Qi Xueting (Chinese: 齐雪婷; born 7 November 1986), also known by the Western name Snow Qi,[1] is a Chinese ice hockey coach and retired defenseman. She is the head coach of Shenzhen Kunlun Red Star (Shenzhen KRS) in the Chinese Women's Ice Hockey League (WCIHL).
| Qi Xueting | |||
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| Born |
7 November 1986 Harbin, Heilongjiang, China | ||
| Height | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb; 9 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
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| Current WCIHL coach | Shenzhen KRS | ||
| National team |
 China | ||
| Playing career | 2003–2021 | ||
| Coaching career | c. 2017–present | ||
| Qi Xueting | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 齊雪婷 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 齐雪婷 | ||||||
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Playing career
editQi was a member of the Chinese women's national ice hockey team during 2003 to 2015.[2] During her time with the national team, she won bronze medals at the Asian Winter Games in 2007 and 2011, a silver medal at the 2009 Winter Universiade, and represented China in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2010 Winter Olympics. [3][4][5][6]
Qi was last active as a player with the KRS Vanke Rays (renamed Shenzhen KRS in 2022) in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) during the 2020–21 ZhHL season.
Coaching career
editQi served as assistant coach to the Chinese women's national team for the IIHF Women's World Championship Division 1B tournaments in 2018 and 2019.[2]
She was named head coach of Shenzhen KRS ahead of the 2024–25 WCIHL season.[7]
References
edit- ^ Kemmerer, Gillian (17 March 2020). "Ice Diaries: Notes on a Championship". KHL. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ a b Aykroyd, Lucas (17 September 2020). "Holding on to the Olympic dream". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "2010 Winter Olympics - Athletes: China > Hockey". nbcolympics.com. NBC Universal. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ Berkman, Seth (16 November 2020). "While Training Continues, China's Prized Women's Hockey Players Are in Russia". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ Aykroyd, Lucas (22 July 2020). "Chinese women's hockey team makes history amid COVID-19 crisis". Global Sport Matters. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Qi Xueting". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ Shenzhen KRS [@kunlunredstar] (26 August 2024). "KRS Shenzhen announced that Xueting Qi has been hired as Head Coach". Shenzhen, Guangdong. Retrieved 19 September 2024 – via Instagram.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Qi Xueting at Olympedia
- Qi Xueting at Olympics.com
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