Shen Xue

Shen Xue
Shen (left) and Zhao (right) in 2009
Full name	Shen Xue
Born	(1978-11-13) 13 November 1978 (age 45) Harbin, Heilongjiang
Hometown	Harbin
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
Country	China
Partner	Zhao Hongbo
Coach	Yao Bin
Skating club	Harbin Skating Club
Retired	17 February 2010
Medal record Pairs' figure skating Representing  China Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver Pairs 2002 Salt Lake City Pairs 2006 Turin Pairs World Championships 2002 Nagano Pairs 2003 Washington D.C. Pairs 2007 Tokyo Pairs 1999 Helsinki Pairs 2000 Nice Pairs 2004 Dortmund Pairs 2001 Vancouver Pairs Four Continents Championships 1999 Halifax Pairs 2003 Beijing Pairs 2007 Colorado Springs Pairs 2001 Salt Lake City Pairs Grand Prix Final 1998–1999 St. Petersburg Pairs 1999–2000 Lyon Pairs 2003–2004 Colorado Springs Pairs 2004–2005 Beijing Pairs 2006–2007 St. Petersburg Pairs 2009–2010 Tokyo Pairs 2002–2003 St. Petersburg Pairs 2000–2001 Tokyo Pairs 2001–2002 Kitchener Pairs Asian Winter Games 1996 Harbin Pairs 1999 Gangwon Pairs 2003 Aomori Pairs 2007 Changchun Pairs

Shen Xue (Chinese: 申雪; pinyin: Shēn Xuě; born 13 November 1978) is a Chinese retired pair skater. With her husband Zhao Hongbo, Shen is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2002 & 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time World champion (2002, 2003 and 2007), a three-time Four Continents Champion (1999, 2003 & 2007), and a six-time Grand Prix Final champion (1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006 & 2009).

Shen and Zhao were the first Chinese pair team to win a medal at an International Skating Union event and at the World Figure Skating Championships. In 2002, they became the first Chinese pair skating team to win a World Championship. They are also the first Chinese pair skaters to win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games. In 2010, they became the first Chinese skaters to win the gold medal at a Winter Olympic Games in any figure skating category,^[1] ending almost half a century of Russian and Soviet pair skating dominance.^[2]