Shen Xue
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| Personal Information | ||
| Full name: | Shen Xue | |
| Country represented: |  China |
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| Date of birth: | November 13, 1978 | |
| Place of birth: | Harbin, Heilongjiang | |
| Home town: | Beijing | |
| Residence: | Shenzhen, Guangdong | |
| Height: | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |
| Partner: | Zhao Hongbo | |
| Coach: | Yao Bin | |
| Former coach: | Sun Zhiping Sun Yu Q. Wang |
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| Choreographer: | Lori Nichol | |
| Former choreographer: | Sandra Bezic Lea Ann Miller Michael Seibert |
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| Skating club: | Harbin Skating Club | |
| ISU Personal Best Scores | ||
| Combined Total: | 206.54 | 2004-2005 GPF |
| Short Program: | 71.07 | 2007 Worlds |
| Free Skate: | 136.02 | 2004-2005 GPF |
| Olympic medal record | ||
| Figure skating | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 2002 Salt Lake City | Pairs |
| Bronze | 2006 Turin | Pairs |
- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Shen.
Shen Xue (simplified Chinese: 申雪; traditional Chinese: 申雪; pinyin: Shēn Xuě; born November 13, 1978 in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China) is a Chinese pair skater.
With her partner Zhao Hongbo, she is the 2002 & 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time (2002, 2003 & 2007) World champion, a three-time (1999, 2003 & 2007) Four Continents Champion and a five-time (1998, 1999, 2003, 2004 & 2006) Grand Prix final Champion.
They are the first Chinese team to ever medal at a ISU event. At the 2002 World Figure Skating Championships, they became the first Chinese team to win the World Championships. They are also the first Chinese pair skaters to medal at the Olympic Games.
They hold the records for free skate and combined score for pairs' skating under the ISU Judging System.
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[edit] Personal life
Shen and Zhao announced their engagement after the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships. They were married shortly after.
They currently live and coach in Shenzhen, Guangdong.
[edit] Career
Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo began skating together in 1992, under the tutelage of Yao Bin. They competed at their first Olympics in 1998, in Nagano, Japan. They impressed audiences with their abilities and finished an impressive fifth. They went on to the World Championships a year later with improved choreography and expression, and won the silver medal, becoming the first Chinese team to ever win a World Championship medal.
Shen and Zhao improved each year, and were considered to be one of the top teams in the world. They won another silver medal at the Worlds in 2000, and a bronze in 2001. They were considered strong medal contenders in the 2002 Winter Olympics. They won the bronze with a strong performance, missing a throw quadruple salchow attempt. They became the first Chinese pair to win a medal at the Olympics for figure skating.
Shen and Zhao won their first World Championship in 2002. They repeated this win the following year in Washington D.C. While practing their throw quadruple salchow, Shen landed badly and severely injured her landing foot and ankle. She required several treatments to numb the foot entirely so that she should compete. The pair performed a brilliant long program that earned them several perfect 6.0's for both technical merits and presentation.
Their attempt to win a third straight World title in 2004 was thwarted when Zhao fell during their short program. They rebounded to win the free program with a string of 6.0s, but it was only good enough for second overall behind their new rivals Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin of Russia. Their problems escalated in 2005 when Zhao's Achilles tendon injury forced them to withdraw from the World Championships, and weeks later, he ruptured the tendon during practice. They missed the entire competitive season and were unable to return to the ice until weeks before the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Their lack of adequate preparation was obvious, but they managed to win a second Olympic bronze medal.
The 2006-07 proved to be a very strong season for the pairs by winning the Grand Prix Final, the 2007 Asian Winter Games, the 2007 Four Continents Championship, and most importantly, the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships. On March 21, 2007 they won their third World Championship title. Following the win, they married and announced their retirement from the sport.
They returned to competition in the 2009-2010 season, getting assignation for the 2009 Cup of China and 2009 Skate America.
[edit] Programs
| Season | Short Program | Free Skating | Exhibition |
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| 2009-2010 | Who Wants To Live Forever by Queen performed by David Garrett choreographed by Lori Nichol |
Adagio by Tomaso Albinoni performed by Eroica Trio choreographed by Lori Nichol |
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| 2007-2008 2008-2009 |
Did not compete these seasons |
Did not compete these seasons |
Feeling Good Michael Bubble choreographed by Lori Nichol Io ci sarò by Andrea Bocelli choreographed by Lori Nichol Ramalama by Roisin Murphy choreographed by Lori Nichol |
| 2006-2007 | Romanza by Salvador Bacarisse choreographed by Lori Nichol |
Meditation from Thais by Jules Massenet choreographed by Lori Nichol |
My Way by The Three Tenors choreographed by Lori Nichol Caruso by Tomaso Albinoni choreographed by Lori Nichol |
| 2005-2006 | Piano Concerto No. 3 by Sergey Rachmaninoff choreographed by Lori Nichol |
Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini choreographed by Lori Nichol |
The Impossible Dream by Luther Vandross choreographed by Lori Nichol |
| 2004-2005 | Claire de Lune by Claude Debussy choreographed by Lori Nichol |
The Soong Sisters Soundtrack by Kitarō &, Randy Miller choreographed by Lori Nichol |
Come What May from Moulin Rouge Soundtrack by Nicole Kidman & Ewan McGregor choreographed by Lori Nichol |
| 2003-2004 | Kismet by Bond choreographed by Lori Nichol |
The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky choreographed by Lori Nichol |
Come What May from Moulin Rouge Soundtrack by Nicole Kidman & Ewan McGregor choreographed by Lori Nichol Time To Say Goodbye by Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli choreographed by Lori Nichol Adagio by Lara Fabian choreographed by Lori Nichol |
| 2002–2003 | Beethoven’s Last Night by Trans-Siberian Orchestra choreographed by Lori Nichol |
Violin Fantasy on Turandot by Vanessa-Mae choreographed by Lea Ann Miller |
Time To Say Goodbye by Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli choreographed by Lori Nichol |
| 2001–2002 | Kismet by Bond choreographed by Lori Nichol |
Violin Fantasy on Turandot by Vanessa-Mae choreographed by Lea Ann Miller |
Bensonhurst Blues by Oscar Benton choreographed by Lori Nichol |
| 2000–2001 | Allegreto from Palladio by Karl Jenkins choreographed by Sandra Bezic |
Spirit of Spring (Chinese Violin Music) by Du Mingxin choreographed by Sandra Bezic and Michael Seibert |
Beethoven’s Last Night by Trans-Siberian Orchestra choreographed by Sandra Bezic |
| 1999–2000 | Firebird by Igor Stravinski choreographed by Sandra Bezic |
Spirit of Spring (Chinese Violin Music) by Du Mingxin choreographed by Sandra Bezic and Michael Seibert |
Crazy by Julio Iglesias choreographed by Sandra Bezic |
| 1998–1999 | Zigeunerweisen by Pablo de Sarasate choreographed by Lea Ann Miller |
Selections of Mulan Soundtrack by Jerry Goldsmith choreographed by Lea Ann Miller |
Un Bel di Vedremo from Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini choreographed by Lea Ann Miller |
| 1997–1998 | Zigeunerweisen by Pablo de Sarasate choreographed by Lea Ann Miller |
Mount Olympus by Mars Lasar choreographed by Lea Ann Miller |
Un Bel di Vedremo from Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini choreographed by Lea Ann Miller |
| 1996-1997 | Out of Silence by Yanni choreographed by Lea Ann Miller |
Mount Olympus by Mars Lasar choreographed by Lea Ann Miller |
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| 1995-1996 | Out of Silence by Yanni choreographed by Lea Ann Miller |
Yellow River Piano Concerto by Xian Xinghai choreographed by Sandra Bezic |
[edit] Competitive highlights
(With Zhao)
[edit] Post-2001
| Event | 2001–2002 | 2002–2003 | 2003–2004 | 2004–2005 | 2005–2006 | 2006–2007 | 2009-2010 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 3rd | 3rd | |||||
| World Championships | 1st | 1st | 2nd | WD | 1st | ||
| Four Continents Championships | 1st | 1st | |||||
| Chinese Championships | 1st | ||||||
| Asian Winter Games | 1st | 1st | |||||
| Grand Prix Final | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| Cup of China | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||||
| Skate America | |||||||
| NHK Trophy | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||||
| Skate Canada | 2nd | 1st | |||||
| Trophee Eric Bompard | 1st | ||||||
| Bofrost Cup | 1st | 1st | |||||
| Cup of Russia | 1st |
- WD = Withdrew
- Shen and Zhao did not compete in the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 seasons.
[edit] Pre-2001
| Event | 1995–1996 | 1996–1997 | 1997–1998 | 1998–1999 | 1999–2000 | 2000–2001 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 5th | |||||
| World Championships | 15th | 11th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd |
| Four Continents Championships | 1st | 2nd | ||||
| Chinese Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||
| Asian Winter Games | 1st | 1st | ||||
| Grand Prix Final | 4th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | ||
| NHK Trophy | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 1st | |
| Cup of Russia | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |||
| Skate America | 2nd | |||||
| Bofrost Cup | 3rd | |||||
| Skate Canada | 1st | |||||
| Trophee Lalique | 3rd | |||||
| Winter Universiade | 1st |
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