Natalie Mecher of Waukegan, IL, was born on December 2, 1987. She trains in Vernon Hills, IL, with Alexander Ouriashev, who is also her choreographer. (She also works with Rob Peal for choreography.) She represents the Wagon Wheel FSC. She began skating at the age of three, and credits her older sister, Allison, who inspired her to skate, for having the greatest impact on her career thus far. Her nickname is "Nat-Bat."

Mecher, currently in eighth grade, is a high honors student, and attends school full time at the St. Anastasia School. She also enjoys swimming, music (she plays the guitar), dance, reading, shopping, and art.

Sasha Cohen is Mecher's favorite skater. Mecher likes triple toe loop jumps and deathdrop spins. She says "I love the challenge of working hard to get a new jump."

Competitive Record 2003 Junior Grand Prix (Czech Republic) - 9th 2003 U.S. Championships-Junior - 2nd 2002 Junior Grand Prix (Italy) - 9th 2002 Junior Grand Prix (Slovakia) - 3rd 2002 North American Challange Skate (Thunder Bay)-Junior - 1st 2002 U.S. Championships-Novice - 2nd 2002 Midwestern Sectional-Novice - 1st 2002 Upper Great Lakes Regional-Novice - 2nd 2001 North American Challange Skate (Ottawa)-Novice - 2nd 2001 U.S. Junior Championships-Intermediate - 1st 2001 Upper Great Lakes Regional-Intermediate - 3rd 2000 U.S. Junior Championships-Intermediate - 12th 2000 Upper Great Lakes Regional-Intermediate - 4th 1999 Upper Great Lakes Regional-Intermediate - 13th 1998 Upper Great Lakes Reginal-Juvenile - 7th

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Biography written by Anna (with additional source material from the USFSA); April 2003.
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