Maia Shibutani

Maia Shibutani fascinates me because she and her brother Alex proved that a sibling team could reach the very top of ice dance, a discipline usually built on romantic chemistry. Two Olympic bronzes, multiple World medals, a Four Continents title; those results speak for themselves. But I am more drawn to what they represent: trust and family rendered visible on the ice. That is a harder story to sell than romance, and they sold it beautifully. Her time at Michigan hints at the intelligence behind her phrasing. I find her one of the most quietly distinctive figures American skating has produced.

Name (English)

Maia Shibutani

Name (Japanese)

マイア・シブタニ

Reading

まいあ・しぶたに

Born

July 20, 1994 (age 32)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dog

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Height

160 cm

Occupation

ice dancer

University

University of Michigan

• Official sitehttp://www.maiaandalex.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/maiashibutani/
• Xhttps://x.com/MaiaShibutani
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maia%20Shibutani
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%96%E3%82%BF%E3%83%8B
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q442754

Tags

• New York
• ice dancer

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.