Kimmie Meissner
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|residence= Bel Air, Maryland |height= 5'3" |weight= |partner= |coach= Pam Gregory |skating club= Univ Delaware FSC |turned pro= |combined total= 189.87 |combined date= 2006 Worlds |SP score= 60.17 |SP date= 2006 Worlds |FS score= 129.70 |FS date= 2006 Worlds }}
| Most Recent Results: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Points | Finish | Year |
| World Championships | 218.33 | 1st | 2006 |
| Olympic Winter Games | 165.71 | 6th | 2006 |
| National Championships | 171.04 | 2nd | 2006 |
Kimberly Claire "Kimmie" Meissner (born October 4, 1989 in Towson, Maryland) is an American figure skater and current World Figure Skating Champion (2006). At the 2005 United States Figure Skating Championships, Meissner become the second U.S. woman to ever land a triple Axel in competition. Meissner recently represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics after placing second at the 2006 United States Figure Skating Championships.
Meissner became both the novice and junior national champion in two consecutive years (2003 and 2004), and the surprise 2005 national bronze medalist.
Skating career
Training
A native of Maryland, Meissner eventually moved to Newark, Delaware, to intensify her training. She joined and is still part of the University of Delaware Figure Skating Club. Meissner started to steadily pick up medals - first at the regional level, and gradually winning national titles. She lives with her family in Bel Air, Maryland, while she attends Fallston High School.Meissner's coach is Pam Gregory. Gregory and Lori Nichol are her choreographers, and her off-ice trainer is Jeff Snyder. Meissner's dress designer is Brad Griffies. Her support system includes her parents, Dr. Paul and Judy Meissner; brothers Nathan, Adam and Luke; and pets: Ozzie the cat and Misha, Tucker, and Flame, the dogs.
Her mottos include "Enjoy what you do; do what you enjoy" and "Don't take yourself too seriously; have fun." In her spare time, when not skating, Meissner reads, draws, bikes, skiis, rides horses, plays tennis, and writes poetry. She also plans to major in biology and become a marine biologist.
Success
By age 15, Meissner grew to the height of 5'3" and won the bronze medal at the 2005 U.S. National Figure Skating Championships. Meissner completed a triple Axel at the event, becoming only the second U.S. lady to do so in competition (Tonya Harding was the first, in 1991). Meissner has not attempted any quad jumps, but she practices triple-triple combination jumps and the triple Axel on a regular basis.
Meissner skated in the 2006 Winter Olympics, placing fifth in the short program and sixth overall. At the age of 16, Meissner competed in her first World Championships in 2006 and took home the gold, upsetting favorites Sasha Cohen and Fumie Suguri. During the free skate, Meissner completed seven triple jumps, including two triple-triple combinations, and received a new personal best score of 189.87. [http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060326/SPORTS/603260361/1002 [link] She was the first woman to win the Worlds on her first appearance since 1993, when Oksana Baiul won on her first attempt.
After Kimmie returned from the 2006 World Figure Skating Championships, a parade was held in her honor in her hometown of Bel Air, and, shortly thereafter, a road there was renamed Kimmie Way. She also went on to star in a local Subway commercial.
Routines and results
Competition results
2005-2006
2006 World Championships - 1st
2006 XX Winter Olympics - 6th
2006 US Nationals - 2nd
2005 NHK Trophy - 5th
2005 Trophee Eric Bompard - 5th
2005 Campbell's International FS Classic - 2nd
2004-2005
2005 Marshalls USFS Challenge - 4th
2005 World Junior Championships - Junior - 4th
2005 US Nationals - 3rd
2004 Junior Grand Prix Final - 3rd
2004 Campbell's International FS Classic - 5th
2004 JGP Long Beach - Junior - 2nd
2004 JGP Courchevel - Junior - 2nd
2004 Liberty Summer Competition - Senior - 1st
2003-2004
2004 World Junior Championships - Junior - 2nd
2004 US Nationals - Junior - 1st
2004 Junior Grand Prix Final - Junior - 5th
2003 JGP Slovenia - Junior - 1st
2003 JGP Bulgaria - Junior - 2nd
2003 Liberty Open Compitition - Junior - 1st
2002-2003
2003 Triglav Trophy - Novice - 3rd
2003 US Nationals - Novice - 1st
2003 Eastern Sectionals - Novice - 1st
2003 South Atlantic Regionals - Novice - 2nd
2002 Skate Chautauqua - Novice - 1st
2001-2002
2002 South Atlantic Regionals - Inter. - 7th
2000-2001
2001 Wissahickon Summer Comp - Inter. - 2nd
2001 US Junior Nationals - Inter. - 16th
2001 South Atlantic Regionals - Inter. - 3rd
1999-2000
2000 US Junior Nationals - Juvenile - 16th
2000 South Atlantics Regionals - Juvenile - 4th
Programs
2005-2006
Short: Symphonic Dances by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Long: Belkis, Queen of Sheba by Ottorino Respighi
Exhibition: "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by Eva Cassidy
2004-2005
Short: Reverie by Claude Debussy
Long: Daphnis and Chloe
Exhibition: "Breakaway" by Kelly Clarkson
2003-2004
Short: Sand and Water
Long: Pines of Rome by Respighi
Exhibition: "Here Comes the Sun" by Linda Eder
2002-2003
Short: Raymonda by Alexander Glazunov
Long: Symphony No. 5 by Sergei Prokofiev
Exhibition: "Say a Little Prayer" by Aretha Franklin
1999-2000
Exhibition: "We Go Together" from Grease
External links
- [Kimmie Meissner Fan Center]
- [Delaware online, "The torch belongs to Meissner"]
- [ABC News, "U.S. Performs Well at World Figure Skating"]
- [Kimmie's U.S. Olympic Team bio]
- [UDFSC] - University of Delaware Figure Skating Club
- [Kimmie Meissner] at the United States Figure Skating Association
- [Kimmie Meisnner] at the International Skating Union biography page
- [The Kimmie Meissner Forum]
- [Kimmie Meissner Mania]
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