Patrick Meier

Patrick Meier (born 15 March 1976 in Winterthur) is a Swiss former competitive figure skater. He is the 1995 Karl Schäfer Memorial silver medalist and a seven-time Swiss national champion.

Patrick Meier
Born	(1976-03-15) 15 March 1976 (age 49) Winterthur, Switzerland
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Switzerland
Coach	Christina Persico
Skating club	Winterthurer Schlittschuh Club
Began skating	1982
Retired	2004
Medal record
Swiss Championships 1992 Monthey Singles 1994 Neuchâtel Singles 1996 Lugano Singles 1997 Grindelwald Singles 1998 Schaffhausen Singles 1999 Lausanne Singles 2000 Lugano Singles 2001 Geneva Singles 2004 Neuchâtel Singles 2003 Zug Singles

Meier began skating at the age of six.^[1] He represented Switzerland at the European Figure Skating Championships, the World Figure Skating Championships, and the 1998 Winter Olympics, where he placed 22nd. Meier became the first Swiss skater to perform a triple Axel in competition, at the 1995 Karl Schäfer Memorial.^[2] He studied law at the University of Zürich.^[3]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2003–2004 [4]	Turtle Shoes by Bobby McFerrin Another Night in Tunesia by Bobby McFerrin So Flute by St. Germain	Pauvre Juliette by Rene Aubry Night Run by Rene Aubry Eye of the Tiger (from The Rocky Story)
2001–2002 [3]	Kudos by Trio Toykeat	To See More by Zbigniew Preisner Farewell by Zbigniew Preisner To See More by Zbigniew Preisner
2000–2001 [5]	Desafina (They challenge) by Joaquin Cortes, Gypsy Pasion Band	To See More Farewell

Results

International[6]
Event	91–92	92–93	93–94	94–95	95–96	96–97	97–98	98–99	99–00	00–01	01–02	02–03	03–04
Olympics							22nd
Worlds	34th				25th	24th	20th	22nd	22nd	16th			31st
Europeans	19th		31st	18th	13th	17th	12th	10th	31st		24th		20th
Crystal Skate												3rd
Karl Schäfer					2nd		6th
Nebelhorn							15th
Piruetten		17th	18th
National[6]
Swiss	1st		1st		1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd			2nd