Maia Shibutani

Maia Shibutani
nation	United States
birthday	July 20, 1994
place of birth	New York City
size	160 cm
Career
discipline	Ice dance
Partner	Alex Shibutani
society	SC of New York
Trainer	Marina Sujewa , Massimo Scali , Oleg Epstein, Johnny Johns (former trainer: Igor Schpilband )
choreographer	Peter Tchernyshev , Marina Sujewa, Massimo Scali, Alex Wong (former choreographer: Igor Schpilband)
status	active
Medal table
Olympic medals 0 × 0 × 2 × World Cup medals 0 × 1 × 1 × VKM medals 1 × 1 × 1 ×
winter Olympics bronze Pyeongchang 2018 team bronze Pyeongchang 2018 Ice dance  World figure skating championships bronze Moscow 2011 Ice dance silver Boston 2016 Ice dance Four continents championships silver Taipei 2011 Ice dance bronze Seoul 2015 Ice dance gold Taipei 2016 Ice dance
Personal best
Total points 188.43 World Cup 2016  Freestyle 113.73 World Cup 2016  Short program 74.70 World Cup 2016
Placements in the figure skating Grand Prix
Podium placements 1. 2. 3.  Grand Prix Final 0 0 0  Grand Prix competitions 2 4th 5
last change: April 5, 2016

Maia Shibutani (born July 20, 1994 in New York City , New York ) is an American figure skater who starts in ice dancing .

Career

Maia Shibutani's ice dance partner has been her brother Alex Shibutani since 2004 . The ice dance couple was trained together by Igor Schpilband and Marina Sujewa until 2012 . When they decided to go their separate ways, the Shibutanis stayed with Marina Sujewa.

In 2009 the Shibutanis won the silver medal at the Junior World Championship in Sofia behind their compatriots Madison Chock and Greg Zuerlein . In 2010 they became US junior champions.

The siblings made their breakthrough among seniors in the 2010/11 season. They became national runners-up behind Meryl Davis and Charlie White . In their first participation in four continents championships , they also won the silver medal behind their compatriots. They made their world championship debut in Moscow by winning the bronze medal. They benefited from a fall of Fabian Bourzat in the freestyle.

The next few years weren't quite as successful as the debut. Often minor injuries and illnesses interfered with better preparation or performance. At the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi , it was only enough for ninth place. It was not until the 2015/16 season that there was a noticeable upturn. For the first time, the Shibutanis became US champions . Then they won the four continents championships in Taipei for the first time . At the World Championships in Boston , the siblings won the silver medal in front of their home crowd after a five-year absence from the World Cup podium. They delighted the audience with their free dance to the song Fix You by Coldplay . The judges, however, recognized the performance with new personal best points in short dance, freestyle and overall performance.

Results

Ice dance

(with Alex Shibutani )

Championship / year	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
winter Olympics							9.
World championships				3.	8th.	8th.	6th	5.	2.
Four continents championships				2.	4th	4th		3.	1.
Junior World Championships		2.	4th
American championships	4th J	2nd J	1st J	2.	2.	3.	3.	2.	1.
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Grand Prix competition / season	07/08	08/09	09/10	10/11	11/12	12/13	13/14	14/15	15/16
Grand Prix Final					5.			4th	4th
Skate America				3.			3.	2.
Skate Canada									2.
Cup of Russia						4th
NHK Trophy				3.	1.	3.	3.		1.
Cup of China					2.			2.

• J = juniors

Web links

Commons : Maia Shibutani  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani in the database of the International Skating Union (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.goldenskate.com/2016/04/2016-worlds-fd/
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWOY_HoUMJQ