Zhao Hongbo

Zhao Hongbo
Shen (left) and Zhao (right) in 2009
Full name	Zhao Hongbo
Born	(1973-09-22) 22 September 1973 (age 51) Harbin, Heilongjiang
Hometown	Harbin
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
Country	China
Partner	Shen Xue
Coach	Yao Bin
Skating club	Harbin Skating Club
Retired	17 February 2010
Event 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 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 1998–99 St. Petersburg Pairs 1999–2000 Lyon Pairs 2003–04 Colorado Springs Pairs 2004–05 Beijing Pairs 2006–07 St. Petersburg Pairs 2009–10 Tokyo Pairs 2002–03 St. Petersburg Pairs 2000–01 Tokyo Pairs 2001–02 Kitchener Pairs

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]