--- title: Alex and Maia Shibutani Are Sibling Goals at 2018 Olympics description: Alex and Maia Shibutani brought their A-game to the short program portion of the ice dancing competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics. canonical: https://time.com/5165256/olympics-2018-alex-maia-shibutani-2018-ice-dancing/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-02-19T05:08:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-01-15T18:37:02.000Z og:title: Alex and Maia Shibutani Just Proved They Are Sibling Goals og:description: The Shib sibs are a force to be reckoned with og:url: https://time.com/5165256/olympics-2018-alex-maia-shibutani-2018-ice-dancing/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2593fa1dc0b9be21/69892828656a3fa4c4bd3975/maia-alex-shibutani1.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Maia-Alex-Shibutani-Ice-Dancing og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Alex and Maia Shibutani Just Proved They Are Sibling Goals twitter:description: The Shib sibs are a force to be reckoned with twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2593fa1dc0b9be21/69892828656a3fa4c4bd3975/maia-alex-shibutani1.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Alex and Maia Shibutani Just Proved They Are Sibling Goals at the 2018 Olympics > Sponsored content. 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Get to know Team USA ice dancers Alex and Maia Shibutani._  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Updated: Jan 15, 2026 6:37 PM UTCPublished: Feb 19, 2018 5:08 AM UTC Get to know Team USA ice dancers Alex and Maia Shibutani.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Updated: Jan 15, 2026 6:37 PM UTCPublished: Feb 19, 2018 5:08 AM UTC After charming fans with an impressive routine during the team skating event of the [2018 Winter Olympics](http://time.com/5143796/winter-olympic-medals-by-country-2018/), [Alex and Maia Shibutani ](http://time.com/5155292/maia-alex-shibutani-skating-siblings-olympics-2018/)— a.k.a. the Shib sibs —brought their A-game to the short program portion of the [ice dancing competition](http://time.com/5131461/ice-dance-olympics-2018-how-to-watch/). Dubbed the “King and Queen of Twizzles” by [NBC commentator Tara Lipinski](http://time.com/5141622/tara-lipinski-johnny-weir-throwing-shade-winter-olympics-2018/), the American brother-sister duo wowed with a series of the synchronized rotating turns during their Sunday performance in PyeongChang. They earned an overall score of 77.73 — with a 40.33 in technical and a 37.40 in presentation— giving them a short-lived first place ranking. > [](https://twitter.com/NBCOlympics/status/965432298316419077) The Shibs were bested shortly afterward by Canada’s Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue, whose captivating routine garnered a 83.67 from the judges. However, the siblings still seemed pleased with their efforts. “That was the Olympic performance we were looking for,” Maia told NBC following the skate. “Right now I just feel really proud,” Alex added. “We had a lot of fun out there. It was awesome.” ## Transcript [00:00] [ MUSIC ] [00:03] I remember watching the Olympics on our living room [00:05] when we were kids. But, probably the first memory I [00:07] have of watching skating was the Salt Lake games. [00:13] Before Maia was born, I would watch the Olympics with [00:16] our parents. I think we have a home video of me [00:20] running around in a little circle pretending that I was [00:22] Dan Jansen So yeah I think the olympic have a pretty [00:25] noteworthy impact on me from a very young age. If you [00:26] are not comfortable with it you can put Mia down. [00:26] Balance position for us. Okay stay there as long as you [00:27] like. Okay. I dont mind that either. [00:34] Hours. We are in the best shape that we've every. Been [00:36] in heading into the Olympics, and that's taken a lot of [00:39] work. And I think the value and the thing that goes [00:43] unnoted a lot of the time with ice dance is that not only [00:45] are the things that we're doing very difficult, but we [00:48] have to make them look incredibly easy. Focused, [00:49] keep looking at him, I know it's hard. It's [00:53] very involved. To learn something new in our sport. [00:56] With our discipline of ice dancers really such a blend of [01:00] technical skill, but then also creativity and artistry. So [01:04] for us, whenever we're coming up with anything, we [01:06] make sure we put in a lot of thought and a lot of work. [01:09] But it usually really pays off. Yeah, one of the things [01:11] that we've really loved about our sport is that, in a [01:14] way, every year we're coming up with something new. [01:16] There are skills that you develop from the very A [01:19] young age and those carry you to the point that we're [01:21] at now. But now that we're really trying to reach our [01:24] highest potential, we're always trying something new, [01:27] we're always challenging ourselves. And that's really [01:29] exciting. It's nice to be able to try new things and feel [01:31] like we're growing. 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