Maia Harumi Shibutani was born on July 20,1994 and is an American ice dancer.
16 Facts About Maia Shibutani
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The Maia Shibutani siblings are often referred to by their nickname the Shib Sibs.
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Maia Harumi Shibutani was born on July 20,1994, in New York City.
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Maia Shibutani is the daughter of Chris Shibutani and Naomi Uyemura, both of Japanese descent, who met as Harvard musicians.
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Maia Shibutani has an older brother, Alex Shibutani, who competes with her as her partner in the discipline of Ice Dance.
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Maia Shibutani started figure skating at the age of 4 in 1998 in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, where she was a student at Greenwich Academy in Greenwich, Connecticut.
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Maia Shibutani lived in Colorado Springs from 2005 through 2007 and was home-schooled.
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Maia Shibutani moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2007 and graduated from Huron High School in Ann Arbor in 2012.
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Maia Shibutani enrolled at the University of Michigan in the fall of 2012.
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In 2019, Maia Shibutani was diagnosed with a malignant mass on her kidney.
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Maia Shibutani originally trained as a single skater and was taught by Slavka Kohout Button, a coach best known for guiding US ladies' champion Janet Lynn.
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Maia and Alex Shibutani first teamed up as ice dance partners in the spring of 2004.
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However, in an unusual circumstance for junior level competitors, they were unable to compete internationally on the junior level because Maia Shibutani was not yet old enough.
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Maia Shibutani became age-eligible to compete on the international junior circuit.
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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.
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Maia and Alex Shibutani are amongst the most active Olympic athletes engaged across several social media platforms.