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May 5, 2023 · Published May 5, 2023 05:00 AM. Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani ‘s accomplishments include two bronze medals at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics and becoming the first Asian American ice dance couple elected to U.S. Figure Skating’s Hall of Fame.
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Maia Harumi Shibutani (born July 20, 1994) is a retired American ice dancer. Partnered with her brother Alex Shibutani, she is a two time 2018 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time World medalist (silver in 2016, bronze in 2011 and 2017), the 2016 Four Continents champion, and a two-time U.S. national champion (2016, 2017).
Alex Hideo Shibutani (born April 25, 1991) is an American former competitive ice dancer. Partnered with his sister Maia Shibutani, he is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist (2018), a three-time World medalist (silver in 2016; bronze in 2011 and 2017), the 2016 Four Continents champion, and a two-time U.S. national champion (2016
Maia and Alex Shibutani are two-time Olympic Bronze Medalists, three-time World Medalists, Four Continents Champions, and two-time U.S. National Champions. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, they became the first ice dancers of Asian descent to medal at the Olympics and are only the second sibling duo in the history of the sport to win an Ice Dance ...
- Who Are The Shibsibs?
- When Did Alex and Maia Shibutani First Perform Together?
- When Did Alex and Maia Shibutani Make Their Olympic Debut?
- How Many Olympic Medals Do Alex and Maia Shibutani have?
- Are Alex and Maia Shibutani on Social Media?
- What Are Alex and Maia Shibutani Passionate About Off The Ice?
Maia Shibutani, 27, and her older brother Alex Shibutani, 30, are the sibling ice dancing team known as "ShibSibs." Maia, born in New York City, and Alex, born in Boston, moved to Colorado and then to Michigan as they focused on their skating. Both attended the University of Michigan.
Maia first began ice skating when she was four years old. Alex, three years older than his sister, quickly tired of being a spectator at the rink while Maia practiced and performed. So, he put on a pair of skates and stepped on the ice. They skated individually before their parents teamed them up, with the siblings having been inspired by the ice d...
The duo first performed in the Olympics as part of the U.S. team in 2014 in Sochi. The Shibutanis finished ninth, gaining attention with their Michael Jackson free dance...
The ShibSibs earned their first Olympic medal by taking bronze in team figure skating at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, becoming the first ice dancers of Asian descent to medal at the Olympics. They added a second bronze later in the Games after finishing third in the ice dance event, becoming the second pair of siblings to medal in ice dance after Fr...
Be sure to head to the Shibutani’s YouTube channel (ShibSibs), where viewers can watch episodes of “The ShibShow,” Vlogs, Olympic Sports explainers and some old school home videos -- including adorable footage of the first time the siblings were introduced after Maia was born. Launched in 2012, the channel has 154,000 subscribers and nearly 12 mill...
The siblings and Olympians are also authors. In September 2020, the ShibSibs released their first book “Kudo Kids,” a mystery for young adults with an Olympic twist and sibling protagonists Mika and Andy. “People ask, ‘What did you read when we were kids?’” Alex said on NBCLX’s My New Favorite Olympian podcast. “You know, we read Harry Potter and w...
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Feb 20, 2018 · Maia and Alex Shibutani are ice dancing siblings who spend almost every hour together. Here's what to watch from them at the Olympics
15 min By Nick McCarvel. Figure Skating. Olympic bronze medallists Maia and Alex Shibutani are writing a new chapter in their lives: They’ve become authors. The American ice dancers and siblings released their first book, Kudo Kids, last month, a young adult mystery that is the first in a series and has an Olympic plot line and a brother ...
