behind Pang Qing & Tong Jian, who claimed the silver medal. Their program components score of 72.40 was the highest of the event. They also got a 10.00 for interpretation from one judge. With an overall total of 216.57 points they finished in first place taking the gold medal, by a 3.26 margin over Pang Qing & Tong Jian and a 5.77 margin over bronze medalists Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy. Their combined score was a world record at the time. At 31 and 36 years old respectively, they were among the oldest Olympic champions in figure skating. They became the first Chinese skaters in any figure skating discipline to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games. China at the event also broke Russia's 46-year twelve-Olympic gold medal streak in pairs figure skating, winning both the gold and the silver medals. Final retirement On 17 February 2010, they announced their definite retirement from competitive skating to focus on their personal life. They said they would retire from shows in 2012, planning to start a family, promote their sport, and begin coaching. List of world record scores set by Shen/Zhao Public life and endorsements Shen and Zhao's current and past sponsors include Nike, Visa, General Electric and Lenovo. They have toured in multiple ice shows all around the world, including the 2007 Golden Skate Awards in Turin, Italy, the 2008 & 2010 Stars on Ice in the United States and the 2009 Ice All Stars, this last one held in Seoul, South Korea alongside other world class figure skaters including the 2010 Olympic ladies champion and show headliner Yuna Kim. They joined Kim in another ice show, the All That Skate. Other skaters like Michelle Kwan and Stéphane Lambiel performed in the show as well. Programs Competitive highlights (With Zhao) Detailed results References External links Official Website twitter（weibo） Pairs on Ice: Xue Shen & Hongbo Zhao China's Shen and Zhao win pairs gold 1978 births Living people Chinese female pair skaters Figure skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for China Olympic figure skaters of China Olympic gold medalists for China Figure skaters from Harbin Olympic medalists in figure skating World Figure Skating Championships medalists Four Continents Figure Skating Championships medalists Medalists at the 2010 Winter