Prix Series]]
}}
{{Figure skating competitive highlights
|level=senior|ref=<ref name=ISU-ESTG/><ref name=USFS-ESTG/>
|season1=2011–12
|{{FS placements|1|{{small|GP}} [[Cup of China]]|p1=8th}}
|{{FS placements|1|[[U.S. Figure Skating Championships|U.S. Championships]]|p1=8th}}
}}

=== Ice dance with Evan Bates ===
[[File:2008 WJC Ice Dancing Podium.jpg|thumb|right|Samuelson and Bates (center) at the 2008 [[2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2008 World Junior Championships]] ]]

{{smalldiv|
*GP – Event of the [[ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating|ISU Grand Prix Series]]
*JGP – Event of the [[ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating|ISU Junior Grand Prix Series]]
*CS – Event of the [[ISU Challenger Series]]
*WD – Withdrew from competition
*At national events in the United States, pewter medals are awarded for fourth place.
}}
{|
|valign="top"|
{{Figure skating competitive highlights
|level=junior|ref=<ref name="ISU-ESEB"/><ref name="USFS-ESEB"/>
|season1=2005–06|season2=2006–07|season3=2007–08
|{{FS placements|3|{{nowrap|[[World Junior Figure Skating Championships|World Junior Championships]]}}|p1=10th|p2=WD|p3=1st}}
|{{FS placements|3|[[ISU Junior Grand Prix Final|Junior Grand Prix Final]]|p2=2nd|p3=2nd}}
|{{FS placements|3|[[U.S. Figure Skating Championships|U.S. Championships]]|p1=2nd|p2=1st}}
|{{FS placements|3|{{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Austria|Austria]]|p3=1st}}
|{{FS placements|3|{{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Bulgaria|Bulgaria]]|p1=5th}}
|{{FS placements|3|{{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Chinese Taipei|Chinese Taipei]]|p2=1st}}
|{{FS placements|3|{{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Mexico|Mexico]]|p2=1st}}
|{{FS placements|3|{{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Slovakia|Slovakia]]|p1=8th}}
|{{FS placements|3|{{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in the United States|United States]]|p3=1st}}
}}
|valign="top"|
{{Figure skating competitive highlights
|level=senior|ref=<ref name="ISU-ESEB"/><ref name="USFS-ESEB"/>
|season1=2007–08|season2=2008–09|season3=2009–10
|{{FS placements|3|[[Figure skating at the Winter Olympics|Winter Olympics]]|p3=11th}}
|{{FS placements|3|[[World Figure Skating Championships|World Championships]]|p2=11th|p3=9th}}
|{{FS placements|3|[[Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|Four Continents Championships]]|p2=3rd}}
|{{FS placements|3|[[U.S. Figure Skating Championships|U.S. Championships]]|p1=4th|pewter1=yes|p2=2nd|p3=3rd}}
|{{FS placements|3|{{small|GP}} [[NHK Trophy]]|p2=3rd}}
|{{FS placements|3|{{small|GP}} [[Skate America]]|p2=4th}}
|{{FS placements|3|{{small|GP}} [[Skate Canada International|Skate Canada]]|p3=5th}}
|{{FS placements|3|{{nowrap|{{small|GP}} [[Trophée Éric Bompard]]}}|p3=4th}}
|{{FS placements|3|{{small|CS}} [[Nebelhorn Trophy]]|p2=1st}}
}}
|}

== Detailed results ==
=== Ice dance with Evan Bates ===
==== Senior level ====
{{Figure skating detailed results
|season=2007–08|icedance=CD/OD/FD|ref={{r|SS-ESEB}}
|Jan 20–27, 2008|{{flagicon|USA}} [[2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2008 U.S. Championships]]|CDplace1=4|CDscore1=34.00|4|57.62|6|83.54|4|175.16|pewter1=yes
}}
{{Figure skating detailed results
|season=2008–09|icedance=CD/OD/FD|ref={{r|SS-ESEB}}
|Sep 25–29, 2008|{{flagicon|GER}} [[2008 Nebelhorn Trophy]]|CDplace1=2|CDscore1=34.53|1|53.36|1|88.26|1|176.15
|Oct 23–26, 2008|{{flagicon|USA}} [[2008 Skate America]]|CDplace2=5|CDscore2=31.81|4|55.01|3|88.84|4|175.66
|Nov 27–30, 2008|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[2008 NHK Trophy]]|CDplace3=3|CDscore3=32.18|4|50.92|4|78.35|3|161.45
|Jan 18–25, 2009|{{flagicon|USA}} [[2009 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2009 U.S. Championships]]|CDplace4=2|CDscore4=36.28|2|56.97|2|88.39|2|181.64
|Feb 2–8, 2009|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2009 Four Continents Championships]]|CDplace5=4|CDscore5=31.41|3|59.48|3|89.90|3|180.79
|Mar 23–29, 2009|{{flagicon|USA}} [[2009 World Figure Skating Championships|2009 World Championships]]|CDplace6=13|CDscore6=32.51|11|54.97|9|87.28|11|174.76
}}
{{Figure skating detailed results
|season=2009–10|icedance=CD/OD/FD|ref={{r|SS-ESEB}}
|Oct 15–18, 2009|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[2009 Trophée Éric Bompard]]|CDplace1=4|CDscore1=31.11|6|46.55|5|80.41|4|158.07
|Nov 19–22, 2009|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[2009 Skate Canada International]]|CDplace2=4|CDscore2=31.47|3|51.49|5|77.80|5|160.76
|Jan 14–24, 2010|{{flagicon|USA}} [[2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2010 U.S. Championships]]|CDplace3=4|CDscore3=37.36|3|59.60|3|93.73|3|190.69
|Feb 19–22, 2010|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Ice dance|2010 Winter Olympics]]|CDplace4=14|CDscore4=31.37|11|53.99|11|88.94|11|174.30
|Mar 22–28, 2010|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[2010 World Figure Skating Championships|2010 World Championships]]|CDplace5=10|CDscore5=32.61|10|52.79|10|83.37|9|168.77
}}

==== Junior level ====
{{Figure skating detailed results
|season=2005–06|icedance=CD/OD/FD|ref=<ref name="ISU-ESEB"/>
|Mar 6–12, 2005|{{flagicon|SVK}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Slovakia|2005 JGP Slovakia]]|CDplace1=6|CDscore1=27.51|10|34.30|6|64.15|8|125.96
|Sep 29–Oct 2, 2005|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Bulgaria|2005 JGP Bulgaria]]|CDplace2=5|CDscore2=30.13|5|43.42|5|67.13|5|140.68
|Jan 7–15, 2006|{{flagicon|USA}} [[2006 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2006 U.S. Championships]]|CDplace3=2|CDscore3=32.94|2|51.07|2|76.23|2|160.24
|Mar 6–12, 2006|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[2006 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2006 World Junior Championships]]|CDplace4=10|CDscore4=27.28|10|43.91|11|62.97|10|134.16
}}
{{Figure skating detailed results
|season=2006–07|icedance=CD/OD/FD|ref=<ref name="ISU-ESEB"/>
|Sep 12–17, 2006|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Mexico|2006 JGP Mexico]]|CDplace1=1|CDscore1=32.33|1|52.32|1|71.10|1|155.75
|Oct 11–14, 2006|{{flagicon|TPE}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Chinese Taipei|2006 JGP Chinese Taipei]]|CDplace2=2|CDscore2=30.33|1|51.38|1|72.00|1|153.71
|Dec 7–10, 2006|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix Final|2006–07 Junior Grand Prix Final]]|CDplace3=3|CDscore3=31.24|2|50.11|2|70.63|2|151.98
|Jan 21–28, 2007|{{flagicon|USA}} [[2007 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2007 U.S. Championships]]|CDplace4=1|CDscore4=35.75|2|50.63|1|81.27|1|167.65
|Feb 26–Mar 4, 2007|{{flagicon|GER}} [[2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2007 World Junior Championships]]|CDplace5=4|CDscore5=31.18|2|53.98|WD|{{n/a}}|WD|{{n/a}}
}}
{{Figure skating detailed results
|season=2007–08|icedance=CD/OD/FD|ref=<ref name="ISU-ESEB"/>
|Aug 30–Sep 2, 2007|{{flagicon|USA}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in the United States|2007 JGP United States]]|CDplace1=1|CDscore1=30.76|1|51.72|1|72.94|1|155.42
|Sep 12–15, 2007|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Austria|2007 JGP Austria]]|CDplace2=1|CDscore2=34.38|2|51.73|1|85.73|1|171.84
|Dec 6–9, 2007|{{flagicon|POL}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix Final|2007–08 Junior Grand Prix Final]]|CDplace3=3|CDscore3=31.70|2|55.66|2|84.49|2|171.85
|Feb 25–Mar 2, 2008|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2008 World Junior Championships]]|CDplace4=1|CDscore4=35.11|1|57.84|1|88.71|1|181.66
}}

== References ==
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<ref name=ISU-ESEB>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00008756.htm |title= Competition Results: Emily SAMUELSON / Evan BATES |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121013154120/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00008756.htm |archive-date= October 13, 2012 |url-status= live }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-0506>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00008756.htm |title= Emily SAMUELSON / Evan BATES: 2005/2006 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060425080741/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00008756.htm |archive-date= April 25, 2006 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-0607>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00008756.htm |title= Emily SAMUELSON / Evan BATES: 2006/2007 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070517134720/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00008756.htm |archive-date= May 17, 2007 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-0708>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00008756.htm |title= Emily SAMUELSON / Evan BATES: 2007/2008 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080514132034/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00008756.htm |archive-date= May 14, 2008 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

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<ref name=ISU-0910>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00008756.htm |title= Emily SAMUELSON / Evan BATES: 2009/2010 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100328225134/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00008756.htm |archive-date= March 28, 2010 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-1011>{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00008756.htm |title=Emily SAMUELSON / Evan BATES: 2010/2011 |publisher=International Skating Union |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403012121/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00008756.htm |archive-date=April 3, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name=USFS-ESEB>{{cite web |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=38008&mode=P |title= Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates |publisher= [[IceNetwork.com]] |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110519084009/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=38008&mode=P |archive-date= May 19, 2011 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=progESEB>{{cite web |url= http://emily-evan.ice-dance.com/web/emily_evan_programs.htm |title= Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates: Programs |publisher= ice-dance.com |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110721094021/http://emily-evan.ice-dance.com/web/emily_evan_programs.htm |archive-date= July 21, 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-ESTG>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00013718.htm |title= Competition Results: Emily SAMUELSON / Todd GILLES |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140423001631/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00013718.htm |archive-date= April 23, 2014 |url-status= live }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-1112>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013718.htm |title= Emily SAMUELSON / Todd GILLES: 2011/2012 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121018162922/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013718.htm |archive-date= October 18, 2012 |url-status= live }}</ref>

<ref name=USFS-ESTG>{{cite web |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=40000&mode=P |title= Emily Samuelson / Todd Gilles |publisher= [[IceNetwork.com]] |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120722021447/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=40000&mode=P |archive-date= July 22, 2012 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=HC2011>{{cite news|url=http://www.hercampus.com/school/umich/emily-samuelson-12 |title=Emily Samuelson, '12 |first=Dana |last=Narens |date=October 24, 2011 |publisher=Her Campus |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115131145/http://www.hercampus.com/school/umich/emily-samuelson-12 |archive-date=November 15, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name=scholar>{{cite news |url= http://usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=40336 |title= U.S. Figure Skating to Honor 10 Exceptional Scholar Athletes at 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships |publisher= [[U.S. Figure Skating]] |date= January 26, 2008 |access-date= August 8, 2011 |archive-date= July 27, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110727025241/http://usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=40336 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=ST070205>{{cite news |url= http://www.skatetoday.com/2007/02/05/samuelson-and-bates-win-u-s-junior-dance-crown/ |title= Samuelson and Bates Win U.S. Junior Dance Crown |first= Barry |last= Mittan |work= Skate Today |date= February 5, 2007 |access-date= August 8, 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name=USFS070303>{{cite news |url= http://usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=37845 |title= American Ladies Sweep World Junior Medals |first= Sal |last= Zanca |publisher= [[U.S. Figure Skating]] |date= March 3, 2007 |access-date= June 22, 2011 |archive-date= September 19, 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080919103800/http://www.usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=37845 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=08jwcd>{{cite news |url= http://www.goldenskate.com/2008/02/samuelson-and-bates-lead-at-junior-worlds/ |title= Samuelson and Bates lead at Junior Worlds |first= Rosaleen |last= Kaye |work= GoldenSkate |date= February 27, 2008 |access-date= September 13, 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name=08jwod>{{cite news |url= http://www.goldenskate.com/2008/02/samuelson-and-bates-maintain-lead-at-junior-worlds/ |title= Samuelson and Bates maintain lead at Junior Worlds |first= Rosaleen |last= Kaye |work= GoldenSkate |date= February 29, 2008 |access-date= September 13, 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name=08jwfd>{{cite news |url= http://www.goldenskate.com/2008/03/samuelson-and-bates-capture-gold-in-sofia/ |title= Samuelson and Bates capture gold in Sofia |first= Rosaleen |last= Kaye |work= GoldenSkate |date= March 1, 2008 |access-date= September 13, 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name=GS091004>{{cite news |url= http://www.goldenskate.com/2009/10/samuelson-and-bates-well-prepared-for-season/ |title= Samuelson and Bates Well Prepared for Season |first= Barry |last= Mittan |work= Golden Skate |date= October 4, 2009 }}</ref>

<ref name=09nats>{{cite web |url= http://www.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/34540/results.html |title= 2009 U.S. Championships Results |publisher= [[U.S. Figure Skating]] |date= January 2009 |access-date= 2009-04-25 |archive-date= 2009-02-01 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090201172027/http://usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/34540/results.html |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=09teams>{{cite news|url=http://usfigureskating.org/event_story.asp?id=42483 |title=U.S. Figure Skating Announces World, Four Continents and World Junior Teams |publisher=[[U.S. Figure Skating]] |date=January 25, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727025337/http://usfigureskating.org/event_story.asp?id=42483 |archive-date=July 27, 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name=094cc>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/results/fc2009/CAT004RS.HTM |title= 2009 Four Continents Championships Results |publisher= [[International Skating Union]] }}</ref>

<ref name=09worlds>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/results/wc2009/CAT004RS.HTM |title= 2009 World Championships Results |publisher= [[International Skating Union]] }}</ref>

<ref name=IN100428>{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100428&content_id=9639572&vkey=ice_pressrelease |title= Samuelson, Bates announce coaching change |publisher= [[IceNetwork.com]] |date= April 28, 2010 |access-date= September 29, 2010 |archive-date= February 3, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140203200431/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100428&content_id=9639572&vkey=ice_pressrelease |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=IN100929>{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100929&content_id=15212632&vkey=ice_news |title= Bates sidelined after injuring Achilles in practice |first= Amy |last= Rosewater |work= [[IceNetwork.com]] |date= September 29, 2010 |access-date= September 29, 2010 |archive-date= February 25, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140225234649/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100929&content_id=15212632&vkey=ice_news |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=UniSp110622>{{cite news |url= http://www.universalsports.com/news-blogs/article/newsid=537619.html |title= Samuelson, Bates call it quits |first= Alexa |last= Ainsworth |publisher= Universal Sports |date= June 22, 2011 |access-date= June 22, 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name=USFS110628>{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110623&content_id=20907412&vkey=ice_pressrelease |title= Samuelson, Bates announce end of partnership |work= [[U.S. Figure Skating]] |publisher= IceNetwork |date= June 28, 2011 |access-date= June 28, 2011 |archive-date= September 16, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160916235224/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110623&content_id=20907412&vkey=ice_pressrelease |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=isuwj>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuskating.sportcentric.com/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-188677-205899-133278-0-file,00.pdf |title= World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dance |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131004221354/http://www.isuskating.sportcentric.com/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-188677-205899-133278-0-file,00.pdf |archive-date= 4 October 2013 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=IN110822>{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110822&content_id=23582092&vkey=ice_news |title= Samuelson, Gilles happy to join forces |last= Rutherford |first= Lynn |date= August 22, 2011 |work= icenetwork.com |access-date= August 22, 2011 |archive-date= December 29, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111229204117/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110822&content_id=23582092&vkey=ice_news |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=IN110909>{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110909&content_id=24436722&vkey=ice_news |title= New team Samuelson, Gilles to train in Ann Arbor |last= Rutherford |first= Lynn |date= September 9, 2011 |work= icenetwork.com |access-date= September 9, 2011 |archive-date= October 19, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111019020405/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110909&content_id=24436722&vkey=ice_news |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=unexpected>{{cite news |url= http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/11499-emily-samuelson-and-todd-gilles |title= Emily Samuelson and Todd Gilles: An Unexpected Pairing |first= Elvin |last= Walker |work= IFS Magazine |date= November 16, 2011 |access-date= November 17, 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name=gs11coc>{{cite news |url= http://www.goldenskate.com/2011/11/bobrova-and-soloviev-secure-strong-lead-at-cup-of-china/ |title= Bobrova and Soloviev secure strong lead at Cup of China |first= Tatjana |last= Flade |work= Golden Skate |date= November 4, 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name=IN120626>{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120625&content_id=33905812&vkey=ice_news |title= Samuelson, Gilles announce end of partnership |work= Icenetwork |date= June 26, 2012 |access-date= June 26, 2012 |archive-date= June 30, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120630132313/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120625&content_id=33905812&vkey=ice_news |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=Reuters160822>{{cite news |url= https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-rio-usa-wealth-idUSKCN10X0D3 |title= From the Olympics to Wall Street: The athletes who become brokers |first= Elizabeth |last= Dilts |work= [[Reuters]] |date= August 22, 2016 }}</ref>

<ref name=IN160825>{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/08/25/197402024/ |title= She's money: Samuelson finds passion in finance |first= Lois |last= Elfman |work= [[IceNetwork.com]] |date= August 25, 2016 }}</ref>

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* {{ISU figure skater | id=00008756 | name= Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090603150726/http://emily-evan.ice-dance.com/ |date=mdy |title=Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates: Official site}}
* {{Team USA|new_id=emily-samuelson|old_id=SA/Emily-Samuelson|archive=20230625060035}}
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