| Welcome to Shen and Zhao: An Unofficial Fan Page. This is a site
dedicated to Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao, a powerful pairs team from China and one of the best in the world of pairs skating. They are best known for their athleticism and
tricks such as their throw jumps, split twists, and side-by-side jumps. They are the current 2002 Olympic bronze medalists and 2004 World silver medalists. |
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| • 2-time World Champions |
| • 2002 Olympic Bronze medalists |
| • 2-time Four Continents Champions |
| • 6-time World medalists |
| • 3-time Grand Prix Final Champions |
| • 7-time Chinese National Champions |
| • Received first career 6.0 in the Free Skate at 2002 Cup of Russia |
| • 20 career 6.0s (some may not have counted because of the interim judging system) |
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| Wednesday, November 17, 2004 - Shen and Zhao won the Cup of China Grand Prix event last week, placing 1st in both the Short Program and Free Skate. Xue put her hand down on the throw
triple loop in the Short Program, but it was an otherwise elegant and beautiful performance. Shen and Zhao earned 62.28 points in the Short Program. In the Free Skate Xue stepped out of the throw triple loop, but she and Hongbo completed the rest of their elements very strongly in a moving and dramatic
performance to music from "The Soong Sisters." They earned 127.16 points in the Free Skate, and overall scored a total of 193.54 points in the competition. The silver medalists at Cup of China were their teammates Zhang and Zhang, and the bronze medalists
were the Canadian Champions Marcoux and Buntin. For complete results, click
here. |
| Wednesday, November 10, 2004 - The fourth event in the Grand Prix Series, Cup of China, begins tomorrow. The Pairs Short Program takes place tomorrow, and
Shen and Zhao will skate 6th out of 9 total teams. Shen and Zhao are the reigning champions of Cup of China, which was added to the Grand Prix of Figure Skating series for the first time last season. Shen and Zhao's teammates Zhang and Zhang and
Ding and Ren will also be competing in the Pairs event. The Free Skate will take place on Friday. For Pairs Short Program Skate Order and Results,
click here. |
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