Song Nan

Song Nan
Song Nan in 2011
Personal information
Full name	宋楠
Country represented	China
Born	August 9, 1990 Qiqihar, Heilongjiang
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Coach	Li Wei
Former coach	Sun Yi Zhang Chungling
Choreographer	David Wilson
Former choreographer	Lori Nichol, Jeffrey Buttle, Feng Huang, Hailan Jian
Skating club	Qiqihar Winter Sports Club
Training locations	Beijing
Began skating	1996
Retired	April 4, 2016[1]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	236.09 2014 Four Continents
Short program	81.16 2013 Four Continents
Free skate	157.38 2014 Four Continents
Medal record Figure skating: Men's singles Representing  China Four Continents Championships 2014 Taipei Men's singles Asian Winter Games 2011 Astana-Almaty Men's singles Winter Universiade 2013 Trentino Men's singles National Games 2012 Changchun Men's singles World Junior Championships 2010 The Hague Men's singles Junior Grand Prix Final 2009–2010 Tokyo Men's singles

Song Nan (Chinese: 宋楠; pinyin: Sòng Nán; born August 9, 1990) is a Chinese figure skater. He is the 2014 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2013 Winter Universiade champion, the 2010 World Junior silver medalist, a two-time senior Grand Prix medalist, and a three-time Chinese national champion (2009, 2012, 2013).

Career

Song started skating at age six. His parents put him in skating to improve his health.^[2][3] He lived and trained at Beijing's Capital Gymnasium Sports Complex, which includes dormitories.^[2]

In 2009–10, his final season as a junior, Song won two Junior Grand Prix (JGP) medals – silver in Belarus and gold in Germany – to qualify for the JGP Final. He won silver behind Yuzuru Hanyu at both the JGP Final and the 2010 World Junior Championships.

Song turned senior in 2010–11 and won the bronze medal at the 2011 Asian Winter Games. In the 2011–12 season, Song won two Grand Prix medals, bronze at the 2011 Cup of China and silver at the 2011 Trophee Eric Bompard. He was the first alternate for the Grand Prix Final.^[2]

Song withdrew from the 2012 Cup of China after sustaining a concussion in a collision with American skater Adam Rippon a minute into the final warm up before the free skate.^[4][5] Song was kept in the hospital overnight for observation.^[4] Although 14 days rest was recommended,^[6] he decided to compete at his next assignment, the 2012 Trophee Eric Bompard, finishing 5th. He then won the gold medal at the 2013 Chinese Championships.

In the 2013–14 season, Song won gold at the 2013 Winter Universiade and bronze at the 2014 Four Continents Championships.

Song had spondylopathy affecting his lower back in particular.^[7] He placed 9th at the 2015 Cup of China and 12th at the 2016 Four Continents Championships. He announced his retirement from competitive skating on April 4, 2016.^[1]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2015–16 [8]	Michael Meets Mozart by Jon Schmidt performed by The Piano Guys choreo. by David Wilson	Seven Swords by Kenji Kawai choreo. by David Wilson
2014–15 [9]	Night Train	Sarabande Suite by Yoav Goren
2013–14 [10][11]	Nihavent Longa Double Doom Drum Solo from the album "The Middle East Side" by Djinn choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle Guitar Concerto by Michael Kamen choreo. by Lori Nichol	The Mission by Ennio Morricone choreo. by Lori Nichol	One Rainy Night Ambush from All Sides by Zhao Cong
2012–13 [12]	Nihavent Longa Double Doom Drum Solo from the album "The Middle East Side" by Djinn choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle	Symphony No. 4 by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Overture by Pyotr Tchaikovsky choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle	Sarabande Suite (Aeternae) by Globus
2011–12 [13]	Requiem for a Dream by Clint Mansell	Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 by Franz Liszt	Sarabande Suite (Aeternae)[14] by Globus
2010–11 [15]	Requiem for a Dream by Clint Mansell	Yellow River Piano Concerto by Xian Xinghai
2009–10 [16]	The Way Old Friends Do by ABBA	Once Upon a Time in America by Ennio Morricone	Footprints in the Sand by Leona Lewis
2008–09 [17]		Once Upon a Time in America by Ennio Morricone	Footprints in the Sand by Leona Lewis
2007–08	Toccata and Fugue in D Minor		You Raise Me Up

Competitive highlights

International[18]
Event	07–08	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16
Worlds				22nd	14th	15th		26th
Four Continents			6th	9th	11th	6th	3rd		12th
GP Bompard				6th	2nd	5th	6th
GP Cup of China					3rd	WD	8th		9th
GP Skate America				10th
Asian Games				3rd
Universiade							1st	4th
International: Junior[18]
Junior Worlds		7th	2nd
JGP Final			2nd
JGP Belarus			2nd
JGP France		5th
JGP Germany			1st
JGP Mexico		5th
JGP United Kingdom	4th
National
National Games		5th			1st				3rd
Chinese Champ.	5th	1st	7th	2nd	1st	1st	2nd		2nd
Team events[18]
World Team Trophy								5th T (11th P)
T = Team result, P = Personal result

Detailed results

Song at the 2010 World Junior Championships

2011–12 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
March 27 - April 1, 2012	2012 World Championships	15 69.58	12 146.75	14 216.33
February 7 – 12, 2012	2012 Four Continents Championships	8 69.34	11 121.17	11 190.51
January 4 – 6, 2012	12th Chinese National Winter Games	1 85.29	2 152.55	1 237.84
November 18–20, 2011	2011 Trophée Eric Bompard	2 76.53	2 147.57	2 224.10
November 4–6, 2011	2011 Cup of China	5 72.72	1 154.03	3 226.75
September 20–23, 2011	2012 Chinese Championships	2 65.28	1 151.67	1 216.95
2010–11 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
April 25 - May 1, 2011	2011 World Championships	20 63.78	23 112.31	22 176.09
February 20–25, 2011	2011 Four Continents Championships	12 60.47	8 134.66	9 195.13
February 3–4, 2011	2011 Asian Winter Games	4 66.54	2 134.56	3 201.10
December 23–24, 2010	2011 Chinese Championships	2 69.12	3 126.53	2 195.65
November 25–28, 2010	2010 Trophée Eric Bompard	8 62.88	5 118.65	6 181.53
November 11–14, 2010	2010 Skate America	9 62.21	10 117.89	10 180.10

2009–10 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 8–14, 2010	2010 World Junior Championships	Junior	5 67.97	2 137.28	2 205.25
January 25–31, 2010	2010 Four Continents Championships	Senior	2 72.95	6 136.73	6 209.68
February 21–28, 2009	2010 Chinese Championships	Senior	5 59.80	8 101.59	7 161.39
December 2–6, 2009	ISU Junior Grand Prix Final	Junior	1 71.70	2 133.29	2 204.99
September 20 - October 3, 2009	ISU Junior Grand Prix, Germany	Junior	4 57.08	1 130.63	1 187.71
September 23–26, 2009	ISU Junior Grand Prix, Belarus	Junior	4 55.52	1 122.59	2 178.11
2008–09 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
February 21–28, 2009	2009 World Junior Championships	Junior	10 58.70	5 116.74	7 175.44
February 21–28, 2009	2009 Chinese Championships	Senior	1 65.41	2 126.43	1 277.02*
September 10–14, 2008	ISU Junior Grand Prix, Mexico	Junior	6 52.03	7 95.77	5 147.80
August 27–30, 2007	ISU Junior Grand Prix, France	Junior	6 54.43	6 107.20	5 161.63
2007–08 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
September 18–21, 2007	ISU Junior Grand Prix, U.K.	Junior	3 59.42	4 110.18	4 169.60

• At the 2009 Chinese Championships, Song scored 277.02 points overall because there was an additional interpretive segment in the competition.

References

1. 肖疏影, 刘睿阳, 刘伯橙 (April 4, 2016). 宋楠的告别时刻 [Nan Song, Farewell Moment]. Skating China (in Chinese). Archived from the original on April 17, 2016.
2. Flade, Tatjana (December 1, 2011). "Breakthrough for Nan Song". Golden Skate. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
3. Zhang, Chi-Chi (December 21, 2011). "Song carrying mantle for Chinese singles skaters". Ice Network. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
4. Flade, Tatjana (November 4, 2012). "Machida upsets Takahashi at 2012 Cup of China". Golden Skate.
5. "Machida stuns Takahashi in Cup of China triumph". International Skating Union (IceNetwork). November 3, 2012.
6. 宋楠被撞脑震荡曾短暂失忆 称恢复好下下周复出. cn.yahoo.com (in Chinese). November 4, 2012.
7. Xiong, Wei (April 16, 2016). "China’s Nan Song retired, but not “finished”". Golden Skate.
8. "Nan SONG: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016.
9. "Nan SONG: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 28, 2015.
10. "Nan SONG: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 15, 2013.
11. "Nan SONG: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 27, 2014.
12. "Nan SONG: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 31, 2013.
13. "Nan SONG: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 10, 2012.
14. Wang, Fannie X.F. (August 24, 2012). "Artistry on Ice: Red Temptation". Absolute Skating.
15. "Nan SONG: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011.
16. "Nan SONG: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 16, 2010.
17. "Nan SONG: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009.
18. "Competition Results: Nan SONG". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016.

External links

Song Nan at the International Skating Union