Zhao Hongbo

Zhao Hongbo
Shen (left) and Zhao (right) in 2009
Full nameZhao Hongbo
Born (1973-09-22) 22 September 1973 (age 51)
Harbin, Heilongjiang
HometownHarbin
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
Country China
PartnerShen Xue
CoachYao Bin
Skating clubHarbin Skating Club
Retired17 February 2010
Event Gold medal – first place Silver medal – second place Bronze medal – third place
Olympic Games 1 0 2
World Championships 3 3 1
Four Continents Championships 3 1 0
Grand Prix Final 6 1 2
Medal list
"" Olympic Games ""
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Salt Lake City Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin Pairs
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Nagano Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2003 Washington D.C. Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2007 Tokyo Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1999 Helsinki Pairs
Silver medal – second place 2000 Nice Pairs
Silver medal – second place 2004 Dortmund Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Vancouver Pairs
Four Continents Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Halifax Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2003 Beijing Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2007 Colorado Springs Pairs
Silver medal – second place 2001 Salt Lake City Pairs
Grand Prix Final
Gold medal – first place 1998–99 St. Petersburg Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1999–2000 Lyon Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2003–04 Colorado Springs Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2004–05 Beijing Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2006–07 St. Petersburg Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2009–10 Tokyo Pairs
Silver medal – second place 2002–03 St. Petersburg Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2000–01 Tokyo Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2001–02 Kitchener Pairs
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Zhao Hongbo (Chinese: 赵宏博; pinyin: Zhào Hóngbó; born 22 September 1973) is a Chinese retired pair skater. With his wife Shen Xue, Zhao is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2002 & 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time World champion (2002, 2003 & 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 were the first Chinese skaters to win the gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games in any figure skating category,[1] ending almost half a century of Russian and Soviet pair skating dominance.[2]

  1. ^ "Winter Olympics - China's Shen, Zhao strike gold". Eurosport. 16 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Shen, Zhao end Russian Olympic pairs dominance". Icenetwork.com. 16 February 2010. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2010.