MAIA and ALEX SHIBUTANI 2009 Junior Worlds Free Dance

Maia and Alex Shibutani of USA silver medal winning Free Dance at 2009 Junior World Figure Skating Championships. Sofia, Bulgaria. Music is Cinema Paradiso by Ennio Morricone

[@ZombieLovez119]

When Alex hugs his sister at the end it melts my heart! The brother-sister bond is too cute!

[@kaylajones4356]

OMG THESE BABIES JUST WON TWO OLYMPIC BRONZES. LOVE THEM

[@ritsuxsohma]

They're so damn beautiful and graceful they should have won gold more often than silver.

[@jasjeonglee672]

ThatsJazzy Oh my gosh didn't expect to find a fellow ARMY here 😂❤️

[@glaznflip1501]

It’s 2018 and I’m still watching this. Almost 10 years later, this is their best performance ever.

[@gleankeen3180]

Likewise

[@faith-fg3dg]

they were so young yet so amazing and they absolutely blew me awayy one of my favourite performances of theirs!

[@Chocolatesonnet]

10 years later this program still resonates with me. Subtle, beautiful skating from the future 2018 two time Olympic bronze medalists

[@polly1797]

I still love this program.

[@AdrianaMimiSparrow]

OMG, I just saw them at the Figure Skating Championships of 2011 this weekend! They won Silver, just behind Davis and White! They are amazing, I've never seen such beautiful skating in my life!

[@AdrianaMimiSparrow]

OMG I just saw them yesterday and all of this weekend at the 2011 Figure Skating Championships in Greensboro, they were amazing!!! I got their autographs, along with Davis and White and Madison Chock who's mentioned there! They were *amazing*, the only difference between them and Davis and White is that they're more slow and beautiful and Davis and White usually have more drama and is more out there, but they were so beautiful!!!

[@mradventure8182]

These babies now an olympic bronze medalist

[@SA-bf3ym]

So beautiful

[@wonderingheights]

They really deserve gold

[@journalistgirl07]

thanks a lot! These two have a bright future in front of them! Hopefully they wont be injured, coz it would mean a great harm for these two! Moved to tears!

[@jasijones790]

journalistgirl07 Olympians!

[@ClueFinderDirtDigger]

I'm thinking these two have great potential :) --Their unison in many of the movements --especially the twizzles-- were very nice. The only thing I might suggest is better free-leg extension, though. But my goodness, for juniors, they're doing extremely well! =)

[@elliotjames3895]

I know this comment was made 7 years ago but they've made it to the olympics now :D

[@amyle9229]

Adding to what Alex commented, they also won two bronze medals there

[@gabbynewneo]

MAIA!!! ALEX!!! You never disappoint!!! Congratulations!!! I am incredibly happy that Shibutanis placed so high at their first World competition~~~ Keep going!!! :D

[@yukiga1415]

What a beautiful,enchanting and captivating performance!! Yes, indeed, they are so beautiful together as Simon? the british commentator said. Thank you so much!!

[@user-ud3fb6qc4t]

This is an artwork💖😭

[@4eversupersonicgirl]

my goodness! this is the most beautiful i have ever seen of them!

[@journalistgirl07]

I was blown away by their performance too, Nicky :) You were not alone !

[@bellevoor]

Maria's dresses were on point even back then

[@csy897]

omg they were so cute

[@vietgrlterifa1]

This is the program that Nicky Slater keeps calling "Love Story" and saying how he remembers what a big impact they and this dance had on him since it was his first time seeing them. He did that as recently as 2016 Worlds. He may have got the program wrong (I think he confused them with Cappellini/Lanotte's FD this same season), but he was right about their impact.

[@Cute15tricia]

If they did this in Sochi, they could have landed the Bronze

[@HatakeMegumi]

I can see a great future in store for them.

[@mae33333]

The lift at 3:38 was so damn effortless!!!

[@journalistgirl07]

I certainly do :-) They were amazed by them for pretty sure :D

[@fruitofthespirit5622]

what a beautiful

[@cumbresbo]

Maia estaba tan chiquita, qué ternura!!!

[@cutelilpooky]

Magnificent!

[@dixiecho3338]

Always beautiful, always amazing 😉

[@jazmin13634]

I fucking love this

[@catcav5011]

arnt thay magnificent...👍

[@tabularasa6149]

I miss them.

[@ClueFinderDirtDigger]

Oh! I just finished the end of the video. ;) Of course, Igor is their coach. Hehe, what a beautiful product of great coaching. :)

[@vietgrlterifa1]

Do you think the commentators liked them? ;) I love this performance.

[@beethsyb]

woooww!!!

[@melodyfussell829]

So correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't they 14 and 17 at the time? THEY WERE SO TINY!!! I love my brother, but I definitely didn't trust him this much when we were that age XD

[@mutiadiar]

Gilaaaa bagus bgt 😭

[@kissuck]

okie maybe i was harsh on them... but given the circumstances, i understood why the similarities... they are indeed talented as the moves they achieved are not easy at all... i hope they will continue to skate and become one of the best skaters in the world. =D maybe even beating v/m someday... haa haa

[@jiaqili7766]

And indeed they are the one of the best now

[@shineluvslambiel]

well, maybe they should take less teams if they can't give each team excellent choreography that they deserve? People know their own limits, you know.

[@yukiga1415]

Hi, sbpetersonOR I would guess either Simon Reed or Chris Howarth from Eurosport, British commentators.

[@journalistgirl07]

@sbpetersonOR Nicky Slater :-)

[@kissuck]

they are copying moves from v/m though it's not an easy task... they should be more original... any V/M fan would notice this...

[@Heedy770]

who are the guys at 4:09 ?

[@shineluvslambiel]

Great team. But seems like Zueva/Shpilband are turning them into a 2nd V/M. I can't help seeing SO much V/M in them. And their circular steps are a carbon copy of V/M's. Seriously, can Zueva/Shpilband think of nothing original anymore??????????

[@angelog4150]

shineluvslambiel If you take a look at them now at around 2012-2013 Zoueva let them find their own style

[@bobmag5058]

their coach was?

[@icedandfrozen]

wow.how old are they?

[@4eversupersonicgirl]

icedandfrozen brother is '91, sis is '94.

[@joaniteme6028]

2 0 1 8 Anyone?