Gao Tingyu started the World Cup for the first time in Stavanger in January 2016 and finished 31st and 29th in the B group over 1000 m and places 26 and one in the B group over 500 m. At the end of February 2016, he came in 24th at the Sprint World Championship in Seoul . At the 2016 Junior World Championships in Changchun , he won the silver medal in the team sprint. In addition, he achieved 56th place over 500 m and 11th place over 1000 m. At the beginning of the 2016/17 season he became Chinese champion over 500 m in Ürümqi and achieved his first podium finish in the World Cup in Harbin with second place over 500 m . In February 2017 he finished tenth over 500 m at the individual distance world championships in Gangwon and won the gold medal over 500 m at the Winter Asian Games 2017 in Obihiro . At the end of December 2017 he was again Chinese champion in the 500 m. The following year he won bronze over 500 m at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang .
Personal bests
500 m 34.28 sec. (installed on February 14, 2020 in Salt Lake City)
1000 m 1: 10.58 min. (set up on October 22, 2016 in Ürümqi)
1500 m 2: 02.21 min. (installed on December 1, 2013 in Changchun)
3000 m 4: 31.80 min. (installed on January 11, 2013 in Shenyang)
5000 m 7: 56.33 min. (installed on October 29, 2011 in Changchun)
Participation in World Championships and Olympic Winter Games