Gao Song (figure skater)
# Gao Song (figure skater)

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

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

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| - | - | - |
| 2007–09 | Nyah (from Mission: Impossible II) by Hans Zimmer | Romeo and Juliet performed by Edvin Marton |
| 2006–07 | Amazonic by Maksim Mrvica | The Mission by John Williams |
| 2005–06 | Amazonic by Maksim Mrvica | War of the Worlds by John Williams Princess Mononoke by Joe Hisaishi |
| 2003–04 | Angelique by M. Magne | Pirates of the Caribbean by Klaus Badelt |
| 2001–02 | The Heart of Brave (from Legends of the Fall) by Andy Wilson | The Man in the Iron Mask by Nick Glennie-Smith |

## Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International :

| 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 |||||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | | | 6th | | | | | | | | | |
| JGP Final | | | 1st | | | | | | | | | |
| JGP China | | 2nd | | | | | | | | | | |
| JGP Japan | | | 4th | | | | | | | | | |
| JGP Norway | | | 1st | | | | | | | | | |
| National |||||||||||||
| Chinese Champ. | 10th | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 7th | 8th |
| WD: Withdrew |||||||||||||
