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China’s Winter Olympians Set New Gold Standard in Vancouver.doc

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China’s Winter Olympians Set New Gold Standard in Vancouver.doc

China’s Winter Olympians Set New Gold Standard in Vancouver 　　THE 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games ended on February 28, after two snow-and-ice-filled weeks of joy and peace. The Chinese delegation produced proof of their growing winter sports excellence, bringing home a sizable haul of five gold, two silver and four bronze medals. It was an impressive achievement from a country that had only won four gold medals in all the past winter Olympics combined. 　　　　Go Figure 　　　　After an 18-year partnership in pairs figure skating, the comeback couple Shen Xue, 31, and Zhao Hongbo, 37, poured their hearts into what was to be a consummate farewell performance, which earned them a score of 216.57 points. The duo was awarded the gold, a first for China in figure skating. The feat also managed to end a 46-year run by the former Soviet Union and Russia, and the lock they held on Olympic pair skating gold. China has been building toward this moment since skater Chen Lu took the bronze in the women’s single category at both the 1994 and 1998 Winter Games. The pair of Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao were able to grab the silver at the 2006 Olympics in Turin.Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, China’s newest golden couple, had previously won bronzes at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics, as well as three golds at the World Championships and six cups for the Grand Prix finals. 　　The duo formalized their relationship by marrying in 2007 after winning their 3rd World Championships and annoucing their retirement from the sport. They decided to return after a two-year rest in an effort to achieve gold at the Olympics, and fufill their long held dream. “We are fully confident with our two compiled programs. However the practices were not as smooth as we had anticipated,” Zhao recalled prior to the competition. “Sometimes,Shen and I would have to rehearse at least 10 times a move that might take others only two or three goes to master. The intensity of all these practices caused me to require