Sports career, Zhao Hongbo andappeal for redress of a wrongMultiple cooperation and participationdouble skatingOfFigure skatingAnd won the gold medal of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.[2]On February 18, 2010, Zhao Hongbo and Shen Xue announced their retirement.[1-2]
In July 2017, Zhao Hongbo was elected as a representative to the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.[3]On August 16, 2017, Zhao Hongbo, the head coach of the Chinese figure skating team, won the Best Coach Award of "CCTV5 Ice and Snow Model".[4]In October 2017, Zhao Hongbo won the title ofBig Ben AwardTen outstanding Chinese coaches in sports (Heracles Award).[5]In January 2022, Zhao Hongbo became the head coach of the figure skating team of the Chinese Sports Delegation at the Beijing Winter Olympics.[13]
Figure skating champion of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games Won the Best Coach Award of "CCTV5 Ice and Snow Model" 2017 Big Ben Award Sports (Heracles Award) Top Ten Chinese Coaches
In August 1992, Zhao Hongbo began to practice double skating with Shen Xue.
In February 1998, the two participated in NaganoWinter OlympicsThis is the first winter sports meeting that the two participated in in their skating career, ranking fifth in the small event of pair skating.
The champion of the 1999 figure skating grand prix finals.
In 1999, the two menWorld Figure Skating Championships The runner up in double skating is the first prize for the two in an important championship.
In 2000, Zhao Shen and Zhao Shen won the second place in the world championships again, and then won the championship in the final of the figure skating grand prix, which was the first time for them to win the championship in many important events.
In 2001, Zhao Hongbo and Shen Xue won the championship of the World Figure Skating Championships for the third time. Unfortunately, they only won the third place in the end. However, they won the third place again in the Grand Prix Final after the World Championships of that year.
In 2002, the two participated in the Winter Olympic Games for the second time. In the Winter Olympic Games, the two won bronze medals in pairs skating, which was China's best performance since participating in figure skating pairs in the Winter Olympic Games,The medal is also China's third winter Olympic figure skating medal after Chen Lu won a bronze medal in women's single skating at the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics.In the same year, the two became world champions for the first time at the World Championships (this was the second time that Chinese figure skaters won the world championship at the World Championships, and the first time that Chen Lu won the world championship at the 1995 World Championships), and won the runner up in the final of the figure skating grand prix.
In 2003, Zhao Shen and Zhao Shen successfully defended their title in the world figure skating championship.
In 2004, the two won the second place in the world championships and the champion in the finals of the world figure skating grand prix.On December 18, Zhao Hongbo and Shen Xue won the first place in the 2004 World Figure Skating Grand Prix finals pairs competition in Beijing[21]。In the same year, they also won the championship of Canada, China and Russia[22]。
Zhao Hongbo and Shen Xue at the 2007 Changchun Asian Winter Games[24]
On August 5, 2005, Zhao Hongbo, who was preparing for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, suddenly broke his left Achilles tendon during training[25]。Two months before the 2006 Winter Olympic Games, Zhao Hongbo miraculously stood up again and won the bronze medal of the Winter Olympic Games again with his left leg that was not fully recovered[25]。
On January 28, 2007, the opening ceremony of the 6th Asian Winter Games was held in Changchun, where Zhao Hongbo acted as the flag bearer and led the Chinese sports delegation to enter the arena[23]And won the gold medal of double skating.At the beginning of February, they won the championship for the third time in the four continents championship.In March of the same year, Zhao Shen defeated Pang Qing and Tong Jian in the World Championships by 15.04 points and won the championship.Then they announced their marriage and withdrew briefly.
In May 2009, Zhao Shen officially returned to prepare for the Winter Olympics.On October 31, the two won the first place in the short program of pair skating in the 2009 Samsung AnyCALL China Cup World Figure Skating Grand Prix.On November 1, they ranked first again in the free skating competition with almost impeccable performance, thus winning the championship with a total score of 200.97 points[27]。The champion of the final of 2009 figure skating grand prix broke the record three times and won the championship six times.
On January 12, 2010, the Shen Zhao combination won the Best Combination Award of 2009 CCTV Annual Sports Personality.On February 15, Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo scored the highest score in the short program competition in history.On February 16, the two won the gold medal of figure skating pairs at the Vancouver Winter Olympics with a total score of 216.57, which was the first Olympic gold medal in Chinese figure skating history.At the same time, their gold medal also ended the 46 year long monopoly of the Russians on figure skating pairs. At the age of 37, Zhao Hongbo became the oldest player to win the gold medal at the Winter Olympics since 1920.
On May 13, 2013, the Winter Sports Management Center officially announced the list of the new national figure skating team, and on May 21, 2013, Zhao Hongbo was officially appointed as the head coach of the new national figure skating team.[9][26]
In January 2022, he served as the head coach of the figure skating team of the Chinese Sports Delegation for the Beijing Winter Olympics.[13]
Torch relay
The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) officially announced the selection plan for the Olympic torch bearer on the 23rd. Pu Cunxin, Shen Xue, Zhao Hongbo, Kong Xiangrui, Wang Shunyou and other five people were nominated as the first Olympic torch bearer.
After being nominated as one of the first torchbearers, Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo expressed their desire to hold the torch together to finish the torch relay.
On July 11, 2008, Zhao Hongbo and Shen Xue jointly acted as the last torchbearers in the Beijing Olympic torch relay in Harbin.[10]
Variety News
On September 4, 2011, Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo attendedShanghai Oriental Satellite TVDance forest conference, performing the dance "Jane Eyre".
In June 2013, Zhao Hongbo will appear as a host for the first time.
Olympic bid ambassador
On February 10, 2015, he accepted the letter of appointment issued by the Beijing Winter Olympics Bid Committee and officially became the image ambassador of Beijing's bid for the Winter Olympics.[11]
In November 2017, he served as a member of the Athletes Committee of BOCOG.[12]
Film participation
On January 24, 2023, he participated in the film "China's Table Tennis: Jedi Counterattack"Shown[17]。
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Maximum score of short program: 76.66 points (2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics) February 15, 2010
Maximum score of free skating: 139.91 points (2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics) February 16, 2010
Maximum total score: 216.57 points (2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics) February 16, 2010
On February 20, 2010, Shen Xue/Zhao Hongbo won the gold medal of the Winter Olympics for pairs skating with a record 216.57 points.
On the evening of January 16, 2011, Shen Xue/Zhao Hongbo won the Anta 2010 CCTV Sports Personality of the Year Best Combination Award, which is also the third time to win this award.
In the 1995-1996 season, they appeared at the World Championships. The free skating track they chose was Xian Xinghai's Yellow River, which was solemn and stirring, with unrestrained enthusiasm, and reflected the struggle and strength of the oriental nation.
From 1994 to 1999, they made frequent appearances in international competitions.Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo at the 2003 World Championships jointly contributed the first and most classic program of their career, Turandot.Puccini's pattern Turandot tells a legendary story that westerners imagine happened in China.Turandot brought Shen Xue/Zhao Hongbo a world champion.
Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo brought a free skating program "Nutcracker" at the 2004 World Championships.Under the scoring system at that time, I got 12 full marks.Tchaikovsky's music brought a strong appeal to people. The little girl got a nutcracker at Christmas. At night, she dreamed that the nutcracker had become a prince and took her on a fantastic and happy journey.Shen Zhao chose the last part of the second act, The Dance of Two.
Zhao Hongbo and Shen Xue
Since then, in the 04-05 season, Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo chose the original music of the 1997 film Song's Sisters. However, because the coach thought the climax was not grand enough, they abandoned this program in the next Olympic season and changed it to Puccini's another famous work, Butterfly Man.
The farewell work Meditation in 2007, as they said, is a review and summary of their career.
In 2010, the two returned to the Winter Olympics with Albinoni's Adagio.
Personal life
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On March 21, 2007, at the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships in Tokyo, Japan, Zhao Hongbo and Shen Xue nearly perfectly interpreted the work Meditation by French composer Manet[18]At the end of the song, they embraced each other affectionately.At first, they were often titled as "Ice Couple", "Golden Boy and Daughter", etc. After the perfect ending of the third world championship gold medal, Zhao Hongbo and Shen Xue personally confirmed their love relationship.
On May 28, 2007, Zhao Hongbo and Shen Xue officially registered their marriage at the Haidian District Civil Affairs Bureau of Beijing[19]。
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Ice wedding
On September 4, 2010, Zhao Hongbo and Shen XueCapital GymnasiumHold an ice wedding ceremony and invitePrushenko, Agustin, Johnny Weir, Asada Zhenyang, Rochette and other world figure skating superstars, together with world-famous choreographer Rene Rocca and singerZhang Liangying, violinistLv SiqingAnd so on, presenting a pleasing, romantic and beautiful audio-visual feast for Chinese audiences[20]。Zhao Hongbo is not only the protagonist, but also the planner of this wedding[8]。
