Kimmie Meissner
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Meissner at the 2007 Skate America
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| Full name | Kimberly Claire Meissner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October 4, 1989 Towson, Maryland |
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| Home town | Bel Air, Maryland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach |
Chris Conte Richard Callaghan Todd Eldredge Pam Gregory |
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| Former choreographer | Chris Conte Lori Nichol David Wilson Nikolai Morozov |
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| Skating club | University of Delaware FSC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Combined total | 189.87 2006 Worlds |
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| Short program | 64.67 2007 Worlds |
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| Free skate | 129.70 2006 Worlds |
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Medal record
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Kimberly Claire "Kimmie" Meissner (born October 4, 1989) 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 a member of the 2006 Olympic team and was the youngest American athlete to compete at those Games. She finished 6th at the Olympics in February 2006 and won the World Championships the following month.
She is a spokesperson for the Cool Kids Campaign, an organization that helps children with cancer.
Kimberly Meissner, nicknamed "Kimmie", was born in Towson, Maryland, to Judy (Roth) and Paul Meissner. She is the youngest of four children and the only girl. She is Catholic. Her maternal great-grandparents Paulina and Emmanuel Novo had emigrated separately from Spain during the 1920s. The latter was a fisherman from Galicia.
Meissner was a full-time student at Fallston High School, a public high school and graduated from there in May 2007. She entered the University of Delaware as a part-time student in the fall semester of that year. Meissner trained for most of her career in Newark, Delaware at the University of Delaware Figure Skating Club, the club she represents in competition. Until February 2008, Meissner lived in Maryland with her family, and lived at home while attending college. Following her coaching change after the 2008 U.S. Championships, Meissner moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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