Giphy is how you search, share, discover, and create gifs. Head over heels olympic gold medal figure skaters zhao. Despite their busy schedules, they took a moment to conduct an interview with us. A dream that started 18 years ago culminated in olympic gold, while one of the longest streaks in sports ended. Chinas figure skating couple shen xue and zhao hongbo finally realized their olympic dream, dancing to gold in the figure skating with a nearly flawless routine. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to. They came fifth on that occasion, and then won bronze medals in both 2002 and 2006, though they might have done even better had their preparations not been hindered by injury.
Since pairing up in 1992, hongbo zhao and xue shen have become one of the most successful figure skating teams in the world. Shen xue bio, stats, and results olympics at sports. Lift olympic gold medal figure skaters zhao hongbo and shen xue. Zhaos father is a violinist and his mother works in a clothing factory in harbin.
Wedding party for world champion figure skaters shen xue. Winter olympics87c nbc the team of shen xue and zhao hongbo go for chinas firstever gold. Chinas shen xue and zhao hongbo win pairs gold masslive. I hadnt paid much attention to this until my friend, julie, suggested that i watch the video of shen xue and zhao hongbos olympic skating performance. Chinas figureskating couple have baby daughter china. Xue shen and hongbo zhao of china compete in the figure skating pairs free program on. Jan 21, 2020 lr zhang dan and zhang hao of china win silver, tatiana totmianina and maxim marinin of russia win gold, and shen xue and zhao hongbo of china win bronze at the pairs free skating figure skating during the turin 2006 winter olympic games at the palavela in turin, italy, february, 2006. Feb 15, 2010 when zhao hongbo was growing up in china, the country was only making its first, tentative steps onto the winter olympic stage. It performs classical chinese dance, ethnic and folk dance, and storybased dance, with orchestral accompaniment and solo performers.
It is said that every exit is an entrance somewhere else, a fitting thought for veteran figure skating pair shen xue and zhao hongbo. Pairs partnerships, chinese pairs partnerships, ceased pairs partnerships. Lr zhang dan and zhang hao of china win silver, tatiana totmianina and maxim marinin of russia win gold, and shen xue and zhao hongbo of china win bronze at the pairs free skating figure skating during the turin 2006 winter olympic games. Shen xue and zhao hongbos figureskating gold at the winter olympics. Feb 16, 2010 a dream that started 18 years ago culminated in olympic gold, while one of the longest streaks in sports ended. Shen xue and zhao hongbo talk about their selection to the hall of. Wedding party for world champion figure skaters shen xue and. Everyone back home in harbin said they were celebrating. We knew even if we didnt get the gold medal, we would still be very happy to experience this winter olympics. Paris fashion week, fallwinter 2015 asian models blog.
Shen xue and zhao hongbo had been skating together since 1992, having first competed at the winter games back in 1998. When zhao hongbo was growing up in china, the country was only making its first, tentative steps onto the winter olympic stage. From old to young, the interest in the winter olympics has been sparked with this years chinese victories. Chinas shen xue and zhao hongbo have won the pairs gold medal at the vancouver olympics, just ahead of countrymen pang qing and tong jian. Chinas shen xue and zhao hongbo won the figure skating pairs title monday at the. Figure skating has brought love, fame, and now an olympic gold medal to chinas shen xue and zhao hongbo. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. I felt this incredible happiness in my heart when i heard the news of shen xue and zhao hongbo, says ying, 27, a manager at a shanghai massage center. Chinas xue shen and hongbo zhao perform during their figure skating pairs training session at the pacific coliseum in vancouver on february 11 on the eve of the start of the 2010 winter olympics.
Chinas shen xue and zhao hongbo make world figure skating hall of fame. Have you noticed how many married, or soon to be married, couples compete in the olympics as pair skaters. This feature of chinese figure skaters shen xue and zhao hongbo aired on nbc before their gold medal win at the 2010 winter olympics. Shen yun performing arts is the worlds premier classical chinese dance and music company, established in new york in 2006. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Canadians tessa virtue and scott moir surprisingly triumphed in the ice dancing event, becoming not only the first noneuropeans to win the olympic ice dancing. Chinas xue shen and hongbo zhao perform during their figure.
She has been married to hongbo zhao since may 28, 2007. Xue shen was born on november, 1978 in harbin, china. Now, as it fields its biggest team ever, zhao and his wife shen xue. Former figure skating world champion zhang dan takes on. The peak of the figure skating team was considered at the 2010 vancouver olympics, where pairs shen xuezhao hongbo clinched the gold medal and pang qingtong jian finished in second place, ending. Together, they have won dozens of medals, including from the last two winter olympics and first place gold from the last world championships. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Shenzhao crushing competition in pairs short program. May 12 changsha shen xue and zhao hongbo, chinas pair. Rank country athlete short program long program total points. For 5,000 years, divine culture flourished in the land of china.
Trademarks featured or referred to on this website are the property of their respective trademark holders and not sports reference llc or. Hd xue shen and hongbo zhao 2002 worlds fs turandot. Zhao xue zhao xue from beijing, china ep jeans ss 2018 ep china asian models blog. Shen xue and zhao hongbo s figureskating gold at the winter olympics. Former figure skating world champion zhang dan takes on new role. Tags 2003 world figure skating championships skating pairs figure skating figure skating xue shen hongbo zhao. It is also the first time that an asian pair won the gold in winter olympics history. Chinas xue shen and hongbo zhao perform during their.
Xue shen and hongbo zhao have shown the rest of the olympic competition that they arent here for anything but gold with their short program. Chinas shen xue and zhao hongbo make world figure skating. Shen xue, zhao hongbos story warms up chinese winter cnn. Hawick laus the legend of jade sword drops bts and new zhao xue. Pair short program on winter olympic games 2010 even though shen xue slipped down from the top of zhaos hand, they still got a gold medal. Senfts fascinating text is augmented by 100 stunning fullcolour photographs by renowned skating photographer gerard chataigneau, capturing tessa virtue and scott moir in their olympic gold performance, evan lysacek, joannie rochette, yuna kim, meryl davis and charlie white, patrick chan, evgeni plushenko, shen xue and zhao hongbo, mirai. Fans rushed online to post congratulations and express their patriotism. It basically gives profiles of all the four aspects of skating mens, womens, pairs, and ice dancing and the top skaters in each category examples include evgeny plushenko, michelle kwan, xue shen and hongbo zhao, and barbara fusar poli and maurizio margaglio. Chinas shen and zhao win pairs gold china digital times.
We just learned from shen xue that being head over heels means to be in love, and that she and her husband, zhao hongbo, fell in love slowly, over time. Shen xue and zhao hongbo after winning chinas first figure skating olympic gold beijing 2022 beijing, july 15 to deliver beijing 2022s pledge to host an athletecentered games, chinas top winter olympic athletes have played a key role in designing an olympic and paralympic winter bid that prioritizes the athlete experience. Shen xue and zhao hongbo figure skating olympic news. Canadians tessa virtue and scott moir surprisingly triumphed in the ice dancing event, becoming not only the first noneuropeans to. Ap photo chinas shen xue and zhao hongbo, center, pose on the podium after winning the gold medal, with silver medallists pang qing and tong jian of china, left, and bronze medallists aliona. The peak of the figure skating team was considered at the 2010 vancouver olympics, where pairs shen xue zhao hongbo clinched the gold medal and pang qingtong jian finished in second place, ending. To activate english subtitles press the ccbutton closed caption bottom right of video player. London fashion week, springsummer 2016 asian models blog. Shen xue, zhao hongbos story warms up chinese winter. They currently live and coach in shenzhen, guangdong.
There wasnt a moment when they thought suddenly, wow. Xue shen and hongbo zhao 2002 worlds fs turandot duration. Chinas olympic and worldchampion figureskating couple, shen xue and zhao hongbo, welcomed their baby girl on sept 3, as shen, 34, announced on her sina weibo micro blog that she gave birth to. Shen and zhao are the parents of a daughter, born 3 september 20. Courage, corruption, and the battle for olympic gold ebook.
Chinas shen and zhao win pairs gold china digital times cdt. Former figure skating world champion zhang dan takes on new. Find highquality wedding party for world champion figure skaters shen xue and zhao hongbo stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. May 12, 2007, changsha shen xue l and zhao hongbo, chinas pairskating. Triumph on ice by jean riley senft overdrive rakuten. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5. Chinese shen, zhao strike a golden finish for their career at vancouver. Zhao s father is a violinist and his mother works in a clothing factory in harbin. Shen and zhao announced their engagement after the 2007 world figure skating championships. Chinas shen xue and zhao hongbo won the figure skating pairs title monday at. Then shen could not train for a month due to a broken nose.
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