The Shibutanis Thread 4: Ready for Paradise

[chapis]

By the way, If Mirai wins or manages to enter the team her career will be similar to that of the Shibs, just when no one believed in them, they came stronger than ever. Go Mirai and Shibs!!!

 

[VGThuy]

Things will probably change later on this week, but as of right now, I'm feeling really calm about the Shibs going into Nationals. I know they'll be as prepared as any athlete can be and are ready and excited to go.

 

[livetoskate]

and I'm looking forward to their next post nationals YouTube video!

 

[Spun Silver]

Things will probably change later on this week, but as of right now, I'm feeling really calm about the Shibs going into Nationals. I know they'll be as prepared as any athlete can be and are ready and excited to go.

Wow, marriage must agree with you. This is not the VGT I am used to!

I feel pretty calm too. Watchful, but calm.

 

[chapis]

I feel calm Just because I know that they are in the olympic team no matter what happens at Nationals, but the olympics will be another story

Prediction: anyway I will be here this weekend ranting about how they are trated unfairly if they dont win Nationals

 

[MRani]

I feel like I’m in the calm before the storm. Also after surviving the drama and heartbreak of Japanese Nationals for the ladies I feel like I can survive anything lol. Like chapis said, at least I know the Shibs will be on the Olympic team. I also have faith in the training and work they’ve put in since GPF and I’m excited to see how their programs have further developed.

 

[kittyjake5]

GO Shibs! They got this!

 

[suki]

I am a total jinx (in my mind, at least), so I will remain silent, but will concur with the consensus in this thread re results for ice dance and women. That is as much as I want to tempt fate. (Yes, I am totally irrational about this.)

 

[VGThuy]

The Shibs launched their new website:

http://www.shibsibs.com/

This is interesting timing because I was reading an article not too long ago and saw their MaiaandAlex website linked and that one no longer worked.

 

[livetoskate]

The Shibs launched their new website:

http://www.shibsibs.com/

This is interesting timing because I was reading an article not too long ago and saw their MaiaandAlex website linked and that one no longer worked.

Cool, they sure do have a lot of sponsors! I wonder why or how the Milkbone sponsorship came about. That sounds like a company that should sponsor Mirai, since she's all about her rescue dogs!

 

[Spiralgraph]

I'm a little nervous for Maia and Alex, but I always am for my favorite skaters. The other part of me is optimistic and enthusiastic. What would be icing on the cake for me is that all teams skate well, with no twizzle-itis or stumbles and the Shibs win by a large margin.

 

[Cayuse]

I'm a little nervous for Maia and Alex, but I always am for my favorite skaters. The other part of me is optimistic and enthusiastic. What would be icing on the cake for me is that all teams skate well, with no twizzle-itis or stumbles and the Shibs win by a large margin.

Totally agree!

 

[DreamSkates]

I'm a little nervous for Maia and Alex, but I always am for my favorite skaters. The other part of me is optimistic and enthusiastic. What would be icing on the cake for me is that all teams skate well, with no twizzle-itis or stumbles and the Shibs win by a large margin.

Or a tiny part of a point margin! Want to see them with Gold again!

 

[VGThuy]

I want them to win and to score over 120 in the FD. I want them to win big and with a message.

 

[Anyasnake]

I want them to win and to score over 120 in the FD. I want them to win big and with a message.

Maddie and Evan scored 119 last year. I'm pretty sure a 120 will be pulled out, but what I'm expecting more is a BIG BIG score in the SD. Since their first SD showing at Rostelecom which was already strong, it kept on building. I think they really have hit something in the SD and I'm not just talking technical. Sometimes, it just works (even with slight mistakes on twizzles and timing on pattern, their score have been very high, and that might make all the difference). Here's to a clean competition !

 

[VGThuy]

Cosmo just did an article on the Shibs:

15 Things to Know About #ShibSibs

Though Maia and Alex Shibutani have been long-time giants on the international elite ice dancing circuit, the 24 [sic] - and 26-year-olds came in ninth place in Sochi, their first Olympic games. Four years worth of training and growth later, the siblings (known to their fans as the #ShibSibs) are considered podium contenders in PyeongChang — something you can listen to them discuss on their budding YouTube channel. So before they gracefully kick some ass and take some names on the ice at the 2018 Games, get to know your new faves:

 

[teacakes]

According the Rocker Skating Alex has a new SD costume but I haven't come across any pictures.

 

[Anyasnake]

According the Rocker Skating Alex has a new SD costume but I haven't come across any pictures.

https://twitter.com/team_pdd/status/948613787505999872

 

[VGThuy]

It looks the same to me. Maybe the front is different. The cut of Maia's top looks different though. Or maybe it's the same, I can't really tell haha. On another glance, I actually think the design and cut of the top is different.

 

[MRani]

Cosmo just did an article on the Shibs:

15 Things to Know About #ShibSibs

Now I’m giggling at the image of teenage Maia presenting her high school photo ID to a Secret Service agent for Secretary Clinton’s state dinner.

 

[cgirl8]

Different angle
https://twitter.com/Backseat_Judges/status/948611887352066050

 

[VGThuy]

Different angle
https://twitter.com/Backseat_Judges/status/948611887352066050

Oh yeah, the back is different. I think I prefer the previous dress.

 

[teacakes]

So... it's a darker shade of beige? lmao

Cosmo just did an article on the Shibs:

15 Things to Know About #ShibSibs

For some reason I thought that they were just taking a break from school, not that they had graduated.

 

[VGThuy]

So... it's a darker shade of beige? lmao


For some reason I thought that they were just taking a break from school, not that they had graduated.

I don't think they graduated either.

 

[chapis]

Damn!!. Why Maia changed her beautiful dress?

 

[Anyasnake]

https://twitter.com/Backseat_Judges/status/948611404927352837
5 sec of Ocho but without twizzles

 

[Rukia]

https://twitter.com/rockerskating/status/948620173082206209
Short Dance Order for U.S. Nationals !

Quoting @Anyasnake from the Dance Hall thread. Fantastic draw for the Shibs!

 

[chapis]

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bdf7AHtl8qH/
Here you can appreciate their new costumes. I hate them but whatever, their skating will be fantastic.

 

[MRani]

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bdf7AHtl8qH/
Here you can appreciate their new costumes. I hate them but whatever, their skating will be fantastic.

I don’t understand why they felt the need to change Maia’s dress. It was perfect

But wutevs as long as they skate amazing I won’t complain

 

[livetoskate]

I like Maia's dress, but Alex's shirt looks even worse than the previous one. This one looks like nude fabric that doesn't match his skin tone. Oh well, here's hoping that they skate great anyway!