Sarah Meier

Sarah Meier
Personal Information
Country Represented	Switzerland
Born	May 4, 1984 Bülach, Switzerland
Age	41 years
Languages	German
Career Info
Former Coaches	Eva Fehr, Mark Pepperday
Former Choreographers	Marvin A. Smith, Salome Brunner, Tatiana Druchinina, Anita Pepperday, Giuseppe Arena, Anjelika Krylova, Yen Han
Former Training Locations	Bülach Duebendorf Flims Kloten Oerlikon Winterhur Zürich Oberstdorf, Germany Boston, USA New Jersey, USA
Began Skating	1988 (Age 4)
Retired	January 2011
Physical Description
Height	163 cm (5' 4")
Gender	Female
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Ethnicity	German
Personal International Bests
SP	60.87 - 2006 European Championships
FS	113.00 - 2008 European Championships
Total	171.88 - 2008 World Championships

Sarah Meier (born May 4, 1984) is a Swiss retired competitive figure skater. She is the 2011 European champion, a two-time European silver medalist (2007 & 2008), the 2006-07 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and an eight-time Swiss national champion (2000, 2001, 2003, 2005-2008, 2010).

Personal Life

Meier's hobbies include snowboarding, cooking, dancing, and music.

Programs

Season	Short Program	Freeskate
2014-2015	N/A	Amélie by Yann Tiersen
2012-2013	N/A	Not Myself Tonight by Polow da Don, Ester Dean, Jason Perry, & Greg Curtis covered by Tanja Dankner choreo. by Marvin A. Smith & Salome Brunner
2010-2011	Samba de Uma Nota Só by Antônio Carlos Jobim choreo. by Salome Brunner	Love in the Time of Cholera by Antonio Pinto choreo. by Salome Brunner
2009-2010	Samba Letter to a Memory by Steve Stevens choreo. by Salome Brunner & Tatiana Druchinina	Romeo and Juliet by Nino Rota Romeo and Juliet by Sergei Prokofiev
2008-2009	Samba Letter to a Memory  by Steve Stevens choreo. by Salome Brunner & Tatiana Druchinina	La Folia in Black Autumn Red  by Tokuhide Niimi choreo. by Salome Brunner & Tatiana Druchinina
		Initial FS: Yellow River Piano Concerto by Xian Xinghai performed by Lang Lang choreo. by Salome Brunner & Tatiana Druchinina
2007-2008	Children's Ward (from Patch Adams) by Marc Shaiman choreo. by Salome Brunner & Tatiana Druchinina	La Folia in Black Autumn Red by Tokuhide Niimi choreo. by Salome Brunner & Tatiana Druchinina
2006-2007	Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo choreo. by Salome Brunner & Tatiana Druchinina	Pride & Prejudice by Dario Marianelli The Rain (from Kikujiro) by Joe Hisaishi choreo. by Salome Brunner & Tatiana Druchinina
2005-2006	Finding Neverland by Jan A. P. Kaczmarek choreo. by Salome Brunner & Tatiana Druchinina	Bolero for Violin and Orchestra by Walter Taieb performed by Vanessa-Mae choreo. by Salome Brunner & Tatiana Druchinina
2004-2005	Adagio in G Minor by Remo Giazotto performed by Bond choreo. by Salome Brunner & Tatiana Druchinina	Guitarra Latino by Edvin Marton El Farol by Carlos Santana & K. C. Porter performed by Santana choreo. by Salome Brunner & Tatiana Druchinina
2003-2004	Pure Mood  by Chuck Loeb No Woman, No Cry  by Vincent Ford Could You Be Loved  by Bob Marley choreo. by Salome Brunner	Evita by Andrew Lloyd Webber choreo. by Salome Brunner & Tatiana Druchinina
	Initial SP: Adagio in G Minor by Remo Giazotto performed by Bond choreo. by Salome Brunner & Tatiana Druchinina
2002-2003	Pure Mood  by Chuck Loeb No Woman, No Cry  by Vincent Ford Could You Be Loved  by Bob Marley choreo. by Salome Brunner	Anna and the King by George Fenton & Robert Kraft Kodo Drums choreo. by Anita Pepperday & Giuseppe Arena
		Initial FS: Penélope by Augusto Algueró & Joan Manuel Serrat performed by Raúl di Blasio La Gata Bajo la Lluvia by Rafael Pérez Botija performed by Raúl di Blasio Lorelei by Bebu Silvetti performed by Raúl di Blasio choreo. by Anjelika Krylova
2001-2002	Nostalgia by Yanni choreo. by Anjelika Krylova	Anna and the King by George Fenton & Robert Kraft Kodo Drums choreo. by Anita Pepperday & Giuseppe Arena
2000-2001	Reflection (from Mulan) by Matthew Wilder performed by Vanessa-Mae choreo. by Yen Han	Miss Saigon by Claude-Michel Schönberg choreo. by Anita Pepperday
1999-2000	Lord of the Dance by Ronan Hardiman	Miss Saigon by Claude-Michel Schönberg choreo. by Anita Pepperday

Exhibitions

Season	Music
2016-2017	I Won't Let You Go by James Morrison, Steve Robson, & Martin Brammer performed by James Morrison
	The Voice Within by Christina Aguilera & Glen Ballard performed by Christina Aguilera
2015-2016	Children's Ward (from Patch Adams) by Marc Shaiman choreo. by Salome Brunner & Tatiana Druchinina
2014-2015	Grow Old with Me by Tom Odell
2013-2014	Cabaret by John Kander skated with Stéphane Lambiel
	My Heart Is Refusing Me by Moh Denebi, Björn Djupström, & Loreen performed by Loreen
	Silver Lining by Theo Hutchcraft, Adam Anderson, James Bauer-Mein, & David Sneddon performed by Hurts
2012-2013	We Found Love  by Calvin Harris choreo. by Marvin A. Smith & Salome Brunner
	Cosmic Love  by Florence Welch & Isabella Summers performed by Florence and the Machine
	Étude Op. 25, No. 5 by Frédéric Chopin
2011-2012	Stars  by Mick Hucknall performed by Simply Red
	Not Myself Tonight by Polow da Don, Ester Dean, Jason Perry, & Greg Curtis covered by Tanja Dankner choreo. by Marvin A. Smith & Salome Brunner
	At Last by Harry Warren covered by Etta James
2010-2011	The Prayer by David Foster & Carole Bayer Sager covered by Katherine Jenkins
	Amélie by Yann Tiersen
	Why Don't You Love Me by Solange Knowles, Beyoncé, Angela Beyincé, Eddie Smith III, Jesse Rankins, & Jonathan Wells performed by Beyoncé
2009-2010	Lisa  by Seven
	I Got Rhythm by George Gershwin
	Samba de Uma Nota Só by Antônio Carlos Jobim choreo. by Salome Brunner & Tatiana Druchinina
2008-2009	Next Plane Home  by Daniel Powter & Rick Nowels performed by Daniel Powter
	Girls  by Allen Toussaint, Anna McDonald, Nicole Jenkinson, & Keisha Buchanan performed by Sugababes skated with Rory Flack
	Amélie by Yann Tiersen
2007-2008	Amélie by Yann Tiersen
	When You Say Nothing at All by Paul Overstreet & Don Schlitz covered by Ronan Keating
	Finding Neverland by Jan A. P. Kaczmarek choreo. by Salome Brunner & Tatiana Druchinina
	Memory (from Cats) by Andrew Lloyd Webber
	Children's Ward (from Patch Adams) by Marc Shaiman choreo. by Salome Brunner & Tatiana Druchinina
	A Love Like Tides by Lovebugs
2006-2007	More Than a Woman by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, & Maurice Gibb
2005-2006	Change  by Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney, & Andy Morris performed by Lisa Stansfield skated with Kevin van der Perren
	These Boots Are Made for Walkin' by Lee Hazlewood
2004-2005	A Love Like Tides  by Lovebugs
2003-2004	Nights in White Satin  by Justin Hayward performed by The Moody Blues
	The Voice Within by Christina Aguilera & Glen Ballard performed by Christina Aguilera
2002-2003	Whenever, Wherever by Shakira & Tim Mitchell performed by Shakira
2000-2001	I Will Always Love You by Dolly Parton covered by Whitney Houston
1999-2000	I Will Always Love You by Dolly Parton covered by Whitney Houston

ISU Results

(Season bests highlighted in bold, personal bests italicized)

2010-2011 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
January 24 - 30	2011 European Championships	3 58.56	2 112.04	1 170.60
2009-2010 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 22 - 28	2010 World Championships	26 45.06	FNR	26
February 12 - 28	2010 Winter Olympics	15 56.70	14 96.11	15 152.81
January 18 - 24	2010 European Championships	8 54.86	4 102.58	5 157.44
November 5 - 8	2009 NHK Trophy	8 45.96	WD
2008-2009 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 23 - 29	2009 World Championships	10 58.36	10 105.01	9 163.37
November 5 - 9	2008 Cup of China	7 48.10	6 94.21	6 142.31
October 9 - 12	2008 Finlandia Trophy	4 56.66	2 96.31	3 152.97
2007-2008 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 17 - 23	2008 World Championships	7 59.49	6 112.39	6 171.88
January 21 - 27	2008 European Championships	4 56.44	1 113.00	2 169.44
November 29 - December 2	2007 NHK Trophy	3 59.16	1 104.01	2 163.17
November 15 - 18	2007 Trophée Éric Bompard	4 53.98	5 93.17	4 147.15
2006-2007 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 19 - 25	2007 World Championships	9 58.52	8 102.28	7 160.80
January 22 - 28	2007 European Championships	1 60.49	2 110.79	2 171.28
December 14 - 17	2006-07 Grand Prix Final	4 59.46	2 110.82	3 170.28
November 23 - 26	2006 Cup of Russia	3 50.92	1 108.25	1 159.17
October 26 - 29	2006 Skate America	4 57.60	3 111.41	4 169.01

2005-2006 Season
Date	Competition	QR	SP	FS	Total
March 19 - 26	2006 World Championships	5 24.64	4 60.51	5 109.96	6 195.11
February 10 - 26	2006 Winter Olympics	N/A	10 55.57	8 100.56	8 156.13
January 16 - 22	2006 European Championships		3 60.87	4 106.29	4 167.16
December 1 - 4	2005 NHK Trophy		7 52.46	6 90.10	7 142.56
October 27 - 30	2005 Skate Canada		6 47.80	5 93.98	5 141.78
September 20 - October 2	2005 Nebelhorn Trophy		6 44.74	5 86.79	5 131.53
2004-2005 Season
Date	Competition	QR	SP	FS	Total
March 14 - 20	2005 World Championships	7 22.57	20 44.35	10 97.76	14 164.68
January 25 - 30	2005 European Championships	N/A	14 42.71	9 86.92	10 129.63
January 12 - 22	2005 Winter Universiade		2 1.0	5 5.0	5 6.0
2003-2004 Season
Date	Competition	QR	SP	FS	Total
March 22 - 28	2004 World Championships	9 3.6	12 7.2	13 13.0	13 23.8
February 2 - 8	2004 European Championships	N/A	14 7.0	8 8.0	10 15.0
2002-2003 Season
Date	Competition	QR	SP	FS	Total
March 24 - 30	2003 World Championships	13 5.2	20 12.0	18 18.0	19 35.2
November 28 - December 1	2002 NHK Trophy	N/A	9 4.5	7 7.0	7 11.5
November 14 - 17	2002 Trophée Lalique		3 1.5	5 5.0	5 6.5
September 27 - 29	2002 Ondrej Nepela Memorial		1 0.5	2 2.0	2 2.5
2001-2002 Season
Date	Competition	QR	SP	FS	Total
February 8 - 25	2002 Winter Olympics	N/A	9 4.5	16 16.0	13 20.5
January 14 - 20	2002 European Championships	6 2.4	13 7.8	13 13.0	13 23.2
November 1 - 4	2001 Skate Canada	N/A	6 3.0	6 6.0	5 9.0
October 5 - 7	2001 Finlandia Trophy		10 5.0	7 7.0	9 12.0

2000-2001 Season
Date	Competition	Level	QR	SP	FS	Total
March 17 - 25	2001 World Championships	Senior	10 4.0	11 6.6	12 12.0	12 22.6
January 21 - 28	2001 European Championships	Senior	3 1.2	5 3.0	6 6.0	5 10.2
December 14 - 17	2000-01 JGP Final	Junior	N/A	1 0.5	5 5.0	4 5.5
October 19 - 22	2000 JGP Czech Republic	Junior		2 1.0	1 1.0	1 2.0
September 5 - 8	2000 Nebelhorn Trophy	Senior		2 1.0	2 2.0	2 3.0
August 23 - 26	2000 JGP France	Junior		4 2.0	3 3.0	3 5.0
1999-2000 Season
Date	Competition	Level	QR	SP	FS	Total
March 5 - 12	2000 World Junior Championships	Junior	3 1.2	3 1.8	4 4.0	3 7.0
February 6 - 13	2000 European Championships	Senior	7 2.8	14 8.4	16 16.0	16 27.2
November 11 - 14	1999 JGP Norway	Junior	N/A	2 1.0	5 5.0	5 6.0
September 29 - October 3	1999 JGP Canada	Junior		3 1.5	6 6.0	6 7.5
1998-1999 Season
Date	Competition	Level	QR	SP	FS	Total
March 6 - 12	1999 EYOWF	Junior	N/A	2 1.0	2 2.0	2 3.0
November 21 - 29	1999 World Junior Championships	Junior	4 1.6	6 3.6	12 12.0	10 17.2
October 14 - 18	1998 JGP Hungary	Junior	N/A	3 1.5	4 4.0	4 5.5
September 23 - 27	1998 JGP Ukraine	Junior		10 5.0	11 11.0	11 16.0
1997-1998 Season
Date	Competition	Level	QR	SP	FS	Total
March 31 - April 4	1998 Gardena Spring Trophy	Junior	N/A	10 5.0	7 7.0	7 12.0
October 30 - November 2	1997 JGP Slovakia	Junior		12 6.0	10 10.0	10 16.0

Medal Record

(In chronological order)

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Silver	2015 Medal Winners Open	2014-15	Pro-am
Gold	2011 European Championships	2010-11	Senior
Bronze	2010 Japan Open	2010-11	Senior
Gold	2010 Swiss Championships	2009-10	Senior
Bronze	2008 Finlandia Trophy	2008-09	Senior
Silver	2008 Japan Open	2007-08	Senior
Silver	2008 European Championships	2007-08	Senior
Gold	2008 Swiss Championships	2007-08	Senior
Silver	2007 NHK Trophy	2007-08	Senior
Silver	2007 Japan Open	2006-07	Senior
Silver	2007 European Championships	2006-07	Senior
Bronze	2006-07 Grand Prix Final	2006-07	Senior
Gold	2006 Cup of Russia	2006-07	Senior
Bronze	2006 Japan Open	2005-06	Senior
Gold	2006 Swiss Championships	2005-06	Senior
Gold	2005 Swiss Championships	2004-05	Senior
Gold	2003 Swiss Championships	2002-03	Senior
Silver	2002 Ondrej Nepela Memorial	2002-03	Senior
Gold	2001 Swiss Championships	2000-01	Senior
Gold	2000 JGP Czech Republic	2000-01	Junior
Silver	2000 Nebelhorn Trophy	2000-01	Senior
Bronze	2000 JGP France	2000-01	Junior
Bronze	2000 World Junior Championships	1999-00	Junior
Gold	2000 Swiss Championships	1999-00	Senior
Silver	1999 EYOWF	1998-99	Junior
Silver	1999 Swiss Championships	1998-99	Senior
Gold	1998 Swiss Championships	1997-98	Junior
Gold	1997 Swiss Championships	1996-97	Novice
Bronze	1996 Heiko Fischer	1996-97	Junior

Small Medal Record

(Only awarded at ISU Championships)

Type	Competition	Season	Program	Level
Silver	2011 European Championships	2010-11	Freeskate	Senior
Bronze	2011 European Championships	2010-11	Short Program	Senior
Gold	2008 European Championships	2007-08	Freeskate	Senior
Silver	2007 European Championships	2006-07	Freeskate	Senior
Gold	2007 European Championships	2006-07	Short Program	Senior

Social Media

Facebook: Sarah Meier

Instagram: sarahmeierskate

Official Site: http://www.sarahmeier.ch/de/

Twitter: @smeierskate

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Meier_(figure_skater)

https://www.statsonice.com/skater/Sarah/Meier/

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/サラ・マイアー