Xu Xiaoming

{{Short description|Chinese curler (born 1984)}} {{family name hatnote|[[Xu (surname 徐)|Xu]]|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox curler | name = Xu Xiaoming <br> 徐晓明 | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|September 14, 1984}} | birth_place = [[Harbin]], [[Heilongjiang]] | Curling club = [[Harbin Curling Club|Harbin CC]], <br> [[Harbin]], [[Heilongjiang]] | Skip = '''Xu Xiaoming''' | Third = [[Fei Xueqing]] | Second = [[Li Zhichao (curler)|Li Zhichao]] | Lead = [[Xu Jingtao]] | Alternate = [[Wang Zhenhao]] | Member Association = {{CHN}} | World Championship appearances = 9 ({{WMCC|2008}}, {{WMCC|2009}}, {{WMCC|2010}}, {{WMCC|2012}}, {{WMCC|2013}}, {{WMCC|2014}}, {{WMCC|2017}}, {{WMCC|2025}}, {{WMCC|2026}}) | Pacific Championship appearances = 13 ({{PACC|2002}}, {{PACC|2004}}, {{PACC|2005}}, {{PACC|2006}}, {{PACC|2007}}, {{PACC|2008}}, {{PACC|2009}}, {{PACC|2010}}, {{PACC|2011}}, {{PACC|2012}}, {{PACC|2013}}, {{PACC|2015}}, {{PACC|2016}}) | Pan Continental Championship appearances = 2 ({{PCCC|2024}}, {{PCCC|2025}}) | Olympic appearances = 3 ([[Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2010]], [[Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2014]], [[Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2026]]) | Other appearances = [[Curling at the Asian Winter Games|Asian Winter Games]]: 4 ([[Curling at the 2003 Asian Winter Games|2003]], [[Curling at the 2007 Asian Winter Games|2007]], [[Curling at the 2017 Asian Winter Games|2017]], [[Curling at the 2025 Asian Winter Games – Men's tournament|2025]]) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[curling]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{CHN}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Pan Continental Curling Championships|Pan Continental Championships]] }} {{MedalGold | [[2024 Pan Continental Curling Championships|2024 Lacombe]] | }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Pacific-Asia Curling Championships|Pacific-Asia Championships]] }} {{MedalGold | [[2007 Pacific Curling Championships|2007 Beijing]] | }} {{MedalGold | [[2008 Pacific Curling Championships|2008 Naseby]] | }} {{MedalGold | [[2009 Pacific Curling Championships|2009 Karuizawa]] | }} {{MedalGold | [[2010 Pacific Curling Championships|2010 Uiseong]] | }} {{MedalGold | [[2011 Pacific Curling Championships|2011 Nanjing]] | }} {{MedalGold | [[2012 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships|2012 Naseby]] | }} {{MedalGold | [[2013 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships|2013 Shanghai]] | }} {{MedalSilver | [[2016 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships|2016 Uiseong]] | }} {{MedalBronze | [[2006 Pacific Curling Championships|2006 Tokyo]] | }} {{MedalBronze | [[2015 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships|2015 Almaty]] | }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Winter Universiade]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[Curling at the 2009 Winter Universiade|2009 Harbin]] | }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Asian Winter Games]] }} {{MedalGold | [[Curling at the 2017 Asian Winter Games|2017 Sapporo]] | }} {{MedalBronze | [[Curling at the 2003 Asian Winter Games|2003 Aomori]] | }} {{MedalBronze | [[Curling at the 2007 Asian Winter Games|2007 Changchun]] | }} {{MedalBronze | [[Curling at the 2025 Asian Winter Games|2025 Harbin]] | }} }}

'''Xu Xiaoming''' ({{zh|s=徐晓明|t=徐曉明|p=Xú Xiǎomíng}}; born September 14, 1984, in [[Harbin]], [[Heilongjiang]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-curling/athletes/xiaoming-xu_ath1015249Jq.html |title=Xiaoming Xu - Curling Athletes : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics |access-date=February 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217231331/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-curling/athletes/xiaoming-xu_ath1015249Jq.html |archive-date=February 17, 2010 }}</ref>) is a Chinese [[Curling|curler]] from [[Beijing]].

==Career== ===Men's=== In Xu's early men's career, his team notably won bronze at the [[Curling at the 2007 Asian Winter Games|2007 Asian Winter Games]] and he competed for [[China at the 2010 Winter Olympics]]. In [[2010 Winter Olympics|Vancouver]] he threw Second stones for the Chinese team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldcurling.org/teams-for-vancouver-2010 |title=World Curling Federation - Teams for Vancouver 2010 |access-date=January 17, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100120071700/http://www.worldcurling.org/teams-for-vancouver-2010 |archive-date=January 20, 2010 }}</ref> He also represented China at the [[2014 Winter Olympics]] as the third for the Chinese team.

Xu would return to competitive men's curling as the skip of the Chinese national men's team during the [[2024–25 curling season|2024–25 season]], alongside [[Fei Xueqing]], [[Li Zhichao (curler)|Li Zhichao]], [[Xu Jingtao]], and [[Yang Bohao]]. During their first season together, they would represent China and win the [[2024 Pan Continental Curling Championships]], beating Japan's [[Shinya Abe]] 6–4 in the final. They would also go on to represent China at the [[2025 World Men's Curling Championship]], where team Xu would finish round-robin play with an 8–4 record, qualifying for the playoffs. They would beat Norway's [[Magnus Ramsfjell]] in the quarterfinals, but then lose to Switzerland and Canada in the semifinals and bronze medal game respectively, finishing in 4th place. Team Xu would also represent China as the home nation at the [[Curling at the 2025 Asian Winter Games|2025 Asian Winter Games]]. There, they would go undefeated in round robin play, finishing 5–0, but would lose to the Philippines' [[Marc Pfister]] in the semifinals. China would rebound and win the bronze medal game 10–3 over Hong Kong to win bronze.

Based on their performance the previous year, Xu would start the [[2025–26 curling season|2025–26 season]] qualifying for their first [[Grand Slam of Curling]] event at the [[2025 Masters (September)|2025 Masters]]. At the Masters, they would finish with a 2–2 record, just missing out on the playoffs. Xu would also return to the [[2025 Pan Continental Curling Championships]], however they were unable to repeat their Pan Continental title, losing this time to Japan's [[Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (curler)|Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi]] 6–5 in the bronze medal game to finish 4th.

===Coaching=== Xu was the head coach of the Chinese Men's Youth Curling Team where he coached the team to win the country's first ever men's World Junior Curling Championship in [[2023 World Junior Curling Championships|2023]].

==Personal life== Xu is married to [[Kim Ji-sun]] who skipped the South Korean Women's National Team at the [[Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|2014 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/will-country-come-before-love-for-these-two-curlers-on-valentines-day/2014/02/13/184ad748-94cc-11e3-b46a-5a3d0d2130da_story.html|title=Will country come before love for two Olympic curlers on Valentine's Day?|date=13 February 2014|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] | access-date=14 February 2014}}</ref> They have one child.<ref>2017 Ford Worlds Media Guide: Team China</ref>

==Grand Slam record== {{Curling GS key}} {{clear}} {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! Event ! [[2025–26 curling season|2025–26]] |- | [[Masters (curling)|Masters]] |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2025 Masters (September)|Q]] |- | [[National (curling)|The National]] |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2025 GSOC Tahoe|Q]] |- | [[Canadian Open (curling)|Canadian Open]] |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2025 Canadian Open (curling)|T2]] |- | [[Players' Championship]] |style="background:yellow;"| [[2026 Players' Championship (January)|SF]] |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{World Curling}} * [https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/results/athlete-details/41099 Xu Xiaoming] at [[Milano Cortina 2026]] * {{Olympics.com}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{InterSportStats}}

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