The skating exhibition didn’t count, so Kimmie Meissner didn’t have to worry about turning in another mistake-filled program.
But it had to be unnerving for the 2006 world champion after the World Figure Skating Send-Off Exhibition at the University of Delaware’s Rust Ice Arena on Saturday, with the World Figure Skating Championships fewer than three weeks away.
Meissner fell once on a triple jump, then pulled out of another during her exhibition skate, which was done to the music of John Lennon’s “Imagine.”
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The University of Delaware will hold a special exhibition on Saturday afternoon, March 1, featuring figure skaters who will compete in the 2008 World Championships scheduled March 17-23 in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The World Figure Skating Send-Off Exhibition will begin at 2 p.m. in the Fred Rust Ice Arena off South College Avenue in Newark.
Tickets are $20 for adults, $12 for children under 18 and for seniors 62 and older, and $12 for UD faculty and staff. Tickets can be purchased at UD box offices at the Trabant University Center or the Bob Carpenter Center, or through Ticketmaster [www.tickemaster.com].
The show will feature University of Delaware freshman Kimmie Meissner, the 2007 national champion, 2006 world champion and member of the 2006 U.S. Olympic Team, and UD’s Kim Navarro and Brent Bommentre, who won the bronze medal in ice dancing at the 2008 U.S. National Figure Skating Championships in St. Paul, Minn. Meissner, Navarro and Bommentre will compete in Gothenburg.
The show also will feature UD’s Melissa Bulanhgui, a junior world team alternate, and Shaun Rogers, a national team member.
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After a rough winter competition season in which Kimmie finished last at the Grand Prix final and 7th overall at the US Championships, Kimmie mas made a big decision with regards to her figure skating career. She has decided to switch coaches.
She has decided to part ways with longtime coach Pam Gregory and hire jumping guru Richard Callaghan.
Callaghan just moved to Florida to teach at incredible ICE, so Kimmie will be relocating to Fort Lauderdale, where she will train for at least for the next 6 weeks. The affiliated skating club in there is the Panthers Figure Skating Club. Callaghan is the former coach of 1998 Olympic Gold Medalist Tara Lipinski.
In a statement to the media, Kimmie said the following about her big career change:
“I’m just really trying to put all my focus and energy into training for Worlds. I’m grateful to Pam Gregory for everything she has done, but I needed to make some changes in order to regain my focus and confidence.”
