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Xue Shen/Hongbo Zhao of China made history when they struck Gold in the Pairs event on Monday, winning China’s first gold medal in Olympic figure skating and ending Russian dominance in the discipline. Qing Pang/Jian Tong skated to the silver with a spectacular performance while Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy of Germany earned the bronze medal.

Xue Shen/Hongbo Zhao of China took the lead in the Pairs Short Program, followed closely by Germany’s Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy and Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov from Russia.

The figure skating competition at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games will start in Vancouver, Canada, on February 14. Canada is hosting the Olympic Winter Games for the second time since 1988...