Maia Shibutani Quick Info | |
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Height | 5 ft 3 in |
Weight | 52 kg |
Date of Birth | July 20, 1994 |
Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Maia Shibutani is an American ice dancer who is partnered with her older brother Alex Shibutani. She has built an outstanding reputation in the ice dancing and figure skating industry with the list of achievements and awards she had won in her entire ice dancing career. Some of the top awards she brought home with Alex were the Olympic bronze medal from the 2018 Olympic, 3 World medals from the years 2011, 2016, and 2017, and for being hailed as the 2016 Four Continents champion and for holding the title as the U.S. national champion for the years 2016 and 2017. Maia and Alex have also been members of the US Olympic team and have competed at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics. They were hailed as the first ice dancers of Asian descent to win a medal from the Olympics after bringing home a bronze medal from both figure skating and individual ice dancing event.
Maia Harumi Shibutani
Maia
Cancer
New York City, New York, United States
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
She went to Greenwich Academy situated in Greenwich, Connecticut, in 1998. From 2005 to 2007, she was homeschooled and lived in Colorado Springs. Shibutani graduated from Huron High School in 2012 and later went to the University of Michigan during fall of the same year.
Ice Dancer
She self-manages herself.
Slim
5 ft 3 in or 160 cm
52 kg or 114.5 lbs
Asian
She is of Japanese descent.
Black (Natural)
Dark Brown
Straight
Maia Shibutani has endorsed brands such as –
In 2014, Maia Shibutani made her first TV show appearance as ‘Herself’ on Access Hollywood.
Given her fit, slender, and healthy-looking shape, it seems as though Maia Shibutani really never settles for less when it comes to her fitness goals and diet routines. Looking at her Instagram profile, she tends to often share random video snippets where she can be seen working out at a gym.
For figure skaters and ice dancers like Shibutani who need to get full control and balance of the body and movements, training and strengthening of the leg and arm muscles are 2 of the most important workout parameters that must be off the checklist. In a report published in 2018, Shibutani was seen doing one of her workout routines by going back and forth on top of a slide board, a type of exercise that’s usually executed to improve muscle strength.
This type of exercise was further explained by Raphael Konforti, a certified personal trainer, stating that the slide board workout is a must-have for figure skaters and ice dancers like Shibutani as it challenges the body to move laterally and also helps with making quick movements in all directions on the ice.
On Shibutani’s end, in an interview, when being asked about her biggest workout tip for non-athletes, she revealed that the best workout is finding a “workout that you genuinely enjoy”. She further added that while it’s not hard to follow fitness routines, it’s best to always choose what works for you and what you actually enjoy doing as it adds and creates motivation, fueling the excitement to workout and train more.
Source – Instagram
Featured Image by Maia Shibutani / Instagram
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