Profile of the Month
June
Xue Shen & Hongbo Zhao
Xue: Hongbo:
Born: November 13, 1978 Born: September 22, 1973
Height: 5'3" Height: 5'10"
Birthplace: Harbin, China
Training Town: Harbin, China
Skating Club: Harbin Skating Center
Coach: Bin Yao
Choreographers: Lee Ann Miller, Gorsha Sur, Renee Roca
Xue began skating in 1985 when she was 7 years old. She showed great talent from the beginning.
Hongbo, like Xue, was 7 years old when he began skating in 1980. He skated pairs with Maomao Xie until 1992 when they broke up and he began skating with Xue.
Since teaming up Xue and Hongbo have risen to the top of the skating world. They have won two silver medals (1999 and 2000) and one bronze (2001) at the World Championships before taking home the gold this year and becoming the first Chinese pairs team to be World Champions.
At the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, Xue and Hongbo won the bronze medal.
Competitive History:
2002-2003:
Sparkassen (Nations) Cup - 1st
Cup of Russia - 1st
NHK Trophy - 1st
Four Continents - 1st
ISU Grand Prix Final - 2nd
2003 World Championships - 1st
2001-2002:
Masters of Figure Skating - 2nd
Sparkassen (Nations) Cup - 1st
NHK Trophy - 1st
ISU Grand Prix Final - 3rd
2002 Winter Olympic Games - 3rd
2002 World Championships - 1st
2000-2001:
Masters of Figure Skating - 3rd
Skate America - 2nd
Cup of Russia - 2nd
NHK Trophy - 1st
2001 Chinese National Championships - 1st
Four Continents - 2nd
ISU Grand Prix Final - 3rd
2001 World Championships - 3rd
1999-2000:
Masters of Figure Skating - 3rd
Sparkassen (Nations) Cup - 3rd
Cup of Russia - 2nd
NHK Trophy - 4th
Japan Open - 2nd
ISU Grand Prix Final - 1st
2000 World Championships - 2nd
1998-1999:
Goodwill Games - 4th
Skate Canada - 1st
Cup of Russia - 2nd
NHK Trophy - 2nd
1999 Chinese National Championships - 1st
1999 Asian Winter Games - 1st
Four Continents - 1st
ISU Grand Prix Final - 1st
1999 World Championships - 2nd
1997-1998:
Trophee Lalique - 3rd
NHK Trophy - 1st
1998 National Championships - 1st
Champion Series Final - 4th
1998 Winter Olympic Games - 5th
1998 World Championships - 4th
1996-1997:
Trophee Lalique - 5th
NHK Trophy - 4th
Winter Universiade - 1st
1997 Chinese National Championships - 1st
1997 World Championships - 11th
1995-1996:
1996 Chinese National Championships - 1st
1996 World Championships - 15th
1994 - 1995:
1995 Chinese National Championships - 2nd
1993-1994:
NHK Trophy - 6th
1994 Chinese National Championships - 1st
1994 World Championships - 21st
1993-1992:
1993 Chinese National Championships - 1st
Photo Copyright to Andrea "Hoo" Chempinski
