Drew Meekins
Drew Meekins | |
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![]() Drew Meekins with Jessica Rose Paetsch in 2008. | |
Full name | Andrew Meekins |
Born | Juneau, Alaska | April 10, 1985
Hometown | Wellesley, Massachusetts |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | United States |
Coach | Dalilah Sappenfield Laureano Ibarra |
Skating club | Skating Club of Boston |
Drew Meekins (born April 10, 1985) is an American retired pairs skater and choreographer. With former partner Julia Vlassov, he is the 2006 World Junior Champion. Meekins attended the 2018 Olympic Games with Mirai Nagasu.[1]
Skating career
[edit]Meekins and Vlassov won the 2006 World Junior Championships. 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.[2] Vlassov and Meekins finished in 7th place in their senior debut at the 2007 U.S. 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.[3]
U.S. Figure Skating announced on July 14, 2008, that Meekins had teamed up with Jessica Rose Paetsch.[4] Paetsch and Meekins placed 10th at the 2009 U.S. Championships.
After qualifying for the 2010 U.S. Championships, Paetsch & Meekins announced the end of their partnership in December 2009.
Coaching career
[edit]Meekins is now a figure skating coach and choreographer at the Broadmoor skating club in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and coaches a wide range of skaters and offers virtual lessons and other resources on his website.[5]
As a coach, his students have included:
Vincent Zhou[6]
Ellie Kam/Danny O’Shea[7]
Naomi Williams / Lachlan Lewer[8]
Olivia Flores / Luke Wang[9]
As a choreographer, his clients have included:
Mirai Nagasu[1]
Vincent Zhou[10]
Karen Chen[11]
Audrey Shin[12]
Clare Seo[13]
Sofia Frank[14]
Kim Ye-lim[15]
You Young[16]
Ji Seo-yeon[17]
Elyce Lin-Gracey[18]
Phattaratida Kaneshige[19]
Naoki Rossi[20]
Logan Higase-Chen[21]
Ellie Kam/Danny O’Shea[22]
Naomi Williams / Lachlan Lewer[23]
Olivia Flores / Luke Wang[24]
Early life and family
[edit]Andrew Meekins, known as "Drew", was born in Juneau, Alaska on April 10, 1985. He is one of five children (four sons and one daughter) born to Edward Russell "Russ" Meekins, Jr. (1949–2020) and his wife Nancy Harvey. All four of his grandparents moved to Anchorage, Alaska from the Northeastern United States during the tail end of World War II and were active in business and civic affairs in Anchorage throughout the middle and late 20th century. His father, his aunt Susan Sullivan, and his grandfather Russ Meekins Sr. all served in the Alaska State Legislature as Democrats representing Anchorage. His father, the only one of the three to serve more than one term, was the House's majority leader in his last term (1981–1983). In that term, he played a key role in two events which rank amongst the most significant in the history of the Alaska Legislature: the mid-session overthrow of the Democratic House leadership and its replacement with a multi-party coalition, and the bribery conviction and subsequent expulsion of a member of the Alaska Senate. As a result of the fallout from these events, he soon found himself on the outs with Alaska's political establishment. The family left Alaska ca. 1990 and moved to Massachusetts, the home state of Nancy Harvey's parents, settling on Cape Cod.[25] One of his brothers, Cam Meekins, is a rapper.[26]
Programs
[edit](with Vlassov)
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2007–2008[27] | Malaguena by Ernesto Lecuona |
Titanic Symphony by Richard Clayderman |
2006–2007[28] |
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Warsaw Concerto performed by Richard Clayderman |
2005–2006[29] | Picante by Vanessa Mae |
Paychek (soundtrack) by John Powell |
2004–2005[30][31] | Picante by Vanessa Mae |
Paychek (soundtrack) by John Powell |
2003–2004[32] | Beethoven's 5th |
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Competitive highlights
[edit]With Paetsch
[edit]Event | 2008–2009 | 2009–2010 |
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U.S. Championships | 10th |
With Vlassov
[edit]Event | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 |
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World Junior Championships | 9th | 1st | |
U.S. Championships | 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 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b MACUR, JULIET. "How Mirai Nagasu Grew Up and Got Back to the Olympics". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ Welcome to U.S. Figure Skating
- ^ "Pairs Team Vlassov and Meekins Announces Split". U.S. Figure Skating. 2007-11-08. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ^ "Pairs Team Jessica Rose Paetsch and Jon Nuss End Partnership". U.S. Figure Skating. 2008-07-14. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- ^ "Modern Figure Skating". Modern Figure Skating. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ "Vincent ZHOU: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018.
- ^ "Pairs". www.isuresults.com. Archived from the original on 2023-11-04. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- ^ "Noami WILLIAMS / Lachlan LEWER: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Olivia FLORES / Luke WANG: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ International Skating Union. "Zhou dazzles to capture world junior crown". Ice Network. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Karen CHEN: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021.
- ^ "Audrey SHIN: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020.
- ^ "Clare SEO: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022.
- ^ "Sofia Lexi Jacqueline FRANK: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Ye Lim KIM: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021.
- ^ "Young YOU: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Seoyeon JI: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Elyce LIN-GRACEY: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ "Phattaratida KANESHIGE: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Naoki ROSSI: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Logan HIGASE-CHEN: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Pairs". www.isuresults.com. Archived from the original on 2023-11-04. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- ^ "Noami WILLIAMS / Lachlan LEWER: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Olivia FLORES / Luke WANG: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Bragg, Beth (February 20, 2018). "Olympic notebook: Former Seawolf already earned Olympic metal. Now he wants a medal". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ^ Brannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (May 23, 2012). "The Inside Edge: Sarah, Drew (try to) go hip-hop". IceNetwork. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ^ "Julia VLASSOV / Drew MEEKINS: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011.
- ^ "Julia VLASSOV / Drew MEEKINS: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 26, 2007.
- ^ "Julia VLASSOV / Drew MEEKINS: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 14, 2006.
- ^ "Julia VLASSOV / Drew MEEKINS: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 10, 2005.
- ^ Mittan, Barry (May 8, 2005). "Arctic Pair Vlassov and Meekins". Skate Today.
- ^ "Julia Vlassov & Drew Meekins". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007.
- "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: ISU Results: Pairs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-04. (10.5 KB)
- Paetsch & Meekins at U.S. Figure Skating (archived)
- Vlassov & Meekins at U.S. Figure Skating (archived)
- Vlassov & Meekins at the International Skating Union
External links
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