Patrick Meier
| Patrick Meier | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 March 1976 |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Switzerland |
| Skating club | Winterthurer Schlittschuh Club |
Patrick Meier (born 15 March 1976 in Winterthur, Switzerland) is a Swiss figure skater. He is a multiple Swiss national champion.
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 was the first Swiss skater to perform a triple axel in competition, which he accomplished at the 1995 Karl Schäfer Memorial.[2] He studied law at the University of Zürich.[3]
Results
| Results[3][4] | |||||||||||||
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| International | |||||||||||||
| Event | 1991–92 | 1992–93 | 1993–94 | 1994–95 | 1995–96 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 |
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| Swiss | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | ||||
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2003–2004 [4] |
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| 2001–2002 [3] |
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References
- ^ Mittan, Barry (February 2, 2002). "Switzerland's Meier Born to Skate". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Mittan, J. Barry (1999). "Olympics Revitalize Switzerland's Meier". Archived from the original on May 12, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c "Patrick MEIER: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 3, 2003.
- ^ a b "Patrick MEIER: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 11, 2004.
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