Han Xiaopeng
Han Xiaopeng (Chinese韩晓鹏, Pinyin Hán Xiǎopéng; born December 13, 1983 in Pei, Jiangsu) is a Chinese freestyle skis, the effect on the discipline Aerials ( jumping) is specialized. In 2006 he became Olympic champion, world champion in 2007.
Biography
On August 12, 2000 Han took in Mount Buller for the first time at a World Cup competition and arrived here the 16th Place. In his first and second season, he was only sporadically used. At the Olympic Winter Games 2002, he jumped to 24th place, the breakthrough of the world leaders he succeeded in the World Cup season 2002/ 03 with the first podium result of which he scored in Lake Placid.
In the World Cup season 2004/ 05 Han was second twice and third once, which he finished in third place in the World Cup standings. Another podium finish followed in the season 2005/06. The greatest success of his career he was able to celebrate at the Olympic Winter Games in 2006, when he rather unexpectedly won the gold medal, becoming the first Chinese Olympic Winter Games.
2006/ 07 Han succeeded again a podium finish in the World Cup. After he had won at the Asian Winter Games in Changchun in 2007, he won the season finale at the 2007 World Championships in Madonna di Campiglio again the gold medal. He was thus Olympic champion and world champion become, without ever having decided a World Cup event in itself. In the following season, 2007/ 08, he missed with three podium places a World Cup victory just barely.
The season 2008/ 09 had to cancel Han injury. With the exception of a fifth place in December 2009 top rankings were made since then.
Achievements
Olympic games
- Turin 2006: 1st Aerials
- 2010 Vancouver: 21 Aerials
World Championships
- 2003 Deer Valley 29 Aerials
- 2005 Ruka: 20 Aerials
- 2007 Madonna di Campiglio: 1st Aerials
World Cup
- 5 second places, 4 third places
- Season 2004/ 05: 3 Aerials World Cup
- Season 2005/ 06: 8 Aerials World Cup
- Season 2006/ 07: 6 Aerials World Cup
- Season 2007/ 08: 5 Aerials World Cup
Other successes
- Asian Winter Games 2007: 1st Aerials
- 2 wins in the European Cup
- 1 Chinese Championship title (2003)