Patrick Meier

Patrick Meier
Personal information
Country represented	Switzerland
Born	15 March 1976
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Former coach	Christina Persico
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]
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
2003–2004 [4]	Turtle Shoes by Bobby McFerrin Another Night in Tunesia by Bobby McFerrin So Flute by St. Germain	Pauvre Juliette by Rene Aubry Night Run by Rene Aubry Eye of the Tiger (from The Rocky Story)
2001–2002 [3]	Kudos by Trio Toykeat	To See More by Zbigniew Preisner Farewell by Zbigniew Preisner To See More by Zbigniew Preisner

References

1. Mittan, Barry (February 2, 2002). "Switzerland's Meier Born to Skate". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008.
2. Mittan, J. Barry (1999). "Olympics Revitalize Switzerland's Meier". Archived from the original on May 12, 2012.
3. "Patrick MEIER: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 3, 2003.
4. "Patrick MEIER: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 11, 2004.

External links

• Patrick Meier at the International Skating Union