Kimmie Meissner: The Short Program

Posted on Sunday, December 3rd, 2006 at 9:58 pm

Favorite TV Show: “Heroes.”
“Have you seen it? It’s actually pretty cool, but it’s freaky. They’re teenagers and they all have, like, these special powers that they’re all just finding out about it.”

In other words, it’s about her. “No!”

Favorite Color: Gold (as in medals - and the Sabres).

Favorite Takeout: Turkey subs from Subway.

Favorite Song: “Here Comes the Sun” by the Beatles. “I love the Beatles! My Dad got me into them. I listen to them all the time.”

Favorite Doc: Her father, Paul, is a podiatrist. “I know I can always come home and say, “Hey, Dad, look at my feet.” He doesn’t want to look at them. He says they’re gnarly.”

Favorite Pets: Her cats, Ozzie and Misha, and her dogs, Kane, a boxer, and Tucker, a Greater Swiss Mountain Dog. A few years ago Tucker ate two of her $1,500 competition outfits.

Reaction to Media Glare: “At first it was hard because I wasn’t used to it at all. It was a big shock to me. Now I like it - I like all the attention.”

- Buffalo News