Alex and Maia Shibutani

Ice dancers Alex and Maia Shibutani are two-time Olympic Bronze Medalists, three-time World Medalists, Four Continent Champions, and two-time US National Champions. They have medaled at the U.S. Championships for 14 consecutive years, at every level and every year that they have competed. They have also won six titles on the Grand Prix series and are two-time Grand Prix Final medalists. They are two-time members of the US Olympic teams, competing at the 2014 Winter Olympic in Sochi Russia and the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

At their first Olympics in 2014 in Sochi, the ShibSibs were the second youngest team in the ice dance field and placed ninth in the overall competition. In 2018, they became the first ice dancers who are both of Asian descent to medal at the Olympics, and are only the second sibling duo in the history of the sport to share an Ice Dancing Medal.

They are sports envoys for the U.S. State Department and were twice guests of both Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of State John Kerry at U.S. State Department functions honoring the Prime Minister of Japan. They were members of the Athletes’ Advisory Commission for the LA 2024 Summer Olympics bid organization. Alex and Maia are Athlete Ambassadors for Right to Play and Figure Skating in Harlem. In addition, they support The Jimmy Fund and charity: water. Maia is a two-time recipient of the Women’s Sports Foundation’s Travel and Training Grant.

The duo launched the popular YouTube channel "The ShibSibs" in 2012, to chronicle their efforts to prepare for competition.