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Maia Shibutani & Alex Shibutani
Written by IDC Staff   
Wednesday, 28 December 2011 21:50
PROFILE:
D.O.B.: July 20, 1994 / April 25, 1991
Hometown(s): Ann Arbor, MI / Ann Arbor, MI
Home Club(s): Arctic Figure Skating Club / Skating Club of New York
Training Town: Canton, MI
Coaches: Igor Shpilband, Marina Zoueva
Choreographers:

Igor Shpilband, Marina Zoueva

PROGRAM INFO:
Short Dance: "Batacuda" by DJ Dero, "Skip to the Bip" by Club des Belugas, "Jazz Machine" by Black Machine
Free Dance: Music from the Sun Valley Serenade soundtrack by Glenn Miller
RESULTS:

5th - 2011/12 Grand Prix Final

1st - 2011 NHK Trophy

2nd - 2011 Cup of China

2nd - 2011 Finlandia Trophy

3rd - 2011 World Championships

2nd - 2011 Four Continents Championships

2nd - 2011 U.S. National Championships

3rd - 2010 Skate America

3rd - 2010 NHK Trophy

5th - 2010 Nebelhorn Trophy

4th - 2010 World Junior Championships

1st - 2010 U.S. National Championships (Junior)

3rd ‐ 2009 Junior Grand Prix Final

1st ‐ 2009 Junior Grand Prix (Croatia)

1st ‐ 2009 Junior Grand Prix (U.S.A.)

2nd ‐ 2009 World Junior Championships

2nd ‐ 2009 U.S. National Championships (Junior)

4th ‐ 2008 Junior Grand Prix Final

1st ‐ 2008 Junior Grand Prix (France)

2nd ‐ 2008 Junior Grand Prix (Spain)

4th ‐ 2008 U.S. National Championships (Junior)

3rd ‐ 2008 Midwestern Sectional Championships (Junior)

1st ‐ 2007 U.S. National Championships (Novice)

1st ‐ 2007 Midwestern Sectional Championships (Novice)

2nd ‐ 2006 North American Challenge Skate (Novice)

1st ‐ 2006 U.S. Junior National Championships (Intermediate)

1st ‐ 2006 Southwestern Regional Championships (Intermediate)

2nd ‐ 2005 U.S. Junior National Championships (Juvenile)

 



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TEAM NOTES:
  • Maia & Alex Shibutani started ice dancing in 2004 and are each other’s first and only partner.
  • The Shibutanis have medaled in each of their seven U.S. Championships appearances: silver in juvenile in 2005, gold in intermediate in 2006 and novice in 2007, pewter in junior in 2008, silver in junior in 2009, gold in junior in 2010, and silver in senior in 2011.
  • Alex is a student at the University of Michigan.  Maia was just accepted as a freshman for 2012.
  • The Shibutanis were alternates for the Grand Prix Final in 2010.  It was their first year on the series.
 

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