▁ 2 0 1 0 ). ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Me ier ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 4 ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁in ▁Bü lach , ▁Switzerland . ▁Many ▁members ▁of ▁her ▁family ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁sk ating ▁and ▁other ▁ice ▁sports . ▁Her ▁mother ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁international ▁figure ▁sk ating ▁judge ▁and ▁her ▁sister ▁has ▁participated ▁in ▁synchron ized ▁sk ating . ▁Her ▁a unt , ▁Eva ▁Fe hr , ▁a ▁former ▁figure ▁sk ater , ▁was ▁her ▁coach . ▁Her ▁father , ▁uncle , ▁and ▁two ▁c ous ins ▁have ▁played ▁ice ▁hockey . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Me ier ▁married ▁Swiss ▁tri ath lete ▁Jan ▁van ▁Ber kel . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁Me ier ▁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 ▁Me ier ▁was ▁five ▁years ▁old ▁she ▁began ▁taking ▁private ▁less ons ▁and ▁soon ▁started ▁to ▁comp ete . ▁She ▁land ed ▁her ▁first ▁double ▁ax el ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ten ▁and ▁performed ▁her ▁first ▁triple ▁l utz ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁twelve . ▁By ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁th ir teen , ▁she ▁could ▁land ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁triple ▁j umps ▁in ▁practice . ▁During ▁the ▁sum mers , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁ice ▁in ▁her ▁home ▁town ▁of ▁Bul ach ▁so ▁she ▁moved ▁around ▁to ▁Ober std orf , ▁Germany