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Kimmie Meissner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kimberly Claire "Kimmie" Meissner (born October 4, 1989 in Towson, Maryland) is an American figure skater and current World Figure Skating Champion (2006). Meissner became both the novice and junior national champion in two consecutive years (2003 and 2004), and the surprise 2005 national bronze medalist. 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). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kimmie_Meissner   (666 words)

Kimberly Meissner The USA's Kimberly Meissner has moved rapidly up the ladder since she burst on the scene in her first U.S. national event by winning the novice ladies title in 2003. Meissner is still too young to do any international senior events, however, she won both the short and long programs at the Liberty Open in Delaware. Meissner was one of 27 ladies who competed in the eight-event Junior Grand Prix beginning in Courchevel, France in August and ending in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania in October. www.goldenskate.com /articles/2004/110404.shtml   (779 words)

Kimmie Meissner Takes Bronze in U.S. Womens Figure Skating   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) Meissner had breathed "fresh air into a sport that had begun to stagnate in the U.S… and offered "a peek into the future of American skating." The magazine went on to predict that Kimmie Meissner may not be in the shadow of Ms. Meissner said she made the decision to attempt the triple axel only moments before she went on the ice as the first of six skaters vying for the national title. Meissner of the reaction to her historic leap, the first triple axel in U.S. womens competition since Tonya Harding successfully landed the maneuver in the 1991 U.S. championships. www.hcps.org /Schools/Highlights/MeissnerMedal_Bronze.asp   (1400 words)

Kimmie Meissner is 2004 Junior Ladies National Champion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) Meissner, who assists her podiatrist husband when not ferrying her daughter to and form practice or competitions, said Kimmie is one of the few top skaters who train at the Delaware complex to attend public school regularly. Meissner said both Kimmie and her family realize there is more to life than skating. Meissner's older brothers - Nathan, 25, a paramedic and firefighter in Baltimore City; Adam, 22, a senior economics/business major at Towson University; and Luke, 18, a freshman at Harford Community College - are three of their little sister's biggest fans. www.hcps.org /Schools/Highlights/KimmieMeissner.asp   (1042 words)

2005 US Nationals - Ladies Long It was a night of great performances for the ladies at the 2005 State Farm US Championships, as Michelle Kwan and unknown Kimberly Meissner made their own history, both skating to music by Ravel for their free skate. Though she only landed five triple jumps, Kwan easily defeated silver medalist Sasha Cohen, and young upstart, Kimberly Meissner, who is the first American lady to land a triple axel since Portland native Tonya Harding landed it at the 1991 US Nationals. Meissner, who was only a toddler when Harding accomplished the same feat, said that she only decided this morning to add the axel to her program. www.goldenskate.com /articles/2004/011505c.shtml   (1037 words)

Meissner makes history with triple axel - Figure skating - MSNBC.com Kimberly Meissner skates to a third place finish in the women's free skate on Saturday. Meissner became the U.S. skater to perform a triple axel since 1991. Meissner received technical marks ranging from 5.7 to 5.9 and artistic marks from 5.4 to 5.7. www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6831381   (638 words)

Third Olympic Berth Is Settled Off the Ice Kimberly Meissner of Bel Air, Md., also earned a spot by finishing second, but Emily Hughes -- the younger sister of 2002 Olympic champion Sarah Hughes -- earned a date with uncertainty. Meissner, 16, put together a program that included a triple-triple jump combination and was flawless -- until the last 10 seconds. Despite being the only American since Tonya Harding to have landed a triple axel in competition, Meissner fell attempting the double axel that was intended to kick off a three-jump combination. www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/14/AR2006011401081_pf.html   (858 words)

Kimberly Meissner Biography (Unseen Skaters)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) Kimberly Meissner of Bel Air, Md., also known as “Kimmie,” was born on October 4, 1989. Meissner, who stands at 4’10”, began skating at age six in 1996. Meissner made her television debut in January 2003 when she appeared on the telecast of the Chevy Skating Spectacular after winning the Novice Ladies gold medal. www.unseenskaters.com /biography/meissnerkimberly.html   (142 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) Cohen finished second after botching two jumps and was lucky to finish ahead of up-and-comer Kimmie Meissner, who made a bit of history herself with the first triple axel by a U.S. woman since Tonya Harding did it in 1991. Meissner had been doing the axel in practice all week and landed a perfect one in warmups, drawing loud applause. When it came time to do the jump for real, she almost seemed to be in slow motion as she took off and then turned 3½ times in the air. www.katu.com /printstory.asp?ID=74187   (995 words)

Welcome to U.S. Figure Skating Kimberly Meissner (University of Delaware FSC) probably thought her skating at the 2003 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships would be over when the novice ladies competition was complete. Meissner was in good position to win a medal after placing first in the short program on Sunday. Regardless of the missed triple Salchow, Meissner ended her program strong with a double Axel-double toe-double loop combination. www.usfsa.org /event_story.asp?id=18613   (380 words)

Junior Ladies First year junior competitors Katie Taylor and Kimberly Meissner again faced off after medaling at last year's novice championships and were the only two competitors to attempt and land triple flips instead of double flips. Meissner's program to "Pines of Rome" included two triple Lutzes including one with a triple toe loop jump, and four other triples. Meissner then added with a laugh, "Yeah, that's fine." When asked what it would take to win, she said a quad with a smile. www.iceskatingintnl.com /archive/results_nationals/junlad04.htm   (1507 words)

Skating notebook: Tough 3rd-place finish for Kirk - Figure skating - MSNBC.com Kimberly Meissner and Katy Taylor ended up just as they did last year, only one level higher. Meissner did a program that was so technically difficult she could have finished in the top five in the senior division. Meissner has proven she can handle the junior competition, winning one junior Grand Prix event and finishing second in another. msnbc.msn.com /id/3926534   (1097 words)

Novice Ladies The youngster, who is coached by Pamela Gregory and Tracey Poletis at the University of Delaware, skated a clean, energetic program to music from the ballet "Ramonda," landing a strong triple Salchow, double toe loop combination and big double Axel. Skating with speed and verve, Kimberly Meissner, 13, the leader in the short program, opened her free program with a triple Lutz -- the only one of the evening -- and nailed two other triples, the flip and Salchow, as well as a double Axel to clinch the novice ladies title. Meissner and her coaches, Pamela Gregory and Tracey Poletis of the University of Delware FSC, added that she will definitely compete as a junior next year. www.iceskatingintnl.com /archive/results_nationals/novlad03.htm   (821 words)

[No title] Meissner, 16, maintained her rigorous academic program at Fallston High School in Harford County, even as she competed as a member of the 2006 Olympic team this winter. But Meissner and her parents chose to remain at Fallston, and she couldn’t be happier. Given this unbelievable opportunity, I hope to emphasize the importance of early childhood education.” “Kimberly Oliver stands as a symbol of excellence in teaching and is a model for those who teach or who desire to make a difference in our children’s present and future,” said Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. www.marylandpublicschools.org /NR/rdonlyres/685A6908-1858-4DC4-80B4-2E7729219522/9618/MSDE_Bulletin_4_28_06.doc   (1562 words)

SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Committee spurs Kwan-troversy The committee met for nearly an hour at St. Louis' Savvis Center after Sasha Cohen won the ladies title and Kimmie Meissner was a surprising second. It also was a flawless program for 3 minutes, 51 seconds, until she fell on her final jump: the usually routine double axel. Even so, her free program score of 116.01 was enough to take her from fourth after the short program to second overall and onto the Olympic team. www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20060115-9999-1s15womskate.html   (964 words)

MPI | Experts Doris Meissner, former Commissioner of the US Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), is a Senior Fellow at the Migration Policy Institute. She served as acting commissioner of INS in 1981 and executive associate commissioner until 1986 when she left government to join the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace as a senior associate. Meissner is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she earned BA and MA degrees. www.migrationpolicy.org /staff   (3658 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) Kimberly Meissner (University of Delaware FSC) who trains with Pamela Gregory and Tracey Poletis, won the ladies title. In the short program Meissner soared through a triple salchow-double toe combination then tossed off and excellent double axel. Meissner said she felt "wobbly" going into the jump and didn't get the height she needed. www.geocities.com /kmfancenter/articles-3-03ska.html   (407 words)

USATODAY.com - 13 seems to be lucky age at U.S. championships   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) Now, on the same ice where Tara trained during her formative years, Poletis and colleague Pam Gregory are coaching 4-10, 75-pound Kimberly Meissner. She landed a triple lutz, a triple toe loop, a triple salchow and two double axels. But the best thing about Meissner was her presence; she reminds me of Cohen, all the way to her bun. www.usatoday.com /sports/columnist/brennan/2003-01-14-brennan-13-lucky_x.htm   (732 words)

U.S. Nationals 2003 -- Novice Ladies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) Kimberly Meissner: spirals, 3toe-2toe (at one minute into the program), fast spin (but traveling after the change), flying camel, 2 axel, steps 2 lutz. They get good spin when thrown, evidently, and they amusingly usually come to rest on their squat little feet on the ice. Kimmy Meissner won this event, as expected, with a 3lutz, 3toe, combination spin nice camel sideways spin sit change sit side catch, 3salchow, flying camel with illusions (3) right on the music, spiral, 2axel, layback, Moves into 2flip, singled salchow, split, 2axel-2toe-2loop combination. www.plover.com /colorcommentary/usnats2003nl.html   (1396 words)

USATODAY.com - Figure skaters battle ailments   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) Sasha Cohen, Michelle Kwan, Kimberly Meissner and Jennifer Kirk at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships last winter. The United States' Kimmie Meissner, who turned 16 this month, landed a triple axel in finishing third at the U.S. Nationals in last January. Last fall, Meissner took some time off from practicing her triple axel because of a back injury from it. www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/2005-10-18-figures-focus_x.htm   (1304 words)

TheWBALChannel.com - Olympics 2006 - Kwan Nominated To Olympic Team; Cohen, Weir Win Titles Sasha Cohen won the ladies title Saturday night, while Kimberly Meissner came in second to gain the other two Olympic spots. Kwan, a five-time world and nine-time national champion, couldn't skate in St. Louis this week due to a groin injury, but petitioned U.S. Figure Skating for one of three ladies spots on the American Olympic team for next month's competition in Turin. Emily Hughes, the younger sister of Sarah, who won the gold medal at the 2002 Olympics, came in third and will be an alternate, along with Katy Taylor. www.thewbalchannel.com /olympics2006/6107035/detail.html   (834 words)

Figure Skating - Kwan wins ticket to Turin - Eurosport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) By winning the national championships, Cohen earned an automatic Olympic berth, while second place finisher 16-year-old Kimberly Meissner also received an invitation to Turin. After deliberating for 45 minutes the U.S. Figure Skating international committee voted 20-3 to give Kwan one more chance to chase the one prize -- an Olympic gold medal -- that has eluded her throughout her Olympic career. American Kimmie Meissner completed a meteoric rise to the top with a... www.eurosport.com /figureskating/sport_sto814100.shtml   (673 words)

AllSports (tm) Cohen, Weir win, earn Olympic berths; Kwan also makes team   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) Floored by the flu for five days, Cohen secured her spot on the ice at the Savvis Center with a gritty free skate that left her with a winning mark of 199.18, well ahead of second-place finisher Kimberly Meissner. Kwan, the nine-time national champion who was unable to defend her crown here because of a groin injury, produced her winning performance in the board room. Meissner also earned a berth on the team, while fourth-place finisher Katy Taylor will serve as an alternate. www.allsports.com /cgi-bin/showstory.cgi?story_id=57469   (992 words)

Demetrios Papademetriou - Publications   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) Washington, D.C.: The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1988 (with Doris Meissner). 12-36 in Kimberly Hamilton, ed., Migration and the New Europe. January 1987 (with Doris Meissner and David North). www.ceip.org /files/about/publications/demetrios.htm   (2182 words)

Welcome to U.S. Figure Skating A solid program with lots of speed vaulted Kimberly Meissner (University of Delaware FSC) into first place after the novice ladies short program at the 2003 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Reunion Arena in Dallas. "Being in first place makes me more excited about the long program," said Meissner, who skated last and landed a triple Salchow-double toe combination, double Axel and double Lutz. For the free skate, Meissner is planning a triple Lutz, as well as a double Axel. www.usfsa.org /event_story.asp?id=18622   (248 words)

[No title] created: 1/10/2006 5:37:29 PM updated: 1/10/2006 5:38:52 PM Sasha Cohen, Michelle Kwan, Kimberly Meissner and Jennifer Kirk pose with their medals at the 2005 US Figure Skating Championship in Portland, Oregon. NewsChannel 5 and ksdk.com bring you the latest news from the 2006 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships, taking place at the Savvis Center and the St. Charles Family Arena. Hughes probably has to beat out Kimmie Meissner and Alissa Czisny to make it to Turin. www.ksdk.com /news/news_article.aspx?storyid=90534   (786 words)

AsianAthlete.com: Article/News Form   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) Kimberly Meissner: Lots of cheers too for her. Final results: Sasha Cohen, Kimberly Meissner, Emily Hughes, Katy Taylor, Bebe Liang, Christine Zukowski, Alissa Czisny, Stephanie Rosenthal, Amber Corwin, Megan Williams-Stewart, Erica Archambault; Danielle Kahle, Jane Bugaeva, Megan Oster, Michelle Boulos, Abigail Legg, Anna Madorsky, and Stephanie Roth. AsianAthlete.com is not necessarily affiliated or endorsed by any of the sites that we link to, or that link to us. asianathlete.com /DaScoopsFormDisplay.aspx?ID=2726   (647 words)

Open Directory - Sports:Skating:Ice Skating:Skaters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) Please submit web sites about the U.S figure skater Kimmie Meissner. Please add only pages in English and include a short description of the submitted site. Sites about the U.S. ice dance team of Kimberly Navarro and Robert Shmalo. dmoz.org /Sports/Skating/Ice_Skating/Skaters/desc.html   (960 words)

Kimmie Meissner | US National Silver Medalist Kimberly C. Meissner, nicknamed Kimmie, was born on October 4, 1989 in Townson, Maryland. Now, however, she lives in Bel Air, Maryland. Click here to create your own FREE website at Freewebs.com! www.freewebs.com /italianice/kimmie.htm   (522 words)

Home > Sports & Recreation > Skating > Ice Skating > Figure Skating > Ladies Katy Taylor Online - Fan page provides biography, photos, video clips, competitive history and career accomplishments. KimmieFans.com - U.S. Olympic medalist Kimberly Meissner fan site with a forum, competition history and appearance schedule. Kristi Fans - Kristi Yamaguchi fan site with biography, photo gallery, video clips and competition results. www.skaffe.com /viewCat/82260   (339 words)

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