2018 GP Helsinki is the third event of the 2018-19 Grand Prix series. The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series consists of six international senior invitational events and culminates with the 2018-19 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.
Figure Skating pairs team Shen Xue and Hongbo Zhao became the first Chinese skaters in any discipline to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games (2010). They won the bronze in both 2002 and 2006.
They are also the first Chinese pair team in figure skating to win a World title (2002). They also took the World title in 2003 and 2007.
