[4] Meyer began the 1997–98 season with a 12th-place result at the Karl Schäfer Memorial, an Olympic qualifying event held in October 1997.
He then appeared at two Champions Series (Grand Prix) assignments, placing 11th both at the 1997 Nations Cup and 1997 Skate Canada International.
Competing in the 1998–99 Grand Prix series, Meyer finished 7th at the 1998 Sparkassen Cup on Ice and 8th at the 1998 Trophée Lalique.
[1][4] He became engaged to German figure skater Mariana Kautz in Oberstdorf on 13 April 1999, the three-year anniversary of their relationship.
[4][5] On 6 May 1999, Meyer was found dead in his apartment in Prenzlauer Berg, having shot himself with his service weapon.