- Christina Gao
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Christina Gao 
Gao at the 2009–2010 JGP Final.Personal information Full name Christina Gao Country represented 
United StatesBorn March 7, 1994
Cincinnati, OhioResidence Toronto, Ontario Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Coach Brian Orser
Ghislain BriandFormer coach Stephanie Miller
Ted MasdeaChoreographer David Wilson Former choreographer Jenni Meno
Todd Sand
David LiuSkating club Northern Kentucky SC Began skating 2001 World standing 22 (As of 16 June 2011[update])[1] Season's bests 16 (2010–2011)[2]
32 (2009–2010)[3]ISU personal best scores Combined total 167.14
2010 JGP AustriaShort program 58.07
2010 JGP AustriaFree skate 109.07
2010 JGP AustriaMedal recordCompetitor for United StatesLadies' Figure skating Junior Grand Prix Final Bronze 2009–10 Tokyo Ladies' singles Christina Gao (Chinese: 高昊; pinyin: Gāo Hào; born March 7, 1994) is an American figure skater. She is the 2009–2010 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and 2009 U.S. Junior bronze medalist.
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Personal life
Gao was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her father was a junior national badminton champion in China. Gao also has a younger sister, who currently lives with her mother in Cincinnati, Ohio. Due to limited ice time in northern Kentucky, Gao moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and trains with Brian Orser, the 1984 and 1988 Olympic silver medalist, at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club.[4]
Career
Early career
Gao began skating at age 7.[4]
In the 2004–2005 season, competing on the Juvenile level, Gao won the silver medal at her regional championship[5] to qualify for the U.S. Junior Championships, where she placed 12th.[6] She moved up to the Intermediate level the following year and won the pewter medal at her regional championship[7] to qualify for the U.S. Junior Championships, where she placed 11th in her qualifying group[8] and did not advance to the final. She moved up to the Novice level for the 2006–2007 season and placed 13th at her regional championship[9] and did not qualify to her sectional championship.
In the 2007–2008 season, competing again on the novice level, Gao won both her regional[10] and sectional championship[11] to qualify for the 2008 U.S. Championships, where she finished 12th.[12]
The following season, Gao moved up to the 4th level. She won the silver medal at her regional championship[13] and the gold medal at her sectional championship[14] to qualify for the 2009 U.S. Championships. At Nationals, she placed third in the short program[15] and second in the free skating,[16] winning the bronze medal overall.[17]
2009–2010 season
Gao made her ISU Junior Grand Prix debut in the 2009–2010 season. She won the bronze medal at the 2009-2010 Junior Grand Prix event in Poland with an overall score of 134.55 points. She had also been assigned to the event in Turkey, where she won another bronze earning 135.01 points.
She qualified for the 2009–2010 Junior Grand Prix Final. At the Junior Grand Prix, she placed fifth in the short program with 52.82 points and third in the free skate with 98.65 points, winning the bronze medal overall with a score of 151.47 points. She earned new personal bests in the both segments of the competition.
At the 2010 U.S. Championships in January 2010, she placed fifth in the short program with a score 56.26 points and fifth in the free skate with 100.27. She placed 5th overall with 156.53.
She was assigned to compete at the 2010 World Junior Championships.[18] She placed 8th overall.
2010–2011 season
Gao was assigned to the 2010-2011 ISU Junior Grand Prix events in Austria and Japan. She won the silver medal in her first event with a total of 167.14 points. Gao withdrew from the competition in Japan but was reassigned to Germany based on her result in Austria. She placed second totalling 155.67 points. Those placements qualified her for the 2010–2011 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, where she came in sixth position earning 145.01 points. She was fourth at the 2011 World Junior Championships.
2011–2012 season
Gao is assigned to the 2011 Cup of China and 2011 Cup of Russia for the Grand Prix season. She had a hip injury and was off the ice for most of July.[19]
Programs
Gao during her free skate to La Fille Mal Gardée at the 2009-2010 Junior Grand Prix Final
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2011–2012 To Love You More
by Lucia Micarelli
choreo. by David Wilson[19]Libertango
by Ástor Piazzolla
choreo. by David Wilson[19]2010–2011 Violin Concerto
by Felix Mendelssohn
choreographed by David WilsonYellow River Piano Concerto
by Xian Xinghai
performed by Yin Chengzong
and Chu Wanghua
choreographed by David WilsonAve Maria
by Beyonce
choreographed by David Wilson2009–2010 Morning Passages
from The Hours
by Philip Glass
choreographed by David WilsonLa Fille Mal Gardée
by Ferdinand Hérold
choreographed by David Wilson2008–2009 Liza's Dance
from Stepping Out
by Peter Matz
choreographed by David WilsonPaquita
by Richard Bonynge
performed by the English Concert Orchestra
choreographed by David Wilson2007–2008 Csárdás
by Vittorio MontiYellow River Piano Concerto
by Xian Xinghai
performed by the
Slovak Radio Symphony OrchestraCompetitive highlights
Event 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 World Junior Championships 8th 4th U.S. Championships 12th N. 3rd J. 5th 5th U.S. Junior Championships 12th Ju. 11th I. (QR) Cup of China 5th Cup of Russia TBD Junior Grand Prix Final 3rd 6th Junior Grand Prix, Germany 2nd Junior Grand Prix, Austria 2nd Junior Grand Prix, Turkey 3rd Junior Grand Prix, Poland 3rd Midwestern Sectionals 1st N. 1st J. Eastern Great Lakes Regionals 2nd Ju. 4th I. 13th N. 1st N. 2nd J. Ju. = Juvenile level; I. = Intermediate level; N. = Novice level; J.= Junior level Detailed results
2010–2011 season Date Event Level SP FS Total January 22 – 30, 2011 2011 United States Figure Skating Championships Senior 5
58.436
108.775
167.20December 9–12, 2010 2010–2011 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final Junior 7
43.983
101.036
145.01October 6–10, 2010 2010–2011 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Germany Junior 2
47.662
108.012
155.67September 15–19, 2010 2010–2011 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Austria Junior 2
58.072
109.072
167.142009–2010 season Date Event Level SP FS Total March 8–14, 2010 2010 ISU World Junior Championships Junior 9
49.346
94.528
143.86January 14–24, 2010 2010 United States Figure Skating Championships Senior 5
56.265
100.275
156.53December 3 – 6, 2009 2009–2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final Junior 5
52.823
98.653
151.47October 14–18, 2009 2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Turkey Junior 7
44.911
90.103
135.01September 9–12, 2009 2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Poland Junior 3
50.523
84.033
134.552008–2009 season Date Event Level SP FS Total January 18 – 25, 2009 2009 United States Figure Skating Championships Junior 3
49.452
79.243
128.69November 11–15, 2008 2009 Midwestern Sectional Championships Junior 4
43.891
85.941
129.83October 10–14, 2008 2009 Eastern Great Lakes Regionals Junior 1
47.015
66.612
113.622007–2008 season Date Event Level SP FS Total January 20–27, 2008 2008 United States Figure Skating Championships Novice 11 11 12
83.75November 14–17, 2007 2008 Midwestern Sectional Championships Novice 3
41.831
85.341
127.17October 1–6, 2007 2008 Eastern Great Lakes Regionals Novice 1
45.521
73.491
119.01- SP = Short program; FS = Free skating.
References
- ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Ladies". International Skating Union. June 16, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/ws/ws/wsladies.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Ladies". International Skating Union. April 30, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2010-11/sbtslto.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2009/2010 : Ladies". International Skating Union. March 27, 2010. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2009-10/sbtslto.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ a b Mittan, Barry (February 11, 2010). "Gao Makes World Team". Skate Today. http://www.skatetoday.com/2010/02/11/gao-makes-world-team/. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
- ^ "2005 Eastern Great Lakes Regional Championships Juvenile Girls Final Standings". U.S. Figure Skating. http://www.usfigureskating.org/content/events/200405/regionals-egl/juvgirls-final.htm.
- ^ "2005 U.S. Junior Championships Juvenile Girls Final Standings". U.S. Figure Skating. http://www.usfsa.org/content/events/200405/usjrchamps/juvgirls-final.htm.
- ^ "2006 Eastern Great Lakes Figure Skating Championships Intermediate Ladies Final Standings". U.S. Figure Skating. http://www.usfigureskating.org/content/events/200506/regionals-egl/interladies-final.html.
- ^ "2006 U.S. Junior Figure Skating Championships Intermediate Ladies Group 1A (QR) Final Standings". U.S. Figure Skating. http://www.usfigureskating.org/content/events/200506/usjuniorchamps/interladies-1a.htm.
- ^ "2007 Eastern Great Lakes Regional Championships Novice Ladies Final Result". U.S. Figure Skating. http://www.usfigureskating.org/content/events/200607/regionals-egl/novladies-free.htm.
- ^ "2008 Eastern Great Lakes Regional Figure Skate Championships" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. http://www.usfigureskating.org/content/events/200708/regionals-EGL/2008%20EAST%20GR%20LAKES%20REGIONAL.pdf.
- ^ "2008 Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Championships" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. http://www.usfigureskating.org/content/events/200708/sectionals-mids/2008%20Midwestern%20Sectional%20Complete%20Results.pdf.
- ^ "2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. http://www.usfigureskating.org/content/events/200708/uschamps/results.pdf.
- ^ "2009 Eastern Great Lakes Regional Championships" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. http://www.usfigureskating.org/content/events/200809/regionals-EGL/2009%20EGL%20Regional%20Complete%20Results.pdf.
- ^ "2009 Midwestern Sectional Championships" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. http://www.usfigureskating.org/content/events/200809/sectionals-mids/2009%20MW%20Sectional%20Complete%20Results.pdf.
- ^ "2009 U.S. Figure Skating Championships Junior Ladies Short Program". U.S. Figure Skating. http://www.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/34540/SEG010.HTML.
- ^ "2009 U.S. Figure Skating Championships Junior Ladies Free Skating". U.S. Figure Skating. http://www.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/34540/SEG011.HTML.
- ^ "2009 U.S. Figure Skating Championships Junior Ladies Final Results". U.S. Figure Skating. http://www.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/34540/CAT005.HTML.
- ^ "U.S. Figure Skating Announces Ladies, Ice Dancing Teams Nominated to 2010 U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Team". U.S. Figure Skating. 23 January 2010. http://www.usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=44109&type=media. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ a b c Rutherford, Lynn (August 28, 2011). "Jump-free summer may work to Gao's advantage". Icenetwork. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110828&content_id=23853866&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
External links
- Christina Gao at the International Skating Union
- Christina Gao at the United States Figure Skating Association
- "89th U.S. Figure Skating Championships Ladies Biographies" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. http://www.usfigureskating.org/content/events/200708/uschamps/bios/ladies-bios.pdf.
Categories:- 1994 births
- Living people
- American female single skaters
- American sportspeople of Chinese descent
- People from Cincinnati, Ohio
- Asian-American women in sports
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