Global InformationKimmie Meissner information
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 Meissner at the 2007 Skate America | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Kimberly Claire Meissner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 4, 1989 Towson, Maryland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Bel Air, Maryland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | University of Delaware FSC and Chesapeake FSC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. In 2005, Meissner became the second American woman to land the triple Axel jump in national competition. She was the youngest American athlete to compete at the 2006 Olympics, coming in sixth place. She won the World Championships the following month, and the U.S. Nationals the following season. She was inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2020.
Meissner was one of the best technical figure skaters of her time, but was an inconsistent skater, especially towards the end of her career. She was compared to Olympic skater and U.S. champion Michelle Kwan, who called her "the new face of figure skating".[2] By 2020, she worked in the medical field and coached young skaters in Maryland. Meissner was the spokesperson for the "Cool Kids Campaign", a pediatric oncology charity.
- ^ "Meissner Timeline". Baltimore Sun. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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