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.
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 Gao Song in 2003. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 20, 1981 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
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Career
editGao 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
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2007–09 [1][2] |
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| 2006–07 [3] |
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| 2005–06 [4] |
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| 2003–04 [5] |
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| 2001–02 [6] |
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Competitive highlights
editGP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[7] | ||||||||||||
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| 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
edit- ^ "Song GAO: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009.
- ^ "Song GAO: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 26, 2008.
- ^ "Song GAO: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 17, 2007.
- ^ "Song GAO: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 22, 2006.
- ^ "Song GAO: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 3, 2004.
- ^ "Song GAO: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 5, 2002.
- ^ a b c "Competition Results: Song GAO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
External links
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