Drew Meekins
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| Julia Vlassov and Drew Meekins | ||
| Personal Info | ||
| Country: |  United States |
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| Date of birth: | April 10, 1985 | |
| Residence: | Wellesley, Massachusetts | |
| Height: | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |
| Former Partner: | Julia Vlassov | |
| Coach: | Alexander Vlassov | |
| Skating Club: | Colonial FSC | |
| ISU Personal Best Scores | ||
| Short + Free Total: | 138.05 | 2006 World Juniors |
| Short Program: | 48.83 | 2005 JGPF |
| Free Skate: | 92.61 | 2006 World Juniors |
Drew Meekins (born April 10, 1985, in Juneau, Alaska) is an American pairs skater. With former partner Julia Vlassov, he is the 2006 World Junior Champion.
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[edit] Career
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.
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 the 2006 Cup of China, and placed 5th at the 2006 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.
Vlassov and Meekins were assigned to two Grand Prix events for the 2007-2008 season; however, they were forced to withdraw from the 2007 Skate Canada International before the event began due to an injury to Meekins's shoulder which occurred during an attempted lift in practice. Vlassov and Meekins announced the end of their partnership on November 8, 2007.[2]
[edit] Competitive highlights
(with Vlassov)
| Event | 2002-2003 | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 |
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| 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. |
- N = Novice level; J = Junior level
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official Site
- Drew Meekins at the United States Figure Skating Association
- Drew Meekins at the International Skating Union biography page
