Who fell in love with the Shibutani's? (fan thread)
I tell you after watching Maia and Alex skate that free dance I felt very excited. I have not seen an Ice dance team with flowing movements. They made it look so easy, smooth and natural.
Who else was blown away with that or this performance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5bOnk2IeDs
I! I! They were one of the highlights of Nationals. The program was enchanting. By comparison, D&W's program was all about point-collecting, IMO. Thanks for the link.
I love them. They have charmed me since their first GP event! I wish I that I paid attention to them during their junior years.
Also this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6NrB23vPx8
You could see it then!
Originally Posted by Mrs. P
I looked at this video, and below it, where the usual viewer commentary is, half the comments were from kids their age who knew them personally: "Her locker is next to mine at school!" So dear. Even at eleven and fourteen or whatever they were, you could see their crispness and smoothness. Now--magnifique! Thanks, GS experts, for alerting me to them.
I saw them in 2008 at Nationals and fell in love as they were SO ADORABLE. I'm not normally a fan of the sibling teams (can you say *awkward*) but I really love watching those two skate...
Very impressed by them & can see them doing well internationally in the coming years. I've found these Nationals to be more exciting than most just because of all the very talented young, up & coming skaters who did so well. It will be fascinating to watch them develop & to follow their careers.
They certainly handled that well at nationals. Their program was so lighthearted and airy. They made it look like just two people having fun. Their program didn't look a labored at all.
p.s. on a light note, I really liked the simplicity of their costumes and how they weren't matchy-matchy. Kinda goes along with the ease of their skating.
Last edited by Layfan; 02-04-2011 at 02:18 PM.
Me too. I've been a fan of them all season. I had been hearing hype about them for awhile so to finally get to see them was wonderful
Yet another young couple to be in awe of. Ice Dance is just flowering !
Definitely a fan as well! It does seem as though ice dance is going through a splendid flowering phase.
Oh, definitely me! They've really matured this year; I could watch that program over and over!!
They are great, and this season they just seem so much more mature now that Maia looks much more grown up. Just how much did she grow? Looks like a good few inches since even the end of last season, which is pretty unusual for a 16 year old girl.
I saw them first-hand at SA, so I already knew beforehand that they were special, I love her smile!
I was but I have to agree with Michael Buck http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zSIGT34zDk just something a little creepy, yet it is easy to get over it when you see how good they are. Just avoid pieces like Romeo and Juliet and things are good. lol
Am now a Huge fan of these two.
Just want to say hi this is my first post. The Shibs are definitely my favourite new senior dance team this season, I think Marina and Igor are smart and creative enough to avoid any uncomfortable moments in their programs. However I did feel like their scores at nationals were a little inflated, 70 in the SD and over 100 points in the FD are massive scores (higher then the P/B at EC) . I know nationals usually inflate the scores a bit but I think both Canadian and US nationals were actually pretty good this year not over scoring, unlike last year where things got a little silly.
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