NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Zhao Hongbo

Zhao Hongbo (Simplified Chinese: 赵宏博; Traditional Chinese: 趙宏博; pinyin: Zhào Hóngbó; born September 22, 1973) is a Chinese pairs figure skater. With his partner Shen Xue, they won three World Championship titles, five Grand Prix Final championships and two Olympic medals. Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... 2002 Winter Olympic Games Figure skating // Pairs Medals awarded February 11, 2002; second award ceremony February 17. ... Neve and Gliz, the 2006 Olympics mascots, on display in Turin The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. ... Four figure skating events were held at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, at the Palavela venue. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Harbin on a map of China For other meanings of Harbin, see Harbin (disambiguation). ... For the Chinese civilization, see China. ... Xue Shen (Chinese: ç”³é›ª, Pinyin: ShÄ“n XÇ”e, born November 13, 1978 in Harbin, China) is a pairs figure skater from China. ... Yao Bin (Chinese: å§šæ»¨, Pinyin: YÃ¡o BÄ«n, born April, 1957 in Harbin, China) is a figure skating coach from China. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Traditional Chinese (Traditional Chinese: æ£é«”å—/ç¹é«”å—, Simplified Chinese: æ£ä½“å—/ç¹ä½“å—) refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... It has been suggested that Pinyin method be merged into this article or section. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... Shen Xue (Chinese: ç”³é›ª, Pinyin: ShÄ“n XÇ”e, born November 13, 1978 in Harbin, China) is a pairs figure skater from China. ... The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. ... The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final is an elite figure skating competition event. ... A runner carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics for short but more correctly The Olympic Winter Games, are the cold-weather counterpart to the Summer Olympic Games. ...

Early 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 and finished a respectable 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. Yao Bin (Chinese: å§šæ»¨, Pinyin: YÃ¡o BÄ«n, born April, 1957 in Harbin, China) is a figure skating coach from China. ... The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. ... Categories: Host cities of the Winter Olympic Games | Cities in Nagano Prefecture | Japan geography stubs ... The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. ...

2001-2002 season

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, narrowly missing a throw quadruple salchow attempt. They became the first Chinese pair to win a medal at the Olympics for figure skating. Their achievement was overshadowed by the judging controversy surrounding their rivals Yelena Berezhnaya & Anton Sikharulidze and Jamie Salé & David Pelletier, but they had nonetheless solidified their role in Chinese figure skating history as trailblazers. The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... The salchow is a figure skating jump with a takeoff from a back inside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot after one or more rotations in the air. ... The Canadian and Russian flags rising together during the second medals ceremony. ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ... Anton Tarielyevich Sikharulidze was born October 25, 1976. ... Jamie SalÃ© (born April 21, 1977, in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian figure skater currently partnered with David Pelletier. ... David Pelletier (born November 22, 1974 in Sayabec, QuÃ©bec) is a Canadian pairs figure skater, who is partnered with Jamie SalÃ©. // Early career Pelletier achieved early success as a pairs skater with Julie Laporte. ...

Shen and Zhao won their first World Championship in 2002. They repeated this win the following year in Washington D.C., with perhaps their most memorable performance. While practing their throw quadruple salchow, Shen landed badly and severely injured her landing foot and ankle. She was in such severe pain that she required several treatments to numb the foot entirely so that she should compete. Miraculously, she showed no signs of weakness, and the pair performed a brilliant long program that earned them a racous standing ovation, and several perfect 6.0's for presentation.

Olympics & 2004-2006 season

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, 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 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. Tatiana Totmianina (born November 2, 1981) in Perm, Russia, is a figure skater and Olympic Champion. ... Maxim Marinin (born March 23, 1977) is a Russian figure skater. ... Neve and Gliz, the 2006 Olympics mascots, on display in Turin The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. ... Torino redirects here. ...

Current: 2006-2007 season

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. The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, originally called the Champions Series Final until 1998, is an elite figure skating competition event. ... Categories: | ... The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships is an annual competition in figure skating. ... The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. ...

Personal Life

Shen and Zhao's skating idols are Ekaterina Gordeeva and the late Sergei Grinkov. Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Gordeeva (born May 28, 1971) is an Olympic and world figure skating champion. ... Sergei Mikhailovich Grinkov (February 4, 1967 - November 20, 1995, Lake Placid, New York, United States) was an Olympic and World figure skating champion. ...

Because of Shen and Zhao and their coach Yao Bin, Chinese pair skating has made a meteoric rise, and fields world-class teams such as Olympic silver medalists Zhang Dan & Zhang Hao, and 2006 World Champions Pang Qing & Tong Jian. China is considered to have more top pairs teams than any other nation in the world.^{[citation needed]} Zhang Dan (Chinese: å¼ ä¸¹, Pinyin: ZhÄng DÄn, born October 4, 1985 in Harbin, China) is a Chinese figure skater. ... Zhang and Zhang at the 2004 World Championships in Dortmund. ... Qing Pang (born December 24, 1979 in Harbin, China) is an Chinese figure skater. ... Jian Tong (born August 15, 1979 in Harbin, China) is an Chinese figure skater. ...

Future

Many fans expected the pair to retire after the Olympic season, but they have not yet made any formal announcement about their plans.^{[citation needed]}

Competitive highlights

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See also

Pair Skating Pair skating consists of a team of a man and a woman skating to music. ...

External links

The International Skating Union (ISU) is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. ...

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World champions in figure skating – Pairs

1908: Anna Hübler & Heinrich Burger | 1909: Phyllis Johnson & James H. Johnson | 1910: Anna Hübler & Heinrich Burger | 1911: Ludowika Jakobsson & Walter Jakobsson | 1912: Phyllis Johnson & James H. Johnson | 1913: Helene Engelmann & Karl Mejstrik | 1914: Ludowika Jakobsson & Walter Jakobsson | 1922: Helene Engelmann & Alfred Berger | 1923: Ludowika Jakobsson & Walter Jakobsson | 1924: Helene Engelmann & Alfred Berger | 1925: Herma Szabo & Ludwig Wrede | 1926: Andrée Brunet & Pierre Brunet | 1927: Herma Szabo & Ludwig Wrede | 1928: Andrée Brunet & Pierre Brunet | 1929: Lilly Scholz & Otto Kaiser | 1930: Andrée Brunet & Pierre Brunet | 1931: Emelie Rotter & Laszlo Szolas | 1932: Andrée Brunet & Pierre Brunet | 1933-1935: Emelie Rotter & Laszlo Szolas | 1936-1939: Maxi Herber & Ernst Baier | 1947-1948: Micheline Lannoy & Pierre Baugniet | 1949: Andrea Kékesy & Ede Király | 1950: Karol E. Kennedy & Peter Kennedy | 1951-1952: Ria Baran & Paul Falk | 1953: Jennifer Nicks & John Nicks | 1954-1955: Frances Dafoe & Norris Bowden | 1956: Elisabeth Schwartz & Kurt Oppelt | 1957-1960: Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul | 1962: Maria Jelinek & Otto Jelinek | 1963-1964: Marika Kilius & Hans-Jürgen Bäumler | 1965-1968: Ludmila Belousova & Oleg Protopopov | 1969-1972: Irina Rodnina & Alexei Ulanov | 1973-1978: Irina Rodnina & Alexander Zaitsev | 1979: Tai Babilonia & Randy Gardner | 1980: Marina Cherkasova & Sergei Shakhrai | 1981: Irina Vorobeva & Igor Lisovski | 1982: Sabine Baeß & Tassilo Thierbach | 1983: Elena Valova & Oleg Vasiliev | 1984: Barbara Underhill & Paul Martini | 1985: Elena Valova & Oleg Vasiliev | 1986-1987: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov | 1988: Elena Valova & Oleg Vasiliev | 1989-1990: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov | 1991-1992: Natalia Mishkutenok & Artur Dmitriev | 1993: Isabelle Brasseur & Lloyd Eisler | 1994: Evgenia Shishkova & Vadim Naumov | 1995: Radka Kovaříková & René Novotný | 1996: Marina Eltsova & Andrei Bushkov | 1997: Mandy Wötzel & Ingo Steuer | 1998-1999: Yelena Berezhnaya & Anton Sikharulidze | 2000: Maria Petrova & Alexei Tikhonov | 2001: Jamie Salé & David Pelletier | 2002-2003: Shen Xue & Zhao Hongbo | 2004-2005: Tatiana Totmianina & Maxim Marinin | 2006: Pang Qing & Tong Jian | 2007: Shen Xue & Zhao Hongbo The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. ... Anna HÃ¼bler (born January 2, 1885; â€ July 5, 1976) was a German pairs figure skater. ... Heinrich Burger (born May 31, 1881; â€ April 27, 1942) was a German figure skater. ... British figure skater Phyllis Johnson won the silver medal in pairs at the 1908 Olympic Games with James Johnson. ... James H. Johnson was a British figure skater competitive during the early days of modern figure skating. ... Anna HÃ¼bler (born January 2, 1885; â€ July 5, 1976) was a German pairs figure skater. ... Heinrich Burger (born May 31, 1881; â€ April 27, 1942) was a German figure skater. ... Ludowika Jakobsson born Eilers (born July 25, 1884 in Potsdam, Germany; â€ November 1, 1968 in Helsinki, Finland) was a German-Finish figure skater, who became Olympic Champion 1920 in Pairs and three time World champion together with skating partner and husband Walter Jakobsson. ... Walter Jakobsson really Walter Andreas Jakobsson (born February 6, 1882 in Helsingfors (Helsinki), Finland; â€ July 10, 1957 in Helsinki, Finland) was a Finish figure skater, who became Olympic Champion 1920 in pairs and three time World champion together with his skating partner and wife Ludowika Jakobsson-Eilers. ... British figure skater Phyllis Johnson won the silver medal in pairs at the 1908 Olympic Games with James Johnson. ... James H. Johnson was a British figure skater competitive during the early days of modern figure skating. ... Helene Engelmann married Jaroschka (* February 9, 1898 in Vienna, Austria, â€ August 1, 1985 in Vienna, Austria)) was an Austrian figure skater. ... Karl Mejstrik was an Austrian figure skater. ... Ludowika Jakobsson born Eilers (born July 25, 1884 in Potsdam, Germany; â€ November 1, 1968 in Helsinki, Finland) was a German-Finish figure skater, who became Olympic Champion 1920 in Pairs and three time World champion together with skating partner and husband Walter Jakobsson. ... Walter Jakobsson really Walter Andreas Jakobsson (born February 6, 1882 in Helsingfors (Helsinki), Finland; â€ July 10, 1957 in Helsinki, Finland) was a Finish figure skater, who became Olympic Champion 1920 in pairs and three time World champion together with his skating partner and wife Ludowika Jakobsson-Eilers. ... Helene Engelmann married Jaroschka (* February 9, 1898 in Vienna, Austria, â€ August 1, 1985 in Vienna, Austria)) was an Austrian figure skater. ... Alfred Berger (born August 25, 1894, died June 11, 1966) was an Austrian figure skater. ... Ludowika Jakobsson born Eilers (born July 25, 1884 in Potsdam, Germany; â€ November 1, 1968 in Helsinki, Finland) was a German-Finish figure skater, who became Olympic Champion 1920 in Pairs and three time World champion together with skating partner and husband Walter Jakobsson. ... Walter Jakobsson really Walter Andreas Jakobsson (born February 6, 1882 in Helsingfors (Helsinki), Finland; â€ July 10, 1957 in Helsinki, Finland) was a Finish figure skater, who became Olympic Champion 1920 in pairs and three time World champion together with his skating partner and wife Ludowika Jakobsson-Eilers. ... Helene Engelmann married Jaroschka (* February 9, 1898 in Vienna, Austria, â€ August 1, 1985 in Vienna, Austria)) was an Austrian figure skater. ... Alfred Berger (born August 25, 1894, died June 11, 1966) was an Austrian figure skater. ... Herma Szabo (February 22, 1902 - May 7, 1986) was an Austrian singles and pairs figure skater. ... Ludwig Wrede (born October 28, 1894) was an Austrian figure skater in both pairs and singles skating. ... AndrÃ©e Brunet (also AndrÃ©e Joly, born September 16, 1901 in Paris, France, died March 30, 1993, Boyne City, Michigan, U.S.) was a French figure skater and two-time Olympic champion in pair skating. ... Pierre Brunet (June 28, 1902â€“July 27, 1991) was a figure skater who competed for France. ... Herma Szabo (February 22, 1902 - May 7, 1986) was an Austrian singles and pairs figure skater. ... Ludwig Wrede (born October 28, 1894) was an Austrian figure skater in both pairs and singles skating. ... AndrÃ©e Brunet (also AndrÃ©e Joly, born September 16, 1901 in Paris, France, died March 30, 1993, Boyne City, Michigan, U.S.) was a French figure skater and two-time Olympic champion in pair skating. ... Pierre Brunet (June 28, 1902â€“July 27, 1991) was a figure skater who competed for France. ... Otto Kaiser was an Austrian figure skater. ... AndrÃ©e Brunet (also AndrÃ©e Joly, born September 16, 1901 in Paris, France, died March 30, 1993, Boyne City, Michigan, U.S.) was a French figure skater and two-time Olympic champion in pair skating. ... Pierre Brunet (June 28, 1902â€“July 27, 1991) was a figure skater who competed for France. ... AndrÃ©e Brunet (also AndrÃ©e Joly, born September 16, 1901 in Paris, France, died March 30, 1993, Boyne City, Michigan, U.S.) was a French figure skater and two-time Olympic champion in pair skating. ... Pierre Brunet (June 28, 1902â€“July 27, 1991) was a figure skater who competed for France. ... Maxi Herber (born October 8, 1920 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany) was a German skater, who became Olympic champion in pairs with Ernst Baier 1936 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. ... Ernst Baier (September 27, 1905 in Zittau, Saxony, Germany - July 8, 2001 in Garmisch, Bavaria, Germany) was a German figure skater, who became Olympic champion in pairs in 1936 together with Maxi Herber. ... Micheline Lannoy (b. ... Pierre Baugniet (b. ... Andrea KÃ©kesy was a Hungarian figure skater. ... Ede KirÃ¡ly was a Hungarian figure skater. ... Karol Kennedy Kucher (1932? in Shelton, Washington - June 25, 2004 in Seattle, Washington) with her brother, Michael, won five U.S. Figure Skating titles from 1948-1952. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Ria Baran married Falk (born November 2, 1922 in Dortmund, Germany; â€ November 12, 1986) was a German figure skater. ... Paul Falk (born December 21, 1921 in Dortmund, Germany) was a German figure skater. ... Jennifer Mary Nicks (born 13th April 1932, died August 21st 1980) was a British pairs skater. ... Sir John Nicks is an American figure skating coach. ... Frances Dafoe was a Canadian figure skater. ... Norris Bowden was a Canadian figure skater. ... Elisabeth Sissy Schwartz (b. ... Kurt Oppelt (b. ... Barbara Wagner was a Canadian figure skater. ... Robert Paul (b. ... Maria and Otto Jelinek skate at the 1961 Canadian Championships . The family of Maria Jelinek fled to Canada from Czechoslovakia in 1948 at the beginning of the Cold War. ... Marika Kilius (born March 24, 1943 in Frankfurt/Main, Hesse, Germany) as a daughter of a hairdresser she became one of the most successful and most famous German figure skaters. ... Hans-JÃ¼rgen BÃ¤umler (born January 28, 1942 in Dachau, Bavaria, Germany) is a German figure skater, actor, singer und moderator. ... Ludmila Yevgeniyevna Belousova ( b. ... Oleg Alekseyevich Protopopov (b. ... Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina (born September 12, 1949, Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet figure skater. ... Alexei Ulanov (ÐÐ»ÐµÐºÑÐµÌÐ¹ ÐÐ¸ÐºÐ¾Ð»Ð°ÌÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð£Ð»Ð°ÌÐ½Ð¾Ð², born November 4, 1947) was a Soviet pairs figure skater and Olympic champion. ... Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina (born September 12, 1949, Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet figure skater. ... Alexander Zaitsev (born June 16, 1952) is a former world ice skating champion, a skating coach and administrator from Russia. ... Tai Reina Babilonia (born 1960) is a U.S. figure skater, the partner of Randy Gardner. ... Randy Gardner is a U.S. figure skater, the partner of Tai Babilonia. ... Marina Cherkasova (Russian: ÐœÐ°Ñ€Ð¸Ð½Ð° Ð§ÐµÑ€ÐºÐ°ÑÐ¾Ð²Ð°, b. ... Sergei Shakhrai (Russian: Ð¡ÐµÑ€Ð³ÐµÐ¹ Ð¨Ð°Ñ…Ñ€Ð°Ð¹, b. ... Sabine BaeÃŸ, married Marbach, (born March 15, 1961 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany/GDR/East Germany) is a German figure skater. ... Tassilo Thierbach (born May 1957) is a German figure skater. ... Elena Aleksandrovna Valova (Russian: Ð•Ð»ÐµÐ½Ð° ÐÐ»ÐµÐºÑÐ°Ð½Ð´Ñ€Ð¾Ð²Ð½Ð° Ð’Ð°Ð»Ð¾Ð²Ð°) (born January 4, 1963) is an Olympic and world figure skating champion. ... Oleg Kimovich Vasiliev (Russian: ÐžÐ»ÐµÐ³ ÐšÐ¸Ð¼Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð’Ð°ÑÐ¸Ð»ÑŒÐµÐ²; born November 22, 1959) is an Olympic and world pairs figure skating champion. ... Barbara Barb Underhill (born June 24, 1963 in Oshawa, Ontario Canada) is a Canadian pairs figure skater. ... Paul Martini (born November 2, 1960 in Weston, Ontario Canada) is a Canadian pairs figure skater. ... Elena Aleksandrovna Valova (Russian: Ð•Ð»ÐµÐ½Ð° ÐÐ»ÐµÐºÑÐ°Ð½Ð´Ñ€Ð¾Ð²Ð½Ð° Ð’Ð°Ð»Ð¾Ð²Ð°) (born January 4, 1963) is an Olympic and world figure skating champion. ... Oleg Kimovich Vasiliev (Russian: ÐžÐ»ÐµÐ³ ÐšÐ¸Ð¼Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð’Ð°ÑÐ¸Ð»ÑŒÐµÐ²; born November 22, 1959) is an Olympic and world pairs figure skating champion. ... Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Gordeeva (born May 28, 1971) is an Olympic and world figure skating champion. ... Sergei Mikhailovich Grinkov (February 4, 1967 - November 20, 1995, Lake Placid, New York, United States) was an Olympic and World figure skating champion. ... Elena Aleksandrovna Valova (Russian: Ð•Ð»ÐµÐ½Ð° ÐÐ»ÐµÐºÑÐ°Ð½Ð´Ñ€Ð¾Ð²Ð½Ð° Ð’Ð°Ð»Ð¾Ð²Ð°) (born January 4, 1963) is an Olympic and world figure skating champion. ... 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Evgenia Shishkova (born December 18, 1972) is a professional pairs figure skater and coach. ... Vadim Naumov is a Russian pairs figure skater. ... Radka KovaÅ™ÃkovÃ¡ (born February 26, 1975) is a Czech pairs skater. ... RenÃ© NovotnÃ½ (born June 10, 1963) is a Czech pairs skater. ... Marina Eltsova is a Russian pairs figure skater. ... Andrei Bushkov is a Russian pairs figure skater. ... Mandy WÃ¶tzel (born July 21, 1973 in Karl-Marx-Stadt today Chemnitz, Saxony, GDR/East Germany/Germany) is a German figure skater. ... Ingo Steuer (born November 1 1966in Karl-Marx-Stadt today Chemnitz, Saxony, GDR/East Germany/Germany) is a German figure skater. ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ... Anton Tarielyevich Sikharulidze was born October 25, 1976. ... Maria Petrova (born November 29, 1977 in Leningrad (now St. ... Alexei Tikhonov (born November 1, 1971 in Leningrad (now St. ... Jamie SalÃ© (born April 21, 1977, in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian figure skater currently partnered with David Pelletier. ... David Pelletier (born November 22, 1974 in Sayabec, QuÃ©bec) is a Canadian pairs figure skater, who is partnered with Jamie SalÃ©. // Early career Pelletier achieved early success as a pairs skater with Julie Laporte. ... Shen Xue (Chinese: ç”³é›ª, Pinyin: ShÄ“n XÇ”e, born November 13, 1978 in Harbin, China) is a pairs figure skater from China. ... Tatiana Totmianina (born November 2, 1981) in Perm, Russia, is a figure skater and Olympic Champion. ... Maxim Marinin (born March 23, 1977) is a Russian figure skater. ... Qing Pang (born December 24, 1979 in Harbin, China) is an Chinese figure skater. ... Jian Tong (born August 15, 1979 in Harbin, China) is an Chinese figure skater. ... Shen Xue (Chinese: ç”³é›ª, Pinyin: ShÄ“n XÇ”e, born November 13, 1978 in Harbin, China) is a pairs figure skater from China. ...

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