Alex Shibutani

Infobox Figure skater
title= Alex Shibutani


caption=
fullname= Alex Shibutani
altname=
country= USA
formercountry=
dateofbirth= birth date and age|1991|4|25
birthplace= Boston, Massachusetts
hometown=
residence= Ann Arbor, Michigan
height= convert|172|cm|ftin|abbr=on
partner= Maia Shibutani
formerpartner=
coach= Igor Shpilband,
Marina Zoueva
formercoach= Patti Gottwein,
Rich Griffin,
Damon Allen
Erik Schulz
choreographer= Igor Shpilband,
Marina Zoueva
formerchoreographer=
skating club= Arctic Edge FSC
retired=
dance score= 163.56
dance date= 2008 JGP Spain
CD score= 31.04
CD date= 2008 JGP Spain
OD score= 53.22
OD date= 2008 JGP Spain
FD score= 79.30
FD date= 2008 JGP Spain

Alex Shibutani (born April 25, 1991 in Boston) is an American ice dancer. He competes with sister Maia Shibutani. They are the 2008 U.S. Junior Pewter medalists and the 2007 U.S. Novice national champions.

Personal life

Alex Shibutani was born in 1991 in Boston. He lived in Colorado Springs from 2005 through 2007. He moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2007.

Shibutani attends Huron High School.

kating career

Alex Shibutani began skating at age seven. He competes in ice dancing with his younger sister Maia Shibutani.

The Shibutanis won the intermediate title at the 2006 U.S. Junior Championships.

In the 2006-2007 season, they won their sectional competition to qualify for the 2007 United States Figure Skating Championships on the novice level. They won the competition. They changed coaches to Shpilband and Zoueva following their win at the 2007 nationals.

In the 2007-2008 season, they were unable to compete internationally on the junior level because Maia was not yet old enough to do so. They won the bronze medal at their sectional event. At the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, they won the pewter medal on the junior level.

In the 2008-2009 season, they competed for the first time on the ISU Junior Grand Prix. They won the gold medal at the 2007-2008 Junior Grand Prix event in Courcheval, France. They won the silver medal at the event in Madrid, Spain to qualify for the Junior Grand Prix Final.

Programs

Competitive highlights

(with Shibutani)

* N = Novice level; J = Junior level

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