Early career Meier first stepped on the ice at the age of two years. She liked it so much that her mother sent her to children's courses at the age of four. When Meier was five years old she began taking private lessons and soon started to compete. She landed her first
double Axel at the age of ten and performed her first
triple Lutz when she was twelve. By the age of thirteen, she could land all of the
triple jumps in practice. During the summers, there was no ice in her home town of Bulach so she moved around to
Oberstdorf, Germany, and
Flims in Switzerland. Meier made her first junior Grand Prix appearance in 1997, finishing 10th at JGP Slovakia. She continued to skate primarily in the junior ranks through the 1999–2000 season and won the bronze medal at the
2000 World Junior Championships in Oberstdorf.
2000–2001 season Meier began her season competing at junior events; she won medals at two JGP events, including gold in the Czech Republic. She then finished 5th at the
2001 European Championships in
Bratislava, Slovakia, and 12th at the
2001 World Championships in
Vancouver, Canada.
2001–2002 season In November 2001, Meier twisted her left ankle and tore ligaments, resulting in the loss of three months of training. As a result, she missed her second Grand Prix event and the Swiss Championships. She finished 13th at the
2002 European Championships in
Lausanne, Switzerland, and at the
2002 Winter Olympics in
Salt Lake City, Utah.
2002–2003 season Meier finished 5th and 7th at her two Grand Prix assignments. She withdrew from the
2003 European Championships due to a foot injury, and finished 19th at the
2003 World Championships in
Washington, D.C. 2003–2004 season Before the start of the season, Meier developed tendonitis in her right foot due to new boots and was unable to train from July to December. Making her return to competition, she placed 10th at the
2004 European Championships in
Budapest, Hungary, and then 13th at the
2004 World Championships in
Dortmund, Germany.
2004–2005 season Meier repeated her tenth place showing at the
2005 European Championships in
Turin, Italy, and finished 14th at the
2005 World Championships in
Moscow, Russia.
2005–2006 season Meier placed fourth at the
2006 European Championships in
Lyon, France; it was the best continental result of her career to that point. She finished 8th at the
2006 Winter Olympics in
Turin, Italy, and then 6th at the
2006 World Championships in
Calgary, Canada.
2006–2007 season Meier began her Grand Prix season with a fourth-place result at the
2006 Skate America in October. In November, she outscored Hungary's
Júlia Sebestyén by 12 points to win the gold medal at the
2006 Cup of Russia. As a result, she qualified to the Grand Prix Final, where she took the bronze medal. In January, Meier won silver at the
2007 European Championships in
Warsaw, Poland. It was the first European podium finish for a Swiss woman since
Denise Biellmann won gold in 1981.
2007–2008 season Meier placed fourth at the
2007 Trophee Eric Bompard and won silver at the
2007 NHK Trophy, finishing 1.52 points shy of the champion,
Carolina Kostner. In January, she won another silver medal, at the
2008 European Championships in
Zagreb, Croatia. She placed 6th at the
2008 World Championships in
Gothenburg, Sweden.
2008–2009 season Meier competed in few events in her final three seasons due to a string of injuries. She missed much of 2008–2009 due to spinal disc herniation and muscle problems, although she was able to compete at the
2009 World Championships and earned an Olympic spot for Switzerland with her ninth place showing.
2009–2010 season During the season, Meier struggled with an Achilles tendon inflammation. She withdrew from the
2009 NHK Trophy because she was unable to put too much pressure on her toe pick. She finished 5th at the
2010 European Championships in
Tallinn, Estonia, and then 15th at the
2010 Winter Olympics in
Vancouver, Canada. After a bad fall in the short program, she failed to qualify for the free skate at the
2010 World Championships in
Turin, Italy. The many injuries Meier had suffered during the latter part of her career led her to consider retirement after the 2009–2010 season, but she eventually decided to remain in the eligible ranks for one last season, mainly in order to compete in her home country at the
2011 Europeans in Bern.
2010–2011 season Meier damaged ligaments in her foot at the
2010 Skate Canada, forcing her to withdraw from the event. The injury occurred on her favorite jump, the Lutz, denting her confidence. Forced to sit out the Grand Prix season and Swiss Championships, Meier announced prior to the
2011 European Championships in
Bern that it would be her final competitive event. She ranked third in the short program and second in the free skate, but her combined score was high enough to become the European champion. She reaffirmed her decision to retire immediately following her win, calling it "the right moment to stop... the perfect ending."
Post-competitive career In May 2011, Meier announced that she would join Switzerland's "Art on Ice" Production as an executive for its talent team, responsible for talent scouting, looking after members of the team and working with parents, teachers, schools, team experts and Swiss Ice Skating. She is also involved in finding sponsors for Swiss skating. Meier continued to skate as a pro skater, in shows and other events. She withdrew from the 2011
Japan Open due to swelling in her foot; the ligaments had not fully healed after the 2010 Skate Canada injury. In 2013, she began working as a journalist. In February 2015, she retired from show skating at Art on Ice. == Programs ==