Tong Jian
Tong Jian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full name | Tong Jian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Harbin | August 15, 1979||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Harbin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Partner | Pang Qing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Yao Bin Liu Wei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Harbin Skating Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | March 28, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
|
Tong Jian(Chinese:Đồng kiện;pinyin:Tóng Jiàn;born August 15, 1979, inHarbin,Heilongjiang) is aChineseretiredpair skater.With his wifePang Qing,he is the 2010Olympic silver medalist,2006 and 2010World Champion,a five-timeFour Continents champion(2002, 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2011) and the2008 Grand Prix Final Champion.
Career
[edit]Tong was born into aManchurianfamily in the city ofHarbin,China, the home of Chinese pair skating. He began skating at age six. He originally competed as a single skater. He then competed as an ice dancer for two years because of his weak jumps. After his short ice dancing career, Tong switched to pairs. He previously competed with Zhang Xiwen. In 1993, coachYao Binteamed him up with Qing and they have been skating together ever since.
When Yao moved to Beijing, Pang and Tong trained without a coach until 1997, when they began training under Yao again.
Pang and Tong did not have a strong junior career, perhaps due to the fact that the Junior Grand Prix did not exist when they were skating at the junior level. They placed 14th, 9th, and 8th at theWorld Junior Championshipsbetween 1997 and 1999. After that, they went senior.
Pang and Tong won the silver medal at the 1997 Chinese national championships, but did not represent China at the World Championships until 1999. They are the 2000 Chinese national champions. At their first major senior international, the1999 Four Continents Championships(the first Four Continents ever held), they placed 5th. They then went to their first Worlds, where they placed 14th.
In the 1999–2000 season, Pang and Tong made their Grand Prix debut. They placed 4th at Skate Canada and 5th at Cup of Russia. They slowly moved up the ranks over the years. At the 2002 Winter Olympics, coming in as the Four Continents Champions, they placed 9th.
Following the 2001–2002 season, Pang and Tong began to be contenders. They consistently placed on the podium at their Grand Prix events. They won their first World medal (a bronze) at the 2004 World Championships.
After their first world medal, they had a rough 2004–2005 season and a shaky start at the beginning of the 2005–2006 season. They recovered with consistency by the 2006 Olympics, where they placed a controversial 4th behind teammatesShen Xue&Hongbo ZhaoandZhang Dan&Zhang Hao.They went to the 2006 Worlds and won it.
In the 2006–2007 season, Pang and Tong were unable to defend their World title. They were forced to withdraw from Skate America due to injury. They won the silver medal at the Cup of China, the Asian Winter Games, and the Four Continents Championships. At Worlds, they placed second.
During the 2007–2008 season, Pang and Tong had a rough start, losing two out of their three Grand Prix events. They came back strong midseason by winning the bronze at the Grand Prix Final and their third Four Continents title. They ended their season with a disappointing 5th at the World Championships.
During the 2008–2009 season, Pang and Tong had another rough outing at their first event, the Cup of China. Despite this, they went on the two win their next Grand Prix events and the final. During that season, they made history, when they went on to win a record setting fourth Four Continents title and have now won more Four Continent titles than any other person. Despite the momentum they had built, they had another disappointing World Championships, where they were once again finished the podium.
During the 2009–2010 season, Pang and Tong won both of their Grand Prix events and a silver at the Grand Prix Final, defeating all the world medalists at the previous world championship.
In the2010 Winter Olympics,Pang and Tong set a newWorld Recordfor the free skate with a score of 141.81 points.[5]They placed second place behindShen XueandHongbo Zhaothanks to their teammates world record-setting short program. ThePeople's Republic of Chinabroke Russia's 46-year twelve Olympic gold medal streak in pairs skating, sweeping gold and silver places.[6]Pang and Tong became the2010 World ChampionsinTurin,Italy.[7]
For the2010–2011 ISU Grand Prixseason, Pang and Tong were assigned to the2010 NHK Trophyand to the2010 Cup of China.They won both of their Grand Prix assignments to qualify for theGrand Prix Finalwhere they won silver. They won the bronze medal at the2011 World Championships.
Pang and Tong withdrew from their assigned2011–12 Grand Prixevents,[8]however, returned to competition in January 2012, where they won gold at the Chinese National Winter Games. They earned first-place marks in the short program (70.24) and free skate (126.31). They competed at and finished fourth at the2012 World Championshipsin what was their only ISU international event of the season.
For the 2012–13 season, Pang and Tong medaled at both their Grand Prix events, taking second at2012 Skate Americaand first at2012 Cup of China.They went on to win the bronze at the2012–13 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.They were fifth at the2013 World Figure Skating Championships.
During the 2013–14 season, Pang and Tong finished second at2013 Cup of Chinaand first at2013 Trophée Éric Bompardbefore winning bronze again at the2013–14 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.They went on to finish fourth at the2014 Winter Olympics,their fourth consecutive Olympic Games.
For the 2014–15 season, Pang and Tong competed at the2015 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships[9]and2015 World Figure Skating Championships,placing third at both events.
Personal life
[edit]Although they had not spoken about their personal lives, Pang and Tong revealed publicly in an issue ofVanity Fairduring the2010 Winter Olympicsthat they were romantically involved.
In June 2011, the pair became engaged after Tong proposed on-ice to Pang at a show in Shanghai.[10]They got married on June 18, 2016.[11]
Programs
[edit]Competitive highlights
[edit](with Pang)
Results[12] | |||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
International | |||||||||||||||||||
Event | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 |
Olympics | 9th | 4th | 2nd | 4th | |||||||||||||||
Worlds | 14th | 15th | 10th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 3rd | |||
Four Continents | 5th | 5th | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | |||||||
Grand Prix Final | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | ||||||||||
GPBompard | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | |||||||||||||
GPCup of China | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | ||||||||||||
GPCup of Russia | 5th | 2nd | 1st | ||||||||||||||||
GPNHK Trophy | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||||||||||||
GPSkate America | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||||||||||
GPSkate Canada | 4th | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | ||||||||||||||
Universiade | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||
Asian Games | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | ||||||||||||||||
International: Junior | |||||||||||||||||||
Junior Worlds | 14th | 9th | 8th | ||||||||||||||||
JGPChina | 5th | ||||||||||||||||||
National | |||||||||||||||||||
Chinese Champ. | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | ||||||||||
GP = Grand Prix |
Detailed results
[edit]2014–15 season | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
23–29 March 2015 | 2015 World Championships | 2 72.59 |
3 140.18 |
3 212.77 |
9–15 February 2015 | 2015 Four Continents Championships | 4 66.87 |
2 133.12 |
3 199.99 |
2013–14 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
6–22 February 2014 | 2014 Winter Olympics | 4 73.30 |
3 136.58 |
4 209.88 |
5–8 December 2013 | 2013–14 Grand Prix Final | 3 75.40 |
3 138.58 |
3 213.98 |
15–17 November 2013 | 2013 Trophée Éric Bompard | 1 67.69 |
1 126.17 |
1 193.86 |
1–3 November 2013 | 2013 Cup of China | 1 70.38 |
2 124.00 |
2 194.38 |
2012–2013 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
13–15 March 2013 | 2013 World Championships | 6 63.95 |
4 130.69 |
5 194.64 |
6–9 December 2012 | 2012–13 Grand Prix Final | 3 64.74 |
3 128.07 |
3 192.81 |
2–4 November 2012 | 2012 Cup of China | 1 68.57 |
1 120.25 |
1 188.82 |
19–20 October 2012 | 2012 Skate America | 2 61.96 |
2 125.20 |
2 185.16 |
2011–2012 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
26 March – 1 April 2012 | 2012 World Championships | 2 67.10 |
6 118.95 |
4 186.05 |
2010–2011 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
25 April – 1 May 2011 | 2011 World Championships | 1 74.00 |
3 130.12 |
3 204.12 |
15–20 February 2011 | 2011 Four Continents Championships | 1 71.41 |
1 128.04 |
1 199.45 |
3–5 February 2010 | 2011 Asian Winter Games | 1 68.36 |
1 127.54 |
1 195.90 |
8–12 December 2010 | 2010–11 Grand Prix Final | 2 68.63 |
2 121.30 |
2 189.93 |
4–7 November 2010 | 2010 Cup of China | 1 60.62 |
1 116.88 |
1 177.50 |
22–24 October 2010 | 2010 NHK Trophy | 1 67.10 |
1 122.27 |
1 189.37 |
2009–2010 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
22–28 March 2010 | 2010 World Championships | 1 75.28 |
1 136.11 |
1 211.39 |
14–15 February 2010 | 2010 Winter Olympics | 4 71.50 |
1 141.81 |
2 213.31 |
2–6 December 2009 | 2009–10 Grand Prix Final | 4 68.04 |
2 133.82 |
2 201.86 |
5–8 November 2009 | 2009 NHK Trophy | 2 67.30 |
1 132.35 |
1 199.65 |
22–25 October 2009 | 2009 Cup of Russia | 1 65.40 |
1 125.93 |
1 191.33 |
2008–2009 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
23–29 March 2009 | 2009 World Championships | 5 65.18 |
4 115.90 |
4 181.08 |
2–8 February 2009 | 2009 Four Continents Championships | 1 65.60 |
1 129.34 |
1 194.94 |
10–14 December 2008 | 2008–09 Grand Prix Final | 3 66.24 |
1 125.25 |
1 191.49 |
27–30 November 2008 | 2008 NHK Trophy | 1 63.10 |
1 122.96 |
1 186.06 |
5–9 November 2008 | 2008 Cup of China | 3 59.36 |
3 112.50 |
3 171.86 |
2007–2008 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
16–23 March 2008 | 2008 World Championships | 5 67.87 |
5 119.91 |
5 191.33 |
11–17 February 2008 | 2008 Four Continents Championships | 2 67.70 |
1 119.63 |
1 187.33 |
13–16 December 2007 | 2007–08 Grand Prix Final | 3 66.68 |
3 118.45 |
3 185.13 |
15–18 November 2007 | 2007 Trophée Éric Bompard | 2 64.32 |
2 122.61 |
2 186.93 |
7–11 November 2007 | 2007 Cup of China | 1 65.48 |
1 111.27 |
1 176.75 |
25–28 October 2007 | 2007 Skate America | 2 60.32 |
2 104.87 |
2 165.19 |
2006–2007 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
20–25 March 2007 | 2007 World Championships | 3 66.75 |
2 121.71 |
2 188.46 |
7–10 February 2007 | 2007 Four Continents Championships | 2 65.80 |
2 119.53 |
2 185.33 |
2–3 February 2007 | 2007 Asian Winter Games | 2 65.65 |
2 115.82 |
2 181.47 |
9–12 November 2006 | 2006 Cup of China | 2 62.00 |
2 110.56 |
2 172.56 |
2005–2006 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
19–26 March 2006 | 2006 World Championships | 2 64.98 |
1 124.22 |
1 189.20 |
11–24 February 2006 | 2006 Winter Olympics | 4 63.19 |
4 123.48 |
4 186.67 |
16–18 December 2005 | 2005–06 Grand Prix Final | 6 57.94 |
5 110.40 |
6 168.34 |
17–20 November 2005 | 2005 Trophée Éric Bompard | 2 62.26 |
2 120.38 |
2 182.64 |
2–6 November 2005 | 2005 Cup of China | 2 58.64 |
2 117.82 |
2 176.46 |
References
[edit]- ^"ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance: Pairs".International Skating Union. March 13, 2014.RetrievedMarch 20,2014.
- ^"ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011: Pairs".International Skating Union. May 6, 2011.RetrievedJune 17,2011.
- ^"ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2009/2010: Pairs".International Skating Union. March 24, 2010.RetrievedJune 17,2011.
- ^"ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2008/2009: Pairs".International Skating Union. April 18, 2009.RetrievedJune 17,2011.
- ^Agence France Presse,"Shen, Zhao claim China's first figure skating gold",Emmeline Moore, 16 February 2010 (accessed 16 February 2010)
- ^"Shen, Zhao end Russian Olympic pairs dominance".Icenetwork.com. 2010-02-16. Archived fromthe originalon 2018-02-15.Retrieved2010-02-16.
- ^"AFP: Pang, Tong open Asian figure skating gold rush".Archived fromthe originalon 2010-03-27.
- ^"Bàng thanh đồng kiện vi sung điện phóng khí đại tưởng tái chỉ chiến toàn vận thế cẩm tái thận tố lão đại".sports.sina.com.cn. August 10, 2011.RetrievedAugust 10,2011.
- ^Xiong, Wei (16 March 2015)."Pang and Tong: 'For the love of the sport'".Golden Skate.
- ^Ainsworth, Alexa (June 20, 2011)."On-ice proposal for figure skaters Pang and Tong".Universal Sports.RetrievedJune 22,2011.
- ^"Song nhân hoạt danh tương bàng thanh đồng kiện kết hôn hợp tác 22 niên chung lĩnh chứng".Sina Entertainment.June 18, 2016.
- ^"Competition Results: Qing PANG / Jian TONG".International Skating Union.
External links
[edit]- 1979 births
- Chinese male pair skaters
- Olympic figure skaters for China
- Figure skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Olympic silver 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 Olympics
- Asian Games medalists in figure skating
- Figure skaters at the 2003 Asian Winter Games
- Figure skaters at the 2007 Asian Winter Games
- Figure skaters at the 2011 Asian Winter Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Asian Games silver medalists for China
- Medalists at the 2003 Asian Winter Games
- Medalists at the 2007 Asian Winter Games
- Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games
- Winter World University Games medalists in figure skating
- Manchu sportspeople
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for China
- Competitors at the 1999 Winter Universiade