Song Nan
Song Nan in 2011
Full name	宋楠
Born	(1990-08-09)August 9, 1990 (age 34) Qiqihar,Heilongjiang
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
Country	China
Coach	Li Wei
Skating club	Qiqihar Winter Sports Club
Began skating	1996
Retired	April 4, 2016[1]
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 former competitivefigure skater. He is the2014 Four Continents bronze medalist, the2013 Winter Universiade champion, the2010 World Junior silver medalist, a two-time seniorGrand Prix medalist, and a three-timeChinese national champion (2009, 2012, 2013).

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

In 2009–10, his final season as a junior, Song won twoJunior Grand Prix (JGP) medals – silver in Belarus and gold in Germany – to qualify for theJGP Final. He won silver behindYuzuru Hanyu at both the JGP Final and the2010 World Junior Championships.

Song turned senior in 2010–11 and won the bronze medal at the2011 Asian Winter Games. In the 2011–12 season, Song won two Grand Prix medals, bronze at the2011 Cup of China and silver at the2011 Trophee Eric Bompard. He was the first alternate for theGrand Prix Final.^[2]

Song withdrew from the2012 Cup of China after sustaining a concussion in a collision with American skaterAdam 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, the2012 Trophee Eric Bompard, finishing 5th. He then won the gold medal at the2013 Chinese Championships.

In the 2013–14 season, Song won gold at the2013 Winter Universiade and bronze at the2014 Four Continents Championships.

Song hadspondylopathy affecting his lower back in particular.^[7] He placed 9th at the2015 Cup of China and 12th at the2016 Four Continents Championships. He announced his retirement from competitive skating on April 4, 2016.^[1]

• At the2009 Chinese Championships, Song scored 277.02 points overall because there was an additional interpretive segment in the competition.

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Song Nan at theInternational Skating Union

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• World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists
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• Winter World University Games medalists in figure skating
• Asian Games bronze medalists for China
• FISU World University Games gold medalists for China
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• Four Continents Figure Skating Championships medalists
• Competitors at the 2015 Winter Universiade

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