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YAO Bin, the head coach of China's figure skating team, said it was almost impossible for China to defend the pairs title at the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014. "We broke Russia's dominance and snatched the pairs gold in Vancouver 2010. So the Russians will be more than determined for revenge and win it on their home soil," Yao said. "They have called back overseas coaches, built new rinks and are training even harder. We feel a lot of pressure. It may not be our time in 2014 in Sochi, but we'll fight all the way." Yao trained Shen Xue and Zhao Hong, who won the pairs gold in Vancouver in 2010. The Chinese figure skaters have struggled in international events ever since the retirement of Shen and Zhao in 2010.

 

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