, ▁and ▁Fl ims ▁in ▁Switzerland . ▁ ▁Me ier ▁made ▁her ▁first ▁junior ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁appearance ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁finishing ▁ 1 0 th ▁at ▁J GP ▁Slov ak ia . ▁She ▁continued ▁to ▁sk ate ▁primarily ▁in ▁the ▁junior ▁ranks ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 0 ▁season ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁bronze ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁World ▁Junior ▁Championships ▁in ▁Ober std orf . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 1 ▁season ▁Me ier ▁began ▁her ▁season ▁compet ing ▁at ▁junior ▁events ; ▁she ▁won ▁med als ▁at ▁two ▁J GP ▁events , ▁including ▁gold ▁in ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic . ▁She ▁then ▁finished ▁ 5 th ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁European ▁Championships ▁in ▁Br atis lava , ▁Slov ak ia , ▁and ▁ 1 2 th ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁World ▁Championships ▁in ▁V ancouver , ▁Canada . ▁▁ 2 0 0 1 – 2 0 0 2 ▁season ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Me ier ▁tw isted ▁her ▁left ▁an k le ▁and ▁t ore ▁lig aments , ▁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 ▁ 1 3 th ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁European ▁Championships ▁in ▁La us anne , ▁Switzerland , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Winter