In their fourth Olympic Games, Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo of China came back to win the gold medal in pairs skating - the only prize that had eluded them in their long careers together - realizing their dream in front of an adoring Pacific Coliseum audience that cheered wildly through a standing ovation.0 H% u' f6 y* T! f3 k
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They'd won three world championships and two Olympic bronze medals previously. After winning the 2007 world championships, they stopped competing and took to the show circuit. Could they come back at ages 36 (him) and 31 (her)? 9 a4 _: v% G1 u/ k% x 0 H' i0 M( d" M% h( }TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Pairs skating is tough going. Zhao endured pain in his back, his shoulders, everywhere. They pushed on, encouraged by Canadian choreographer Lori Nichol.www2.tvboxnow.com4 b/ y) Y: }0 g' k8 D, Q4 ?' k
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"There is such a purity about them," Nichol said. "They have not become jaded. They are not old skaters that are divas or demanding. They have a pure and profound love for skating and for each other. And so it just seems so natural.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。; G2 I" Y6 P- `6 x9 i
% W7 A3 ]/ {5 r( ]8 n+ |" ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb"They're not coming back for money or fame and all the trappings of winning again. They're coming back because they just love it."公仔箱論壇7 o9 f: U9 P( q- l
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Nichol calls Zhao, "just a big bear of love."TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, w( g4 r4 r. Y! O
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"They obviously adore each other," Nichol said. "It's very obvious. When he looks at her, he's so interesting because he's a strong guy, but he has so much love in his eyes. And when he looks at her, it just melts my heart every single time.www2.tvboxnow.com) ]7 b5 B4 S) R3 d+ O$ `
; g0 w; u3 m$ `0 c D, k+ q公仔箱論壇"She's funny. They both like to laugh. They get the same kind of jokes. They play off each other really well, but they don't struggle with working hard. They have no issue with it." / L5 D2 y) r3 n: X公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 Q5 s- q$ C0 s% ^+ g
Their teammates Pang Qing and Tong Jian triggered a noisy standing ovation, skating to The Impossible Dream, and they made a silver medal possible. Tong pulled a David Pelletier and kissed the ice.www2.tvboxnow.com1 f9 m% E& L3 T' \
4 t- u% R% _6 o+ r- ~0 iBecause of Pang and Tong's sizzling performance, Shen and Zhao had to give up first place in the free skate to them, because one of their lifts collapsed. But Shen and Zhao won overall with 216.57 points, a world record. Pang and Tong earned 213.31.作者: 胡文峰 時間: 2010-2-17 02:04 PM