What is Kimmie Meissner?
[[Image:Kimmie Meissner.jpg|thumb|right|Meissner]] '''Kimmie Meissner''' (born 4 October 1989) is a [[figure skater]] from the [[United States]]. She won the World Championships in 2006 and the United States national championships in 2007. She is the second American woman and the sixth woman worldwide to do a [[triple Axel]] jump. == Life == === Career === ==== Early career ==== Meissner was a very good skater as a child. In 2003, she won the Novice title at the United States nationals. In 2004, she won the Junior title. In 2005, she won the bronze medal at the Senior level. While this would normally have given her a spot to the World Championships, Meissner was too young to go. ==== Olympics ==== In 2006, she went to the 2006 Olympics, where she placed 6th. At the Olympics, she was called the future of American skating. The future came quickly. The next month, she won the World Championships, placing ahead of the Olympic silver medalist [[Sasha Cohen]]. ==== Four Continents Figure Skating ==== In 2007, Meissner won the United States championships and the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, a competition for skaters from countries that are not in [[Europe]]. == Popularity == Meissner is a very popular skater, especially in [[Baltimore]], where she is from. She has done shows in Baltimore and is a local [[celebrity]]. Meissner has many [[endorsements]], which means she gets money from telling people she uses products. She is also involved with the ''Cool Kids'', which is an [[organization]] to help kids with [[cancer]]. == Other websites== {{commonscat}} * [http://www.usoc.org/26_35239.htm U.S. Olympic Team bio] * [http://www.usfigureskating.org/AthleteBio.asp?id=2308 U.S. Figure Skating biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527172738/http://www.usfigureskating.org/AthleteBio.asp?id=2308 |date=2008-05-27 }} * [http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00006942.htm International Skating Union biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050205073616/http://www.isufs.org/bios/