15 Facts About Alex Shibutani

Alex Hideo Shibutani was born on April 25,1991 and is an American former competitive ice dancer.

Alex Hideo Shibutani was born on April 25,1991, in Boston.

Alex Shibutani is the son of Chris and Naomi Shibutani, both of Japanese descent, who met as Harvard musicians.

Alex Shibutani has a younger sister, Maia Shibutani, who competes with him as his partner for ice dancing.

Alex Shibutani attended the Brunswick School in Greenwich, Connecticut, during the late 1990s before relocating to Colorado Springs from 2005 through 2007 then Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2007.

Alex Shibutani completed his junior and senior years of high school at Huron High School and entered the University of Michigan in the fall semester of 2009.

Alex Shibutani originally trained as a single skater and competed up to the juvenile level in singles.

Maia and Alex Shibutani teamed up to compete in ice dance in the spring of 2004.

Alex Shibutani changed his club representation to the Broadmoor Skating Club, where he and his sister trained.

Maia Alex Shibutani became age-eligible to compete on the international junior circuit.

Maia and Alex Shibutani became the first figure skaters of Asian descent in the history of the sport to medal in ice dance at an ISU championship event.

The Shibutanis finished 4th at the 2012 Four Continents, an event during which Alex competed in the free dance while extremely ill, and 8th at the 2012 World Championships.

The night before the free dance, Alex Shibutani became severely ill with food poisoning.

Maia and Alex Shibutani received a short dance score of 77.73, a free dance score of 114.86, and a total score of 192.59.

Maia and Alex Shibutani are amongst the most active Olympic sports athletes engaged across several social media platforms.