Hongbo Zhao

Zhao with Shen

Personal Information

Country Represented

China

Native Name

申雪

Born

September 22, 1973

Harbin, Heilongjiang

Home Town

Beijing

Age

52 years

Club

Harbin Skating Club

Languages

Mandarin

Career Info

Former Partner

Xue Shen (1992-2010)
Maomao Xie (1991-1992)

Former Coaches

Q. Wang, Sin Zhiping, Sun Yu, Yao Bin

Former Choreographers

Bing Han, Gorsha Sur, Lea Ann Miller, Lori Nichol, Michael Seibert, Renée Roca, Sandra Bezic, Tatiana
Tarasova, Yao Bin

Former Training Locations

Beijing

Began Skating

1980

Retired

February 17, 2010

Coaching Career

Current Students

Cheng Peng, Cong Han, Hao Zhang, Wenjing Sui, Xiaoyu Yu, Yang Jin

Physical Description

Height

177 cm (5' 9.5")

Gender

Male

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Ethnicity

Mandarin

Personal International Bests

Hongo Zhao (simplified Chinese: 赵宏博; traditional Chinese: 趙宏博; pinyin: Zhào Hóngbó; born September 22, 1973) is a Chinese retired competitive figure skater. With wife and former partner Xue Shen, he is the 2010 Winter Olympic champion, the 2002 & 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time World champion (2002, 2003, & 2007), a three-time Four Continents champion (1999, 2003, & 2007), and a six-time Grand Prix Final champion (1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2006-07, & 2009-10).

Programs []

With Shen[]

Season	Short Program	Freeskate
2009-2010	Who Wants to Live Forever _{by Brian May covered by David Garrett choreo. by Lori Nichol}	Adagio in G Minor _{by Remo Giazotto performed by Eroica Trio choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2006-2007	Romanza (from Concertino Para Guitarra y Orquestra) _{by Salvador Bacarisse choreo. by Lori Nichol}	Méditation (from Thaïs) _{by Jules Massenet choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2005-2006	Piano Concerto No. 3 _{by Sergei Rachmaninoff choreo. by Lori Nichol}	Un Bel Di Vedremo (from Madame Butterfly) _{by Giacomo Puccini choreo. by Lea Ann Miller}
2004-2005	Clair de Lune _{by Claude Debussy choreo. by Lea Ann Miller}	The Soong Sisters _{by Kitarō & Randy Miller choreo. by Lea Ann Miller}
2003-2004	Kismet _{by Gay-Yee Westerhoff performed by Bond choreo. by Lea Ann Miller, Renée Roca, & Gorsha Sur}	Pas de Deux (from The Nutcracker) _{by Pyotr Tchaikovsky choreo. by Lea Ann Miller}
2002-2003	Beethoven's Last Night _{by Ludwig van Beethoven, Paul O'Neill, & Robert Kinkel performed by Trans-Siberian Orchestra choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova}	Turandot _{by Giacomo Puccini performed by Vanessa-Mae choreo. by Lea Ann Miller, Renée Roca, & Gorsha Sur}
2001-2002	Kismet _{by Gay-Yee Westerhoff performed by Bond choreo. by Lea Ann Miller, Renée Roca, & Grosha Sur}	Turandot _{by Giacomo Puccini performed by Vanessa-Mae choreo. by Lea Ann Miller, Renée Roca, & Gorsha Sur}
2000-2001	Palladio _{by Karl Jenkins choreo. by Gorsha Sur & Lea Ann Miller}	The Spirit of Spring _{by Du Mingxin choreo. by Sandra Bezic & Michael Seibert}
1999-2000	The Firebird _{by Igor Stravinsky choreo. by Sandra Bezic}	The Spirit of Spring _{by Du Mingxin choreo. by Sandra Bezic & Michael Seibert}
1998-1999	Zigeunerweisen _{by Pablo de Sarasate choreo. by Yao Bin}	Mulan _{by Jerry Goldsmith & Matthew Wilder choreo. by Yao Bin}
1997-1998	Zigeunerweisen _{by Pablo de Sarasate choreo. by Yao Bin}	Witch Doctor Mount Olympus _{by Mars Lasar choreo. by Yao Bin}
1996-1997	unknown Point of Origin _{by Yanni choreo. by Yao Bin}	Witch Doctor Mount Olympus _{by Mars Lasar choreo. by Yao Bin}
1995-1996	unknown Point of Origin _{by Yanni choreo. by Yao Bin}	Yellow River Piano Concerto _{by Xian Xinghai choreo. by Yao Bin}

Exhibitions []

Season	Music
2009-2010	Io Ci Sarò _{by David Foster & Walter Afanasieff performed by Andrea Bocelli choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2009-2010	Ramalama (Bang Bang) _{by Róisín Murphy & Matthew Herbert performed by Róisín Murphy choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2008-2009	Feeling Good _{by Anthony Newley & Leslie Bricusse covered by Michael Bublé choreo. by Bing Han}
2007-2008	Feeling Good _{by Anthony Newley & Leslie Bricusse covered by Michael Bublé choreo. by Bing Han}
2006-2007	My Way _{by Claude François, Jacques Revaux, & Paul Anka covered by The Three Tenors choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2006-2007	Caruso _{by Lucio Dalla covered by Il Divo choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2005-2006	The Impossible Dream (from Man of La Mancha) _{by Mitch Leigh covered by Luther Vandross choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2004-2005	Come What May (from Moulin Rouge!) _{by Craig Armstrong performed by Nicole Kidman & Ewan McGregor choreo. by Lea Ann Miller}
2003-2004	Come What May (from Moulin Rouge!) _{by Craig Armstrong performed by Nicole Kidman & Ewan McGregor choreo. by Lea Ann Miller}
	Con Te Partirò _{by Francesco Sartori performed by Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli choreo. by Lori Nichol}
	Adagio in G Minor _{by Remo Giazotto covered by Lara Fabian}
2002-2003	Con Te Partirò _{by Francesco Sartori performed by Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2001-2002	Bensonhurst Blues _{by Artie Kaplan & Artie Kornfeld covered by Oscar Benton}
2000-2001	Beethoven's Last Night _{by Ludwig van Beethoven, Paul O'Neill, & Robert Kinkel performed by Trans-Siberian Orchestra}
1999-2000	Crazy _{by Willie Nelson covered by Julio Iglesias choreo. by Sandra Bezic}
1998-1999	Un Bel Di Vedremo (from Madame Butterfly) _{by Giacomo Puccini}
1997-1998	Un Bel Di Vedremo (from Madame Butterfly) _{by Giacomo Puccini}

ISU Results[]

(Season bests highlighted in bold, personal bests italicized)

With Shen[]

2009-2010 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
February 14 - 15	2010 Winter Olympics	1 76.66	2 139.91	1 216.57
December 2 - 6	2009-10 Grand Prix Final	1 75.36	1 138.89	1 214.25
November 12 - 15	2009 Skate America	1 74.36	1 127.04	1 201.40
October 29 - November 1	2009 Cup of China	1 72.28	1 128.69	1 200.97
2006-2007 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 20 - 25	2007 World Championships	1 71.07	1 132.43	1 203.50
February 7 - 10	2007 Four Continents Championships	1 69.29	1 133.76	1 203.05
February 2 - 3	2007 Asian Winter Games	1 69.49	1 126.06	1 195.55
December 14 - 17	2006-07 Grand Prix Final	1 68.66	1 134.53	1 203.19
November 30 - December 3	2006 NHK Trophy	1 65.58	1 125.39	1 190.97
November 9 - 12	2006 Cup of China	1 68.90	1 124.69	1 193.59
2005-2006 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
February 11 - 24	2006 Winter Olympics	5 62.32	3 124.59	3 186.91
2004-2005 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 14 - 20	2005 World Championships	3 66.00	WD
December 16 - 19	2004-05 Grand Prix Final	1 70.52	1 136.02	1 206.54
November 18 - 21	2004 Trophée Éric Bompard	1 66.88	1 121.24	1 188.12
November 11 - 14	2004 Cup of China	1 66.38	1 127.16	1 193.54
October 28 - 31	2004 Skate Canada	1 66.48	1 123.72	1 190.20
2003-2004 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 22 - 28	2004 World Championships	4 2.0	1 1.0	2 3.0
December 11 - 14	2003-04 Grand Prix Final	1 66.00	1 130.08	1 196.08
November 6 - 9	2003 Cup of China	1 63.46	1 125.82	1 189.28
October 30 - November 3	2003 Skate Canada	1 68.76	2 123.04	2 191.80

2002-2003 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	FS	Total
March 24 - 30	2003 World Championships	2 1.0	1 1.0	N/A	1 2.0
February 28 - March 2	2002-03 Grand Prix Final	2 0.8	2 1.2	2 2.0	2 4.0
February 10 - 16	2003 Four Continents Championships	1 0.5	1 1.0	N/A	1 1.5
February 2 - 4	2003 Asian Winter Games	1 0.5	1 1.0		1 1.5
November 28 - December 1	2002 NHK Trophy	1 0.5	1 1.0		1 1.5
November 22 - 24	2002 Cup of Russia	1 0.5	1 1.0		1 1.5
November 8 - 10	2002 Bofrost Cup on Ice	1 0.5	1 1.0		1 1.5
2001-2002 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	FS	Total
March 16 - 24	2002 World Championships	1 0.5	1 1.0	N/A	1 1.5
February 8 - 25	2002 Winter Olympics	3 1.5	3 3.0	N/A	3 4.5
December 13 - 16	2001-02 Grand Prix Final	3 1.2	3 1.8	3 3.0	3 6.0
November 29 - December 2	2001 NHK Trophy	1 0.5	1 1.0	N/A	1 1.5
November 9 - 11	2001 Sparkassen Cup on Ice	1 0.5	1 1.0	N/A	1 1.5
2000-2001 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	FS	Total
March 17 - 25	2001 World Championships	2 1.0	3 3.0	N/A	3 4.0
February 15 - 18	2000-01 Grand Prix Final	3 1.5	3 3.0	1	3 4.5
February 7 - 10	2001 Four Continents Championships	2 1.0	2 2.0	N/A	2 3.0
November 30 - December 3	2000 NHK Trophy	2 1.0	1 1.0		1 2.0
November 16 - 19	2000 Cup of Russia	2 1.0	2 2.0		2 3.0
October 26 - 29	2000 Skate America	1 0.5	2 2.0		2 2.5
1999-2000 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	FS	Total
March 23 - April 3	2000 World Championships	1 0.5	2 2.0	N/A	2 2.5
January 13 - 16	1999-00 Grand Prix Final	1 0.5	1 1.0	1	1 1.5
December 2 - 5	1999 NHK Trophy	4 2.0	4 4.0	N/A	4 6.0
November 24 - 28	1999 Cup of Russia	1 0.5	2 2.0		2 2.5
November 11 - 14	1999 Sparkassen Cup on Ice	3 1.5	3 3.0		3 4.5

1998-1999 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 20 - 28	1999 World Championships	2 1.0	2 2.0	2 3.0
March 5 - 7	1998-99 Grand Prix Final	1 0.5	1 1.0	1 1.5
February 21 - 28	1999 Four Continents Championships	1 0.5	1 1.0	1 1.5
February 3 - 5	1999 Asian Winter Games	1 0.5	1 1.0	1 1.5
December 2 - 6	1998 NHK Trophy	3 1.5	2 2.0	2 3.5
November 26 - 29	1998 Cup of Russia	5 2.5	2 2.0	2 4.5
November 5 - 8	1998 Skate Canada	1 0.5	1 1.0	1 1.5
July 29 - August 1	1998 Goodwill Games	3 1.5	4 4.0	4 5.5
1997-1998 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 29 - April 5	1998 World Championships	6 3.0	4 4.0	4 7.0
February 7 - 22	1998 Winter Olympics	8 4.0	5 5.0	5 9.0
December 18 - 20	1997-98 Grand Prix Final	4 2.0	4 4.0	4 6.0
November 27 - 30	1997 NHK Trophy	3 1.5	1 1.0	1 2.5
November 13 - 16	1997 Trophée Lalique	3 1.5	3 3.0	3 4.5
1996-1997 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 16 - 23	1997 World Championships	14 7.0	9 9.0	11 16.0
January 24 - February 2	1997 Winter Universiade	2 1.0	1 1.0	1 2.0
December 5 - 8	1996 NHK Trophy	6 3.0	4 4.0	4 7.0
November 15 - 17	1996 Trophée Lalique	5 2.5	5 5.0	5 7.5
1995-1996 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 17 - 24	1996 World Championships	18 9.0	13 13.0	15 22.0
February 4 - 11	1996 Asian Winter Games	1 0.5	1 1.0	1 1.5
1993-1994 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 20 - 27	1994 World Championships	23 11.5	21 21.0	21 32.5
December 9 - 12	1993 NHK Trophy	8 4.0	5 5.0	6 9.0

With Xie[]

1990-1991 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
November 27 - December 2	1991 World Junior Championships	Junior	unknown		11

Medal Record[]

(In chronological order)

With Shen[]

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Gold	2010 Winter Olympic Games	2009-10	Senior
Gold	2009-10 Grand Prix Final	2009-10	Senior
Gold	2009 Skate America	2009-10	Senior
Gold	2009 Cup of China	2009-10	Senior
Gold	2007 World Championships	2006-07	Senior
Gold	2007 Four Continents Championships	2006-07	Senior
Gold	2007 Asian Winter Games	2006-07	Senior
Gold	2006-07 Grand Prix Final	2006-07	Senior
Gold	2006 NHK Trophy	2006-07	Senior
Gold	2006 Cup of China	2006-07	Senior
Bronze	2006 Winter Olympic Games	2005-06	Senior
Gold	2004-05 Grand Prix Final	2004-05	Senior
Gold	2004 Trophée Éric Bompard	2004-05	Senior
Gold	2004 Cup of China	2004-05	Senior
Gold	2004 Skate Canada	2004-05	Senior
Silver	2004 World Championships	2003-04	Senior
Gold	2003-04 Grand Prix Final	2003-04	Senior
Gold	2003 Cup of China	2003-04	Senior
Silver	2003 Skate Canada	2003-04	Senior
Gold	2003 World Championships	2002-03	Senior
Silver	2002-03 Grand Prix Final	2002-03	Senior
Gold	2003 Four Continents Championships	2002-03	Senior
Gold	2003 Asian Winter Games	2002-03	Senior
Gold	2002 NHK Trophy	2002-03	Senior
Gold	2002 Cup of Russia	2002-03	Senior
Gold	2002 Bofrost Cup on Ice	2002-03	Senior
Gold	2002 World Championships	2001-02	Senior
Bronze	2002 Winter Olympic Games	2001-02	Senior
Gold	2002 Chinese Championships	2001-02	Senior
Bronze	2001-02 Grand Prix Final	2001-02	Senior
Gold	2001 NHK Trophy	2001-02	Senior
Gold	2001 Sparkassen Cup on Ice	2001-02	Senior
Bronze	2001 World Championships	2000-01	Senior
Bronze	2000-01 Grand Prix Final	2000-01	Senior
Silver	2001 Four Continents Championships	2000-01	Senior
Gold	2001 Chinese Championships	2000-01	Senior
Gold	2000 NHK Trophy	2000-01	Senior
Silver	2000 Cup of Russia	2000-01	Senior
Silver	2000 Skate America	2000-01	Senior
Silver	2000 World Championships	1999-00	Senior
Gold	1999-00 Grand Prix Final	1999-00	Senior
Silver	1999 Cup of Russia	1999-00	Senior
Bronze	1999 Sparkassen Cup on Ice	1999-00	Senior
Silver	1999 World Championships	1998-99	Senior
Gold	1998-99 Grand Prix Final	1998-99	Senior
Gold	1999 Four Continents Championships	1998-99	Senior
Gold	1999 Asian Winter Games	1998-99	Senior
Gold	1999 Chinese Championships	1998-99	Senior
Silver	1998 NHK Trophy	1998-99	Senior
Silver	1998 Cup of Russia	1998-99	Senior
Gold	1998 Skate Canada	1998-99	Senior
Gold	1998 Chinese Championships	1997-98	Senior
Gold	1997 NHK Trophy	1997-98	Senior
Bronze	1997 Trophée Lalique	1997-98	Senior
Gold	1997 Winter Universiade	1996-97	Senior
Gold	1997 Chinese Championships	1996-97	Senior
Gold	1996 Asian Winter Games	1995-96	Senior
Gold	1996 Chinese Championships	1995-96	Senior
Silver	1995 Chinese Championships	1994-95	Senior
Gold	1994 Chinese Championships	1993-94	Senior
Gold	1993 Chinese Championships	1992-93	Senior

Small Medal Record[]

(Only awarded at ISU Championships)

Type	Competition	Season	Program	Level
Gold	2007 World Championships	2006-07	Freeskate	Senior
Gold	2007 World Championships	2006-07	Short Program	Senior
Gold	2007 Four Continents Championships	2006-07	Freeskate	Senior
Gold	2007 Four Continents Championships	2006-07	Short Program	Senior

Sources []

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shen_Xue

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhao_Hongbo

http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/team/shen_zhao

https://www.statsonice.com/skaterteam/Xue/Shen/Hongbo/Zhao/

http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00000595.htm