Shibutanis thread 3: Evolution

[chapis]

What I think is interesting about this choice is that Maia will be the star. The song is all about "her." That will be different from their usual equal-sibling roles. It could be a breakout for them in another way. It's a risk and, if they pull it off, a big step forward for Maia and for them as a team. Without being in love with the music, I'm excited to see what they're going to do with it.

Yes, in fact it's the only thing that worries me a bit, that the song is totally about her, anyway, in my opinion Maia has been the star of the team in the last two seasons .

 

[sap5]

Paradise is the kind of mainstream music that's designed to make the audience feel good and connected with whatever is in front of them. In other words, perfect Olympic music.

 

[chapis]

I wonder why they work so late for the programs? is it because they want the ice just for them? or because Peter needs leave soon? probably many skaters do the same, but 4am, 5am? seriously? although they did the same with Hokuto. Anyway they don´t complain about it, they seem so excited .

 

[VGThuy]

Alex tweeted this cryptic message:

https://twitter.com/AlexShibutani/status/863151098395320320

I wonder what that means.

 

[sap5]

Alex tweeted this cryptic message:

https://twitter.com/AlexShibutani/status/863151098395320320

I wonder what that means.

Maybe it has to do with his lost camera.

 

[Spun Silver]

Alex tweeted this cryptic message:

https://twitter.com/AlexShibutani/status/863151098395320320

I wonder what that means.

Wild guess: Paradise is not the only music in the FD. The rest will show how the three parts of the trilogy are connected.

 

[chapis]

Wild guess: Paradise is not the only music in the FD. The rest will show how the three parts of the trilogy are connected.

yes, I thought the same. And look at this adorable photo that Maia posted https://www.instagram.com/p/BUBEBKlATBv/?taken-by=maiashibutani

 

[Spun Silver]

yes, I thought the same. And look at this adorable photo that Maia posted https://www.instagram.com/p/BUBEBKlATBv/?taken-by=maiashibutani

Their baby pictures always put a big smile on my face.

So I am thinking about The Missing Link in the trilogy. Philip Glass? (Surely not Arvo Pärt!) Claire de Lune? (Could that possibly be mixed with Paradise? I would not put it past Alex.) Dark costumes? ???

 

[VGThuy]

yes, I thought the same. And look at this adorable photo that Maia posted https://www.instagram.com/p/BUBEBKlATBv/?taken-by=maiashibutani

That picture is the cutest. Reminds me of my little brother and sister when they were younger.

 

[VGThuy]

Thought it'd be nice to revisit their senior Nationals debut at 2011 Nationals:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL4colfd-F0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJJI8xkgG90

I think they gave the best performances of that season at 2011 Nationals. There was a sense that the commentators and audience were realizing they were witnessing something special. This competition seemed to be where the Shibs pulled ahead of similarly-situated teams (and were able to take advantage of Samuelson/Bates not being there that season) to be a clear U.S. no. 2 which lead to their subsequent success at 2011 4CC and Worlds. IMO, this competition was a real turning point in their career.

 

[chapis]

They were named members of LA2024 Athletes´Advisory Comission. There are 46 members, Maia and Alex are the only figure skaters. https://la24.org/media/512-new-aac-members
https://www.instagram.com/p/BUCgUyQjOvs/?taken-by=alexshibutani
Some other members are Serena Williams, Nastia Liukin and Simone Biles.

 

[VGThuy]

Awesome news for the Shibs!

The 46 new members are joining the 53 members already named:

https://la24.org/team

So the Shibs, Michelle Kwan, and Tara Lipinski are the only figure skaters named so far. No bad company at all.

 

[chapis]

Awesome news for the Shibs!

The 46 new members are joining the 53 members already named:

https://la24.org/team

So the Shibs, Michelle Kwan, and Tara Lipinski are the only figure skaters named so far. No bad company at all.

They are the only active skaters, I hope this does not consume much time, I suppose their function will only be to promote it in social media

this reminded me their work as sports envoys in Korea, I wonder if the video was in the lost camera . Sorry, I can not get over it.

 

[VGThuy]

The Shibs are featured heavily in Arden Cho's Instagram story.

 

[VGThuy]

Just posting this because I absolutely love the way Alex performed here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hLQimZ7lZM

He was totally on in this performance I'd like to see some of that in the Latin SD. I also think it's the best his hair has ever looked.

 

[princeton123]

Wow, it's amazing how much they've grown artistically in the past couple of years. Maia especially is an entirely different performer than she was then. Even if I haven't been crazy about specific programs (their FD last season for instance), their improvement year to year in this past quad has been so impressive.

 

[VGThuy]

I know there have been many examples of skaters who had performance quality since they were young, but there others who grow and mature into it. I think Maia definitely is one who needed to grow and find her voice. I still think she's finding it but I'm enjoying seeing her blossom every season. Even comparing their Paso Doble SD, which people really liked that season because it was considered an improvement, to now, there's a world of difference with Maia. She's been in the international scene for so long that I forget how young she is, I mean she's the less than a year older than Michael Parsons. She's definitely grown so much in performance and technical ability. It's like you said, you may not actually like their programs now, but you know it's theirs and they own it. That's definitely something they didn't have quite as much of before.

 

[chapis]

Shibs page in Weibo http://weibo.com/u/6111214230?is_hot=1#_loginLayer_1494724089494
Really good, many photos and videos. I still have to figure out how to register me, if you are not registred, you can´t see the old posts.

Shibs in NBC video https://twitter.com/ShaniaTwain/status/865555228979888129

And Maia broke her diet with Arden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwr4sedRGVY Her vlog ARDEN EATS

 

[VGThuy]

I was about to post that video, and didn't realize you posted it already this morning. Nice to see Maia let her hair down and get down and dirty with Arden Cho with some crabs.

 

[sap5]

I was about to post that video, and didn't realize you posted it already this morning. Nice to see Maia let her hair down and get down and dirty with Arden Cho with some crabs.

Yikes! Quickly skimmed this and all I saw was "Maia," "hair," "dirty," "crabs," and almost passed out.

 

[chapis]

I was about to post that video, and didn't realize you posted it already this morning. Nice to see Maia let her hair down and get down and dirty with Arden Cho with some crabs.

Maia managed to eat with style, I would have made a complete disaster. All fans of the Shibs should follow Arden, she definitely seems the third Shibsib, she almost promotes them more than they do themselves .
I loved this part https://twitter.com/MaiaShibutani/status/865713567701585920 Arden was teaching her, but Maia seemed an expert. Look at their surprised faces

Yikes! Quickly skimmed this and all I saw was "Maia," "hair," "dirty," "crabs," and almost passed out.

omg!

 

[SCeline]

Instagram stories had them at the rink on Sunday. Maia and Alex training over the weekends as well

 

[chapis]

The off season is so long. We will not see them skating until September?

 

[aftershocks]

Shibutanis championship moments video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXiNO2HjOTo

Bio Blast Maia & Alex Shibutani:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1bwkI3MH3Y

Highlight video from 2017 U.S. Nationals:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grr4063txgk

Show Me Gold: Behind the Scenes - Skating Magazine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5bqMaqVj48

 

[sap5]

What tours do the Shibs usually do?

 

[Sylvia]

What tours do the Shibs usually do?

Most recently they've done Stars on Ice in 2016, Denis Ten's shows in Kazakhstan in 2015, Mao Asada's The Ice in 2014.

The only show I know the Shibs have committed to is Yamaguchi's Golden Moment in San Jose, CA on Sept. 3: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/in...n-san-jose-ca-sept-3-hawaii-sept-9-10.101164/

 

[kittyjake5]

I was hoping that they would do Mao's The Ice, darn.

 

[chapis]

I was hoping that they would do Mao's The Ice, darn.

me too .

 

[chapis]

I can´t sleep and the Shibs just made a live instagram, 3:00 am, they are in the rink in Canton , alone. Probably that rink is a very safe place, but I would be afraid to stay alone there at night, sorry, I've been watching too much Investigation Discovery lately .
I hope they do not drive sleepy.

ETA 1. Confirmed, they got Skate America and Rostelecom cup http://static.isu.org/media/516610/gp_icedance.pdf

 

[DreamsofBliss]

Oh wow, did they say anything interesting in the live video?