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Kimberly Claire Meissner (born October 4, 1989) [1] is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 2006 World champion, the 2007 Four Continents champion, and the 2007 U.S. national champion. She is the first American and the first woman to simultaneously hold the World, Four Continents, and national titles.
Feb 2, 2018 · Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun. Kimmie Meissner, 28, right, who finished sixth in women’s figure skating at the Olympics in February 2006 and won the world championships the following month, works...
Oct 29, 2018 · BALTIMORE (WBFF) - Maryland native Kimmie Meissner, a former Olympics figure skater who grew up in Harford County, is now engaged. The U. S. Olympic Committee posted a picture of Meissner with...
Jan 24, 2020 · Meissner, who grew up in Bel Air and graduated from Fallston High School, will join Olympic ice dance champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White and Olympic coach Kathy Casey at the 2020 U.S. Figure...
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Kimberly Meissner, nicknamed Kimmie, was born in Towson, Maryland, to Judy and Paul Meissner. She is the youngest of four children and the only girl. She is Catholic. Meissner was a full-time student at Fallston High School, a public high school
Early career
Kimmie Meissner began figure skating at age six after watching her older brothers playing Ice hockey. She landed her first triple, a salchow jump, six years later. In the 1999-2000 season, Meissner qualified for the U.S. Junior Figure Skating Championships on the juvenile level, where she placed 16th. The following season, she repeated that placement, but on the Intermediate level. In the United States, Juvenile and Intermediate-level skaters compete at the U.S. Junior Championships, while No...
Senior career
Kimmie Meissner moved to the senior level internationally beginning in the 2005-2006 Olympic season. She made her Grand Prix debut at the 2005 Trophée Eric Bompard, where she placed sixth in the short program, fourth in the free skate, and fifth overall. She repeated that overall placement at her second event, the 2005 NHK Trophy, where she placed third in the short program and fifth in the free skate. At the 2006 United States Figure Skating Championships, Meissner won the silver medal and w...
Meissner was coached by Pam Gregory from 2003 through 2008. Before the 2008 U.S. Championships, Meissner worked on her spins with Todd Eldredge. Following that competition, Eldredge called her with more input on her spins and recommended his long-time coach Richard Callaghan. Meissner made the choice to switch coaches from long-time coach Pam Grego...
When Meissner returned from the 2006 Olympic Games, a parade was held in her honor in her hometown of Bel Air. Following her win at the 2006 Worlds, the town gave one of its main roads, Pennsylvania Avenue, the honorary title of Kimmie Way. She threw out the ceremonial first pitch for the Philliesopening day game, and a week later for her hometown ...
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5. 299 views 3 years ago #VirtualMOVEment. Listen in as we talk with Kimmie Meissner about her years of training and competition and her journey to the Olympics. Kimmie is the 2006 World...
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Kimberly Claire Meissner is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 2006 World champion, the 2007 Four Continents champion, and the 2007 U.S. national champion. She is the first American and the first woman to simultaneously hold the World, Four Continents, and national titles.
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