Xu Xiaoming (simplified Chinese: 徐晓明; traditional Chinese: 徐曉明; pinyin: Xú Xiǎomíng; born September 14, 1984, in Harbin, Heilongjiang[1]) is an internationally elite curler from China.
| Xu Xiaoming 徐晓明 | |
|---|---|
| ♂ | |
| Born | September 14, 1984 (age 39) |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Harbin CC, Harbin, Heilongjiang |
| Skip | Liu Rui |
| Third | Xu Xiaoming |
| Second | Ba Dexin |
| Lead | Zang Jialiang |
| Alternate | Zou Qiang |
Curling career  | |
| World Championship appearances | 7 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017) |
| Pacific-Asia Championship appearances | 13 (2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016) |
| Olympic appearances | 2 (2010, 2014) |
Career
His team won bronze in the Curling at the 2007 Asian Winter Games and he competed for China at the 2010 Winter Olympics. In Vancouver he will throw Second stones for the Chinese team.[2] He represented China at the 2014 Winter Olympics as the third for the Chinese team.
Currently as the head coach of Chinese Men's Youth Curling Team, he leads the team to win the first ever men's World Junior Curling Championship in 2023.
Personal life
Xu is married to Kim Ji-sun, the skip of South Korea's women's national team.[3] They have one child.[4]
