Drew Meekins

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**Drew Meekins**
Personal Info

Vlassov & Meekins in the Kiss and Cry at 2006 Junior Worlds.
Country:	United States
Residence:	Wellesley, Massachusetts
Height:	5' 10"
Partner:	Julia Vlassov
Coach:	Alexander Vlassov
Skating Club:	Colonial FSC
ISU Personal Best Scores
Short + Free Total:	138.05	2006 World Junior Championships
Short Program:	48.83	ISU Junior Grand Prix Final 2005
Free Skate:	92.61	2006 World Junior Championships

Drew Meekins is an American pairs figure skater. He was born on April 10, 1985, in Juneau, Alaska. He competes with Julia Vlassov.

Meekins began skating at age twelve because his sister was already skating. He started out as a single skater, but he switched to pair skating when he was sixteen. He did not land a triple jump until he was eighteen. He currently skates with Julia Vlassov.

Meekins and Vlassov are the 2006 World Junior Pair Champions. In their first season of senior international competition, they won the silver at the Nebelhorn Trophy, placed sixth at Cup of China, and placed 5th at NHK Trophy.[1]

Vlassov and Meekins finished in 7th place in their senior debut at the 2007 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. They were fifth in the free program.

[edit] Competitive highlights

(with Vlassov)

Event	2002-2003	2003-2004	2004-2005	2005-2006	2006-2007
World Junior Championships			9th	1st
U.S. Championships	4th N.	1st N.	2nd J.	3rd J.	7th
Cup of China					6th
NHK Trophy					5th
Nebelhorn Trophy					2nd
Junior Grand Prix Final			4th	2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Croatia				3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Andorra				2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Ukraine			3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Belgrade			1st
NACS Waterloo			4th J.
NACS Ohio		1st N.
Eastern Sectionals	2nd N.	1st N.
New England Regionals	1st N.	1st N.