Kimmie Meissner Online

Kimmie to Skate in Harlem Gala

webmiss — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 06:33:09 +0000

Kimmie is among several Olympians and World Champions that will skate with members of Figure Skating in Harlem organization for their gala celebration on Monday.

Newly crowned men’s World Champion Evan Lysacek, Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, Dorothy Hamill, Sarah Hughes and Viktor Petrenko will also appear.

Time for US National Championships!

webmiss — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:21:38 +0000

With early action from Cleveland being aired on Universal Sports Wednesday and Thursday, you can get a taste of the 2009 Championships.

The main event will be shown on Saturday at 9PM (ET) on NBC. As you probably know, Kimmie will not be competing for one of the 2 spots on the World Championship team. She had to withdraw because of a hip injury.

Also, keep in mind that, due to the ladies’ individual finishes at the 2008 World Champs, Team USA only earned two spots instead of the 3 they are used to.

I love figure skating and am still very much looking forward to the young’uns battling for the title of National Champion. Good luck to them all!

Kimmie Finishes 8th at Cup of Russia

webmiss — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:47:11 +0000

Kimmie didn’t do too well at the Cup of Russia Grand Prix stop over the weekend. She finished 8th (out of 10) with 131.36 total points.

Watch her short program below:

Kimmie’s Skate America Programs

webmiss — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 06:13:48 +0000

Short Program:

Free Skate:
COMING SOON!

Ice Network and Universal Sports to Air Skate America

webmiss — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:27:09 +0000

You can watch all the action from Skate America, not just the finals, on Universal Sports. Universal Sports, previously WCSN, can be found in many markets nationwide including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Washington DC, San Diego, San Francisco, Hartford, New Haven, Las Vegas and Reno. Check your local listings.

Unfortunately, my hometown is not one of he markets where USports is available, so I’ll have to keep an eye on YouTube and see if any kind soul will be uploading the performances.

On the internet, IceNetwork.com will provide streaming of the competition. However, you need to be a subscriber in order to view their content, and it’s not free. The subscription fee is $29.95.

Fans will, of course, be able to see the final, live on NBC, Sunday from 4-6 p.m.

Good luck to Kimmie!

Great Washington Post Story on Kimmie

webmiss — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 05:54:59 +0000

Kimmie’s move to Florida earlier this year, is a permanent deal; at least for the next 2 years. She has a lease on a 2-bedroom apt. and is living on her own for the first time in her life.

She’s growing not only as a skater, but also as a young woman. Read all about it in a great piece published by the Washington Post.

Kimmie’s first competition is Skate American next month!

Kimmie to Skate at “An Evening of Hope”

webmiss — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:06:08 +0000

Two-time U.S. figure skating champion Evan Lysacek will be joined by an all-star skating lineup when he hosts “An Evening of Hope,” a show benefiting The Stephanie Joseph Memorial Fund in collaboration with the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois.

The show is set for 7 p.m. on Sept. 27 at the Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva, Ill., not far from where Lysacek was born and raised in Naperville, Ill. Lysacek decided to organize this show as a tribute to his friend, Stephanie Joseph, who died at 21 in February after battling soft tissue sarcoma, a rare form of cancer, since she was 8.

Joining Lysacek are Olympic ice dancing silver medalists Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, world champion and 2007 national champion Kimmie Meissner, U.S. silver medalist Ryan Bradley, 2007 pairs champions Brooke Castile and Ben Okolski, world ice dancing champion Shae-Lynn Bourne and national champion Rudy Galindo.

Kimmie to Headline Skate America 2008

webmiss — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:41:12 +0000

Skating begins for Kimmie Meissner on Oct. 24 with Skate America in Everett, WA. Tickets are on sale at the Everett Comcast Arena Box Office.

Others in strong women’s field include reigning US Champion Mirai Nagasu, Kim Yu-na, Rachel Flatt, Miki Ando.

Kimmie will also compete at Cup of Russia, with fellow American Rachel Flatt, in Moscow Nov. 20-23.

No word just yet on where Kimmie will be training for the upcoming season.

Here is the full list of ISU Grand Prix Competitions with Kimmie’s events are bolded:

Skate America, Everett, Wash., Oct. 24-26
Skate Canada, Ottawa, Canada, Oct. 31-Nov. 2
Cup of China, Beijing, China, Nov. 6-9
Trophée Eric Bompard Paris, France, Nov. 14-16
Cup of Russia, Moscow, Russia, Nov. 20-23
NHK Trophy, Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 27-30

Kimmie Finished 4th at Japan Open

webmiss — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:17:47 +0000

Kimmie wrapped up her competition schedule for 2007-08 yesterday at the Japan Open.

Kimmie finished 4th with 109.5 points, just ahead of US National Champion Mirai Nagasu’s 108.42. Team USA’s Evan Lysacek won the men’s free skate. Overall, Team North America took 3rd with 481.81 points.

See the full results here, courtesy of the Ice Network.

Click here to see a picture of Kimmie performing her free skating at the competition. Watch her free skate below:

Kimmie’s Next Competition: Japan Open

webmiss — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:57:03 +0000

Kimmie will take to the ice for competition one more time this season. On April 20, 2008 she compete at the 2008 Japan Open at the Saitama Super Arena.

The Japan Open website is online here, but it probably won’t do you any good unless you know Japanese.

Other Americans making the trip include Mirai Nagasu, Evan Lysacek, and Todd Eldredge.