Patrick Meier (born 15 March 1976 in Winterthur) is a Swiss former competitive figure skater. He is the 1995 Karl Schäfer Memorial silver medalist and a seven-time Swiss national champion.
| Patrick Meier | |
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| Born | 15 March 1976 Winterthur, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Coach | Christina Persico |
| Skating club | Winterthurer Schlittschuh Club |
| Began skating | 1982 |
| Retired | 2004 |
Meier began skating at the age of six.[1] He represented Switzerland at the European Figure Skating Championships, the World Figure Skating Championships, and the 1998 Winter Olympics, where he placed 22nd. Meier became the first Swiss skater to perform a triple Axel in competition, at the 1995 Karl Schäfer Memorial.[2] He studied law at the University of Zürich.[3]
Programs
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2003–2004 [4] |
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| 2001–2002 [3] |
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| 2000–2001 [5] |
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Results
edit| International[6] | |||||||||||||
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| Event | 91–92 | 92–93 | 93–94 | 94–95 | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 |
| Olympics | 22nd | ||||||||||||
| Worlds | 34th | 25th | 24th | 20th | 22nd | 22nd | 16th | 31st | |||||
| Europeans | 19th | 31st | 18th | 13th | 17th | 12th | 10th | 31st | 24th | 20th | |||
| Crystal Skate | 3rd | ||||||||||||
| Karl Schäfer | 2nd | 6th | |||||||||||
| Nebelhorn | 15th | ||||||||||||
| Piruetten | 17th | 18th | |||||||||||
| National[6] | |||||||||||||
| Swiss | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | ||||
References
edit- ^ Mittan, Barry (2 February 2002). "Switzerland's Meier Born to Skate". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008.
- ^ Mittan, J. Barry (1999). "Olympics Revitalize Switzerland's Meier". Archived from the original on 14 May 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Patrick MEIER: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Patrick MEIER: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 October 2004.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Patrick MEIER: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2001.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Patrick MEIER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
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