Gao Song (figure skater)

Chinese figure skater

Gao Song

Gao Song in 2003.

Born|  (1981-03-20) March 20, 1981 (age 43)
Heilongjiang, China
Height| 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
Country| China
Coach| Xu Zhaoxiao
Skating club| Heilongjiang Skating Club

Medal record

Figure skating: Men's singles
Representing  China
Four Continents Championships
|  2002 Jeonju | Men's singles
Junior Grand Prix Final
| 1999-2000 Gdansk | Men's singles

In this Chinese name, the family name is  Gao.

Gao Song (simplified Chinese: 高嵩; traditional Chinese: 高崧; pinyin: Gāo Sōng; born March 20, 1981) is a Chinese former competitive figure skater. He is the 2002 Four Continents bronze medalist, 2003 NHK Trophy bronze medalist, 1999 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and 2006 Chinese national champion.

## Career

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Gao won the silver medal at the 1998 ISU Junior Grand Prix in China.

In the 1999–2000 JGP series, he qualified for the final by winning gold in Norway and placing fourth in Japan. In December 1999, he was awarded the gold medal at the JGP Final in Gdańsk, Poland, ahead of Germany's Stefan Lindemann and Canada's Fedor Andreev. In March 2000, he finished sixth at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany, having placed fourth in his qualifying group, sixth in the short program, and sixth in the free skate.

Gao failed to qualify for the Chinese national team and received no international assignments in the 2000–01 season. He returned the next season and won the bronze medal at the 2002 Four Continents Championships. He finished 16th at the 2002 World Championships.

During the 2003–04 Grand Prix series, Gao placed fourth at the 2003 Cup of China and won the bronze medal at the 2003 NHK Trophy. He qualified for the Grand Prix Final, where he finished fifth.

## Programs

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Season  | Short program | Free skating

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2007–09
[1][2] |

* Nyah
(from Mission: Impossible II)
by Hans Zimmer

* Romeo and Juliet
performed by Edvin Marton

2006–07
[3] |

* Amazonic
by Maksim Mrvica

* The Mission
by John Williams

2005–06
[4] |

* Amazonic
by Maksim Mrvica

* War of the Worlds
by John Williams
* Princess Mononoke
by Joe Hisaishi

2003–04
[5] |

* Angelique
by M. Magne

* Pirates of the Caribbean
by Klaus Badelt

2001–02
[6] |

* The Heart of Brave
(from Legends of the Fall)
by Andy Wilson

* The Man in the Iron Mask
by Nick Glennie-Smith

## Competitive highlights

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GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[7]

Event  | 97–98 | 98–99  | 99–00  | 00–01  | 01–02  | 02–03  | 03–04  | 04–05  | 05–06  | 06–07  | 07–08  | 08–09
Worlds |  |  |  |  | 16th |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Four Continents |  |  |  |  | 3rd |  | 8th |  |  |  |  | 13th
GP Final |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5th |  |  |  |  |
GP Bompard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11th |
GP Cup of China |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4th |  |  | 9th |  | 9th
GP Cup of Russia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12th |  |  |
GP NHK Trophy |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3rd |  |  |  |  |
Golden Spin |  |  |  |  |  | 11th |  |  |  |  |
Universiade |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7th |  | 4th |  | 12th
International: Junior[7]
Junior Worlds |  |  | 6th |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
JGP Final |  |  | 1st |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
JGP China |  | 2nd |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
JGP Japan |  |  | 4th |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
JGP Norway |  |  | 1st |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
National[7]
Chinese Champ. | 10th | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 7th | 8th
WD: Withdrew

## References

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1. ^ "Song GAO: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009.
2. ^ "Song GAO: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 26, 2008.
3. ^ "Song GAO: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 17, 2007.
4. ^ "Song GAO: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 22, 2006.
5. ^ "Song GAO: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 3, 2004.
6. ^ "Song GAO: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 5, 2002.
7. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Song GAO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.

## External links

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Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final champions (men's singles)

* 1997:  Timothy Goebel
* 1998:  Vincent Restencourt
* 1999:  Gao Song
* 2000:  Ma Xiaodong
* 2001:  Stanislav Timchenko
* 2002:  Alexander Shubin
* 2003:  Evan Lysacek
* 2004:  Dennis Phan
* 2005:  Takahiko Kozuka
* 2006:  Stephen Carriere
* 2007:  Adam Rippon
* 2008:  Florent Amodio
* 2009:  Yuzuru Hanyu
* 2010:  Richard Dornbush
* 2011:  Jason Brown
* 2012:  Maxim Kovtun
* 2013:  Jin Boyang
* 2014:  Shoma Uno
* 2015:  Nathan Chen
* 2016:  Dmitri Aliev
* 2017:  Alexei Krasnozhon
* 2018:  Stephen Gogolev
* 2019:  Shun Sato
* 2022:  Nikolaj Memola
* 2023:  Rio Nakata

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