Alex Shibutani

Alex Hideo Shibutani (born April 25, 1991) is an American 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, 2017). The Shibutanis have also won six titles on the Grand Prix series and a silver medal at the 2009 World Junior Championships. They are two-time members of the US Olympic team, competing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, and the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. In 2018, they became the first ice dancers who are both of Asian descent to medal at the Olympics (bronze in team figure skating and ice dancing). They are the second sibling duo to ever share an ice dancing Olympic medal, and the first from the United States.

Alex Shibutani
The Shibutanis in 2011
Full nameAlex Hideo Shibutani
Born (1991-04-25) April 25, 1991
Boston, Massachusetts
HometownAnn Arbor, Michigan
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
DisciplineIce dance
Began skating1998
Retired2018
Highest WS2nd (2016–17)
Event
Olympic Games 0 0 2
World Championships 0 1 2
Four Continents Championships 1 2 1
Grand Prix Final 0 0 2
U.S. Championships 2 4 2
World Junior Championships 0 1 0
Junior Grand Prix Final 0 0 1
Medal list
Olympic Games
2018 Pyeongchang Ice dance
2018 Pyeongchang Team
World Championships
2016 Boston Ice dance
2011 Moscow Ice dance
2017 Helsinki Ice dance
Four Continents Championships
2016 Taipei Ice dance
2011 Taipei Ice dance
2017 Gangneung Ice dance
2015 Seoul Ice dance
Grand Prix Final
2016–17 Marseille Ice dance
2017–18 Nagoya Ice dance
U.S. Championships
2016 Saint Paul Ice dance
2017 Kansas City Ice dance
2011 Greensboro Ice dance
2012 San Jose Ice dance
2015 Greensboro Ice dance
2018 San Jose Ice dance
2013 Omaha Ice dance
2014 Boston Ice dance
World Junior Championships
2009 Sofia Ice dance
Junior Grand Prix Final
2009–10 Tokyo Ice dance
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