Alex Shibutani

The Shibutanis at 2016 Four Continents Championships

Personal Information

Country Represented

USA

Full Name

Alex Hideo Shibutani

Born

April 15, 1991

Boston, Massachusetts

Home Town

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Alma Mater

University of Michigan
Huron High School
Cheyenne Mountain High School
Brunswick School

Age

33 years

Club

SC of New York

Former Club

Broadmoor SC

Languages

English

Costume Designers

Bobby Pearce, Lisa McKinnon

Career Info

Partner

Maia Shibutani

Coaches

Johnny Johns, Marina Zueva, Massimo Scali, Oleg Epstein

Former Coaches

Adrienne Lenda, Damon Allen, Erik Schultz, Igor Shpilband, Patti Gottwein, Rich Griffin

Choreographers

Marina Zueva, Massimo Scali, Renée Roca, Stéphane Lambiel

Former Choreographers

Alex Wong, Aye Hasegawa, Cheryl Yeager, Cory Ballas, Hokuto Konishi, Igor Shpilband, Maurizio Margaglio, Oleg Epstein, Peter Tchernyshev, Randi Strong, Stacy Walker, Tom Dickson, Travis Payne

Training Locations

Canton, Michigan

Former Training Locations

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Began Skating

1998 (Aged 7)

Physical Description

Height

182 cm (5'11.5")

Gender

Male

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Ethnicity

Japanese

Personal International Bests

Alex Hideo Shibutani (born April 25, 1991) is an American ice dancer. With partner and sister Maia Shibutani, he is the bronze medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympic, a three-time World medalist (silver in 2016, and bronze in 2011 and 2017), a two-time Grand Prix Final bronze medalist (2016-17 & 2017-18), the 2016 Four Continents champion, and a two-time US national champion (2016 & 2017).

Personal Life[]

Alex's hobbies include rooting for Boston pro sport teams, directing/editing videos, photography, social media, fashion, and being with family and friends. He admires the New England Patriots and Boston Bruins.

Alex attended Brunswick School in Greenwich, Connecticut during the late 1990s. After relocating to Colorado Springs, Alex attended Cheyenne Mountain High School, before relocating to Ann Arbor, Michigan and graduating from Huron High School. He enrolled at the University of Michigan in the fall of 2009.

Programs[]

With Maia Shibutani[]

Season	Short Dance	Free Dance
2017-2018	Mambo: Mambo No. 5 _{by Pérez Prado} Cha Cha: Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White) _{by Louis Guglielmi performed by Pérez Prado} Samba: Qué Rico El Mambo Mambo No. 8 _{by Pérez Prado choreo. by Marina Zueva, Massimo Scali, Renée Roca, & Stéphane Lambiel}	Paradise _{by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, & Chris Martin performed by Coldplay choreo. by Marina Zueva, Massimo Scali, Renée Roca, & Stéphane Lambiel}
2016-2017	Blues: That's Life _{by Dean Kay & Kelly Gordon covered by Frank Sinatra} Hip Hop: Various songs _{by Jay-Z choreo. by Hokuto Konishi, Aye Hasegawa, & Randi Strong}	Spiegel im Spiegel _{by Arvo Pärt} Truman Sleeps (from The Truman Show) _{by Philip Glass} The Departure (from The Leftovers) _{by Max Richter} Original Composition _{choreo. by Maia Shibutani, Alex Shibutani, Marina Zueva, Oleg Epstein, & Massimo Scali}
2015-2016	Waltz / March: Coppélia _{by Léo Delibes choreo. by Marina Zueva & Cheryl Yeager}	Fix You The Scientist _{by Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, & Will Champion choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev}
2014-2015	Flamenco: Asturias _{by Isaac Albéniz} Pasodoble: La Virgen de la Macarena _{by Bernardino Monterde} _{choreo. by Marina Zueva, Massimo Scali, & Corky Ballas}	Rosen Aus Dem Süden The Blue Danube _{by Johann Strauss II choreo. by Marina Zueva, Massimo Scali, & Corky Ballas}
2013-2014	Foxtrot / Quickstep: The Best Is Yet to Come _{by Cy Coleman choreo. by Marina Zueva & Corky Ballas}	Michael Jackson medley: Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' _{by Michael Jackson} Man in the Mirror _{by Siedah Garrett & Glen Ballard} Thriller _{by Rod Temperton choreo. by Marina Zueva, Corky Ballas, Travis Payne, & Stacy Walker}
2013-2014		Initial FD, Michael Jackson medley: Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' _{by Michael Jackson} Ben _{by Walter Scharf} Thriller _{by Rod Temperton choreo. by Marina Zueva, Corky Ballas, Travis Payne, & Stacy Walker}
2012-2013	Incantation medley: March: Ojos Azules _{by traditional} Waltz: Dolencias _{by Luis Alberto Valencia} Polka: Sikuriadas _{by traditional choreo. by Marina Zueva, Maurizio Margaglio, & Oleg Epstein}	Memoirs of a Geisha _{by John Williams choreo. by Marina Zueva, Maurizio Margaglio, & Oleg Epstein}
2012-2013	Initial SD, Samba: Waltz / Polka: Overture (from Mary Poppins) _{by Richard Sherman & Robert Sherman choreo. by Marina Zueva, Maurizio Margaglio, & Oleg Epstein}
2011-2012	Samba: Batucada _{by DJ Dero} The Girl From Ipanema _{by Antônio Carlos Jobim} Samba de Janeiro _{by Gottfried Engels, Ramon Zenker, & Airto Moreira performed by Bellini choreo. by Igor Shpilband & Marina Zueva}	In The Mood _{by Wingy Manone} Moonlight Serenade _{by Glenn Miller} Chattanooga Choo Choo _{by Harry Warren choreo. by Igor Shpilband & Marina Zueva}
2011-2012	Initial SD: Batucada _{by DJ Dero} Skip to the Bip _{by Brenda Boykin performed by Club Des Belugas} Jazz Machine _{by Pippo Landro performed by Black Machine choreo. by Igor Shpilband & Marina Zueva}
2010-2011	Waltz: Waltz (from Carousel) _{by Richard Rodgers choreo. by Igor Shpilband & Marina Zueva}	Smile (from Modern Times) _{by Charlie Chaplin} Let's Face the Music and Dance (from Follow the Fleet) _{by Irving Berlin choreo. by Igor Shpilband & Marina Zueva}
Season	Original Dance	Free Dance
2019-2020	Japanese Folk: Itsuka Mata _{by Tetsuro Naito} Ao-ki Kaze _{by Ryutaro Kaneko choreo. by Igor Shpilband & Marina Zueva}	Adiós Nonino _{by Ástor Piazzolla} La Vie en Rose _{by Louis Guglielmi & Marguerite Monnot choreo. by Igor Shpilband & Marina Zueva}
2008-2009	Swing 1940s: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day _{by Paul Englishby choreo. by Igor Shpilband & Marina Zueva}	Cinema Paradiso _{by Ennio Morricone & Andrea Morricone choreo. by Igor Shpilband & Marina Zueva}
2007-2008	Japanese Folk: Sakura Sakura _{by traditional} Irodori _{by Leonard Eto performed by Kodō choreo. by Tom Dickson}	Piano music _{by Jean-Marie Senia choreo. by Tom Dickson}
2006-2007	unknown	Memoirs of a Geisha _{by John Williams}

Exhibitions[]

Season	Music
2017-2018	That's Life _{by Dean Kay & Kelly Gordon covered by Frank Sinatra} Various songs _{by Jay-Z choreo. by Hokuto Konishi, Aye Hasegawa, & Randi Strong}
2016-2017	Do You Remember _{by Jarryd James & Joel Little performed by Jarryd James choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel}
2015-2016	Fix You _{by Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, & Will Champion performed by Coldplay choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev}
2015-2016	Clair de Lune _{by Claude Debussy choreo. by Maia Shibutani & Alex Shibutani}
2014-2015	O _{by Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, & Will Champion performed by Coldplay choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev}
2013-2014	I Lived _{by Ryan Tedder & Noel Zancanella performed by OneRepublic}
2012-2013	Lost _{by Michael Bublé, Jann Arden, & Alan Chang performed by Michael Bublé}
2011-2012	The Prayer _{by Carole Bayer Sager & David Foster covered by Charlotte Church & Josh Groban}
2010-2011	The Prayer _{by Carole Bayer Sager & David Foster covered by Charlotte Church & Josh Groban}
2010-2011	La Vie en Rose _{by Louis Guglielmi & Marguerite Monnot choreo. by Igor Shpilband & Marina Zueva}
2009-2010	La Vie en Rose _{by Louis Guglielmi & Marguerite Monnot choreo. by Igor Shpilband & Marina Zueva}
2008-2009	Sakura Sakura _{by traditional} Irodori _{by Leonard Eto performed by Kodō choreo. by Tom Dickson}

ISU Results[]

(Season bests highlighted in bold, personal bests italicized)

With Maia Shibutani[]

2017-2018 Season
Date	Competition	SD	FD	Total
February 9 - 23	2018 Winter Olympics (Individual Event)	4 77.73	3 114.86	3 192.59
February 9 - 23	2018 Winter Olympics (Team Event)	2 75.46	2 112.01	3
December 7 - 10	2017-18 Grand Prix Final	3 78.09	6 109.91	3 188.00
November 24 - 26	2017 Skate America	1 79.18	1 115.07	1 194.25
October 20 - 22	2017 Rostelecom Cup	1 77.30	1 111.94	1 189.24
2016-2017 Season
Date	Competition	SD	FD	Total
March 29 - April 2	2017 World Championships	5 74.88	4 110.30	3 185.18
February 15 - 19	2017 Four Continents Championships	2 76.59	2 115.26	2 191.85
December 8 - 11	2016-17 Grand Prix Final	2 77.97	3 111.63	3 189.60
November 18 - 20	2016 Cup of China	2 73.23	1 111.90	1 185.13
October 21 - 23	2016 Skate America	1 73.04	1 112.71	1 185.75
2015-2016 Season
Date	Competition	SD	FD	Total
March 28 - April 3	2016 World Championships	2 74.70	2 113.73	2 188.43
February 16 - 21	2016 Four Continents Championships	1 72.86	1 108.76	1 181.62
December 10 - 13	2015-16 Grand Prix Final	4 69.11	4 105.81	4 174.92
November 27 - 29	2015 NHK Trophy	1 68.08	1 106.35	1 174.43
October 30 - November 1	2015 Skate Canada	2 66.00	2 102.36	2 168.36
October 1 - 3	2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy	1 63.24	3 91.10	3 154.34
2014-2015 Season
Date	Competition	SD	FD	Total
March 23 - 29	2015 World Championships	6 69.32	5 102.71	5 172.03
February 9 - 15	2015 Four Continents Championships	2 69.65	3 101.14	3 170.79
December 11 - 14	2014-15 Grand Prix Final	3 63.90	6 95.04	4 158.94
November 14 - 16	2014 Ice Challenge	1 65.38	1 100.96	1 166.34
November 7 - 9	2014 Cup of China	1 65.20	2 92.16	2 157.36
October 24 - 26	2014 Skate America	2 64.14	2 96.19	2 160.33
October 1 - 5	2014 Ondrej Nepela Trophy	1 62.72	1 100.26	1 162.98
2013-2014 Season
Date	Competition	SD	FD	Total
March 24 - 30	2014 World Championships	6 63.55	6 95.02	6 158.57
February 6 - 22	2014 Winter Olympics	9 64.47	10 90.70	9 155.17
November 8 - 10	2013 NHK Trophy	3 63.09	3 94.49	3 157.58
October 18 - 20	2013 Skate America	3 61.26	3 93.21	3 154.47
2012-2013 Season
Date	Competition	SD	FD	Total
March 11 - 17	2013 World Championships	8 66.14	9 91.57	8 157.71
February 8 - 11	2013 Four Continents Championships	4 63.26	4 96.71	4 159.97
November 23 - 25	2012 NHK Trophy	2 60.84	3 93.72	3 154.56
November 8 - 11	2012 Rostelecom Cup	4 58.26	5 82.65	4 140.91
2011-2012 Season
Date	Competition	SD	FD	Total
March 26 - April 1	2012 World Championships	7 62.35	11 82.37	8 144.72
February 7 - 12	2012 Four Continents Championships	4 63.38	4 94.91	4 158.29
December 8 - 11	2011-12 Grand Prix Final	5 65.53	5 95.02	5 160.55
November 10 - 13	2011 NHK Trophy	3 59.02	1 92.83	1 151.85
November 3 - 6	2011 Cup of China	2 57.79	2 90.61	2 148.40
October 6 - 9	2011 Finlandia Trophy	2 58.45	2 92.63	2 151.08
2010-2011 Season
Date	Competition	SD	FD	Total
April 24 - May 1	2011 World Championships	4 66.88	3 96.91	3 163.79
February 15 - 20	2011 Four Continents Championships	4 62.04	2 93.34	2 155.38
November 12 - 14	2010 Skate America	4 56.46	3 88.35	3 144.81
October 22 - 24	2010 NHK Trophy	5 53.68	2 83.25	3 136.93
September 23 - 26	2010 Nebelhorn Trophy	8 46.90	2 86.10	5 133.00

2009-2010 Season
Date	Competition	CD	OD	FD	Total
March 9 - 13	2010 World Junior Championships	2 34.27	4 52.67	4 81.41	4 168.35
December 2 - 6	2009-10 JGP Final	N/A	2 55.21	3 83.54	3 138.75
October 7 - 10	2009 JGP Croatia	1 34.63	1 54.29	1 83.07	1 171.99
September 2 - 5	2009 JGP USA	1 34.09	1 56.35	1 85.51	1 175.95
2008-2009 Season
Date	Competition	CD	OD	FD	Total
February 22 - March 1	2009 World Junior Championships	5 29.71	4 52.10	2 80.34	2 162.15
December 10 - 14	2008-09 JGP Final	N/A	7 47.05	3 73.55	4 120.60
September 24 - 28	2008 JGP Spain	2 31.04	2 53.22	2 79.30	2 163.56
August 27 - 30	2008 JGP France	2 28.49	1 50.46	1 78.89	1 157.84

Medal Record[]

(In chronological order)

With Maia Shibutani[]

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Bronze	2018 Winter Olympics (Individual Event)	2017-18	Senior
Bronze	2018 Winter Olympics (Team Event)	2017-18	Senior
Silver	2018 US Championships	2017-18	Senior
Bronze	2017-18 Grand Prix Final	2017-18	Senior
Gold	2017 Skate America	2017-18	Senior
Gold	2017 Rostelecom Cup	2017-18	Senior
Bronze	2017 World Championships	2016-17	Senior
Silver	2017 Four Continents Championships	2016-17	Senior
Gold	2017 US Championships	2016-17	Senior
Bronze	2016-17 Grand Prix Final	2016-17	Senior
Gold	2016 Cup of China	2016-17	Senior
Gold	2016 Skate America	2016-17	Senior
Silver	2016 World Championships	2015-16	Senior
Gold	2016 Four Continents Championships	2015-16	Senior
Gold	2016 US Championships	2015-16	Senior
Gold	2015 NHK Trophy	2015-16	Senior
Silver	2015 Skate Canada	2015-16	Senior
Bronze	2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy	2015-16	Senior
Bronze	2015 Four Continents Championships	2014-15	Senior
Silver	2015 US Championships	2014-15	Senior
Gold	2014 Ice Challenge	2014-15	Senior
Silver	2014 Cup of China	2014-15	Senior
Silver	2014 Skate America	2014-15	Senior
Gold	2014 Ondrej Nepela Trophy	2014-15	Senior
Bronze	2014 US Championships	2013-14	Senior
Bronze	2013 NHK Trophy	2013-14	Senior
Bronze	2013 Skate America	2013-14	Senior
Bronze	2013 US Championships	2012-13	Senior
Bronze	2012 NHK Trophy	2012-13	Senior
Silver	2012 US Championships	2011-12	Senior
Gold	2011 NHK Trophy	2011-12	Senior
Silver	2011 Cup of China	2011-12	Senior
Silver	2011 Finlandia Trophy	2011-12	Senior
Bronze	2011 World Championships	2010-11	Senior
Silver	2011 Four Continents Championships	2010-11	Senior
Silver	2011 US Championships	2010-11	Senior
Bronze	2010 Skate America	2010-11	Senior
Bronze	2010 NHK Trophy	2010-11	Senior
Gold	2010 US Championships	2009-10	Junior
Bronze	2009-10 JGP Final	2009-10	Junior
Gold	2009 JGP Croatia	2009-10	Junior
Gold	2009 JGP USA	2009-10	Junior
Silver	2009 World Junior Championships	2008-09	Junior
Silver	2009 US Championships	2008-09	Junior
Silver	2008 JGP Spain	2008-09	Junior
Gold	2008 JGP France	2008-09	Junior
Pewter	2008 US Championships	2007-08	Junior
Bronze	2008 Midwestern Sectionals	2007-08	Junior
Gold	2007 US Championships	2006-07	Novice
Gold	2007 Midwestern Sectionals	2006-07	Novice
Silver	2006 North American Challenge Skate	2006-07	Novice
Gold	2006 US Junior Championships	2005-06	Intermediate
Gold	2006 Southwestern Regionals	2005-06	Intermediate
Silver	2005 US Junior Championships	2004-05	Juvenile
Gold	2005 North Atlantic Regionals	2004-05	Juvenile

Small Medal Record[]

(Only awarded at ISU Championships)

Type	Competition	Season	Program	Level
Silver	2017 Four Continents Championships	2016-17	Free Dance	Senior
Silver	2017 Four Continents Championships	2016-17	Short Dance	Senior
Silver	2016 World Championships	2015-16	Free Dance	Senior
Silver	2016 World Championships	2015-16	Short Dance	Senior
Gold	2016 Four Continents Championships	2015-16	Free Dance	Senior
Gold	2016 Four Continents Championships	2015-16	Short Dance	Senior
Bronze	2015 Four Continents Championships	2014-15	Free Dance	Senior
Silver	2015 Four Continents Championships	2014-15	Short Dance	Senior
Bronze	2011 World Championships	2010-11	Free Dance	Senior
Silver	2011 Four Continents Championships	2010-11	Free Dance	Senior
Silver	2009 World Junior Championships	2008-09	Free Dance	Junior