Meissner's biggest problem is that she doesn't have (or want?) one crucial quality that world class athletes need - a diva personality.
She doesn't dramatize herself and her career enough and tends to suffer from Ivan Lendl syndrome - (as Sports Illustrated famously called him the 'champ who no one cares about').
She needs to have a public hissy fit or emotional breakdown (or stomp off out of the kiss 'n cry). A high profile feud with another skater might work, or a weird symbiotic relationship with her coach (dressing and talking alike) even starting to refer to herself in the third person help. As it is, she's just a little too down to earth.
A Diva??? No way!!! I love her just the way she is, she's my reason to watch figure skating!!!
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