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Shen Xue (Chinese: 申雪, Pinyin: Shēn Xǔe, born November 13 , 1978 in Harbin, China ) is a pairs Figure Skater from China . "Shen" is her family name, "Xue" her given name. Her skating partner is Zhao Hongbo . They have been skating together since 1992. They are coached by Yao Bin . 1998 was their break-out year, placing fifth at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan , and fourth at Worlds. Later they won the Bronze Medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah and Gold Medal s at the 2002 and 2003 World Championships . Shen and Zhao are the first Chinese pair to become World Champions. They won bronze medals at the Olympics in 2002 and 2006. Shen began skating at age seven at the Harbin Skating Center . Shen and Zhao say that Ekaterina Gordeeva and the late Sergei Grinkov , the 1988 and 1994 Olympic pairs champions, are their idols. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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