Song Nan

Template:For Template:Infobox figure skater Template:Chinese name Song Nan (Template:Zh; 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.<ref name=GS111201/><ref name=mantle/> He lived and trained at Beijing's Capital Gymnasium Sports Complex, which includes dormitories.<ref name=GS111201/>

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.<ref name=GS111201/>

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.<ref name=gscoc12mf/><ref name=isucoc12mf/> Song was kept in the hospital overnight for observation.<ref name=gscoc12mf/> Although 14 days rest was recommended,<ref name=yah121104/> 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.<ref name=GS160416/> 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.<ref name=SC160404/>

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2015–16 <ref name=ISU-1516/>	Michael Meets Mozart Template:Small	Seven Swords Template:Small
2014–15 <ref name=ISU-1415/>	Night Train	Sarabande Suite Template:Small
2013–14 <ref name=ISU-1314a/><ref name=ISU-1314b/>	Nihavent Longa Double Doom Drum Solo Template:Small Template:Small Guitar Concerto Template:Small	The Mission Template:Small	One Rainy Night Ambush from All Sides Template:Small
2012–13 <ref name=ISU-1213/>	Nihavent Longa Double Doom Drum Solo Template:Small Template:Small	Symphony No. 4 Template:Small Romeo and Juliet Overture Template:Small	Sarabande Suite (Aeternae) Template:Small
2011–12 <ref name=ISU-1112/>	Requiem for a Dream Template:Small	Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Template:Small	Sarabande Suite (Aeternae)<ref name=AS120824/> Template:Small
2010–11 <ref name=ISU-1011/>	Requiem for a Dream Template:Small	Yellow River Piano Concerto Template:Small
2009–10 <ref name=ISU-0910/>	The Way Old Friends Do Template:Small	Once Upon a Time in America Template:Small	Footprints in the Sand Template:Small
2008–09 <ref name=ISU-0809/>		Once Upon a Time in America Template:Small	Footprints in the Sand Template:Small
2007–08	Toccata and Fugue in D Minor		You Raise Me Up

Competitive highlights

International<ref name=ISU-NS/>
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
Template:Small Bompard				6th	2nd	5th	6th
Template:Small Cup of China					3rd	WD	8th		9th
Template:Small Skate America				10th
Asian Games				3rd
Universiade							1st	4th
International: Junior<ref name=ISU-NS/>
Junior Worlds		7th	2nd
Template:Small Final			2nd
Template:Small Belarus			2nd
Template:Small France		5th
Template:Small Germany			1st
Template:Small Mexico		5th
Template:Small United Kingdom	4th
National
National Games		5th			1st				3rd
Chinese Champ.	5th	1st	7th	2nd	1st	1st	2nd		2nd
Team events<ref name=ISU-NS/>
World Team Trophy								5th T (11th P)
T = Team result, P = Personal result

Detailed results

File:2010 JWC Men's Podium.jpg

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.