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Injured Meissner to miss nationals
A hip injury has forced 2006 world and 2007 national champion Kimmie Meissner to withdraw from this week's U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Cleveland. Meissner, who grew up in Bel Air but trains in Florida, said she hurt her right hip while running...Tags: Kimmie Meissner, Awards and Prizes, Multi-Sport Events, Marathon, Tanith Belbin
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Sliding up in importance
In recent years, Skate America, one of six stops on the annual Grand Prix figure skating circuit, has been held in third-tier cities barely able to attract a respectable-sized crowd. This year, it's in a community of 102,000, a half-hour north of Seattle....Tags: Michelle Kwan, Pairs Skating, Kimmie Meissner, Multi-Sport Events, Television
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Meissner can get her edge back
Time to push the panic button? Time to buy Kimmie Meissner a gold retirement watch and thank her for her service to figure skating? Not so fast. Rome, as skating analyst Julius Caesar used to say, wasn't built in a day. Meissner, who suffered through...Tags: Michelle Kwan, Kimmie Meissner, Awards and Prizes, Multi-Sport Events, Judges
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Rejuvenated Meissner eyes climb ahead
Kimmie Meissner has taken a shine to a rock climbing wall near her training home in South Florida. She loves to push herself higher as she runs the high school stadium steps after a day on the ice. She finds peace in hoisting herself into the saddle for...Tags: Kimmie Meissner, Sport Climbing, Colleges and Universities, Climbing, Multi-Sport Events
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Stacking teams backfires on 'The Biggest Loser'
Reality CheckIt was truly the night of the woman on this week’s episode of The Biggest Loser. The momentum started with Cheryl outlasting Darrell in a challenge carried over from the two week break caused by the endless skiing, overly dramatic......Tags: Bob Costas, Multi-Sport Events, Family, Television Industry, Television
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Meissner falls, ends up 7th
Sun ReporterFigure skater Ashley Wagner summed it up best: "It's a lot harder than it looks." She was speaking about her performance at the World Figure Skating Championships, but she could have been the spokeswoman for U.S. teammates Kimmie Meissner and Bebe Liang....Tags: Pairs Skating, Ice Dancing, Kimmie Meissner, Awards and Prizes, Multi-Sport Events
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Routine operation
Sun reporterWith a new season on the horizon, U.S. figure skating champion Kimmie Meissner is channeling her inner Michelle Kwan. Her short program music, "The Feeling Begins," is what Kwan used on her way to national and world titles. The footwork, spins and...Tags: Pairs Skating, Multi-Sport Events, 1st Mariner Arena, Cinderella (fictional character), Sasha Cohen
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Autograph is Meissner's new signature move
Sun ReporterTOKYO // It can take Kimmie Meissner nearly a half-hour to walk the two blocks from the Meiji Jingo practice rink to the main venue at the municipal gymnasium. Girls holding World Figure Skating Championships programs squeal, "Kimmie, Kimmie, please...Tags: Kimmie Meissner, Evan Lysacek, Peggy Fleming, Track and Field, Ice Skating
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Meissner's title defense starts with home cooking
Sun ReporterSo, what does a world champion eat when she's on the road? "Cheerios, peanut butter and crackers, cereal bars and trail mix," says Kimmie Meissner, reciting her menu. When you travel as much as Meissner, you not only live out of your suitcase, you eat...Tags: Kimmie Meissner, Evan Lysacek, Ice Skating, Benihana Incorporated, Samsonite
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Spinning to stop in Colorado fits Meissner's routine
Sun ReporterIt stands to reason that Kimmie Meissner's unconventional rise to the top of women's figure skating might include some unplanned stops. After winning the U.S. title two weeks ago, the Bel Air teen said she didn't know if she would perform at the Four...Tags: Pairs Skating, Ice Dancing, Kimmie Meissner, Multi-Sport Events, Jeremy Abbott
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Delaware club churns out ice champions
Sun reporterHow large and powerful is the skating club that helped turn Kimmie Meissner into an Olympian? Too large and powerful to organize a "Kimmie watching" party when the 16-year-old from Bel Air skates tonight and Thursday night in Turin, Italy. Balloons...Tags: Pairs Skating, Kimmie Meissner, Awards and Prizes, Dining and Drinking, Colleges and Universities
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Meissner leans into U.S. crown
Sun ReporterSPOKANE, Wash. // By stumbling forward instead of falling backward on her opening jump, Kimmie Meissner of Bel Air won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships yesterday and completed her set of medals from the event. She put her hand down to steady herself...Tags: Michelle Kwan, Sasha Cohen, Kimmie Meissner, Evan Lysacek, Toes
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