Happy Birthday, Alex Shibutani!
HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY TO OUR FAVORITE ICE DANCING TROLL, ALEX SHIBUTANI!
ALEX HAS CLEARLY BEEN A TROLL SINCE BIRTH
ALTHOUGH ADMITTEDLY, HE SOMETIMES TOOK BREAKS FROM TROLLING TO JUST BE ADORABLE WITH SANTA.
OR WITH IGOR! :333
ALEX SHIBUTANI, BB REPORTER (AND FUTURE FIGURE SKATING COMMENTATOR Y/Y/MFY)
NO ONE HAS EVER BEEN THIS EXCITED ABOUT ICE DANCE BEFORE. EVER.
BUT THE SHIBS ALSO KNOW THAT SOMETIMES, ICE DANCE IS SERIOUS BUSINESS.
EXCITEMENT + SRS BSNS = SUCCESS!
NOW, LET'S TAKE A MOMENT TO APPRECIATE SOME OF THE SHIBS' PAST FABULOUSNESS
WELCOME TO THE 2010-2011 SEASON, IN WHICH THE SHIBS HAVE TAKEN THE SENIOR ICE DANCE WORLD BY STORM. ADORABLE, ADORABLE STORM.
ALEX HAS CLEARLY MASTERED THE ART OF DOYA GAO...
AND MAIA SEEMS TO BE CATCHING ON AS WELL!
IN ADDITION TO BEING AN ACCOMPLISHED TROLL AND ICE DANCER, ALEX IS ALSO THE WORLD'S BEST BIG BROTHER.
NOTE THE 3+ GOE DOYA GAO:
WINNING THE SILVER AT YOUR FIRST SENIOR ISU CHAMPIONSHIP: BOSS.
GORGEOUS SHADOWS ARE GORGEOUS
WHEN ALEX ISN'T BEING AN ICE DANCER, TROLL, BROTHER OR STUDENT, HE TAKES UP ANOTHER IMPORTANT TASK: BROING AROUND.
DID YOU REALLY THINK YOU WERE GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS POST WITHOUT SEEING TEAM JAPAN? OF COURSE YOU DIDN'T.
<3_________<3
AND OH HEY WEREN'T WE JUST SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO WON THE SILVER AT THEIR FIRST SENIOR ISU CHAMPIONSHIP EVER?
ALEX IS POPULAR WITH THE LADIES...
...AND THE GENTLEMEN...
WE SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE JEREMY. DON'T TRY TO OUT-TROLL ALEX. IT WILL ONLY END IN TEARS.
IN ADDITION TO PHOTOBOMBING ALEX, JEREMY ABBOTT ALSO LIKES TO USE HIM AS A PILLOW!
OF COURSE, BROING AROUND IS AN ESSENTIAL ACTIVITY WHEN YOU ARE PART OF THAT ILLUSTRIOUS GROUP... TEAM CANTON!
SOMETIMES BROS SHARE COSTUME ACCESSORIES TO GREAT EFFECT!
OF COURSE, WHETHER HE'S BROING WITH TEAM CANTON, HIS FELLOW US SKATER BBS, OR ANYONE ELSE, ALEX LIKES TO - WAIT FOR IT - TROLL!
OF COURSE, EVEN A MASTER TROLL SUCH AS ALEX RECOGNIZES NATHAN CHEN AS OUR FUTURE OVERLORD.
#BACKOFFPUBERTYMONSTER
AS YOU CAN WELL IMAGINE, THIS AMOUNT OF TROLLING BUILDS UP A HEALTHY APPETITE.
MAIA SHIBUTANI: SECRET TROLL? SOMEDAY, SHE SHALL HAVE HER REVENGE, AND IT SHALL BE GLORIOUS.
BUT WHETHER HE'S TROLLING, BROING, SKATING, OR JUST HANGING AROUND, ALEX IS ALWAYS PRETTY ADORABLE, TOO.
HOW COULD ANYBODY NOT LOVE THESE FACES:
HEY LOOK, ALEX AND HIS BRO DENIS TEN MADE A PO COOKIE :O
SHIBS + PUPPY = MAGIC. AKA THE CUTEST THING YOU'VE EVER SEEN, Y/Y?
AND NOW, HERE ARE SOME VIDEOS!
NOW, YOU CAN FIND VIDEOS OF ALEX & MAIA SKATING JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE. BUT FOR THE OCCASION, WE'VE DECIDED TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT...
VIDEO #1: IN WHICH THE SHIBS START THE BEST WAVE EVER, ALONG WITH THEIR BRO AND FELLOW WORLD TEAM MEMBER, ROSS MINER!
VIDEO #2: IN WHICH ALEX TEMPORARILY GIVES UP ICE DANCING IN FAVOR OF HIS TRUE ATHLETIC CALLING, HOTEL ROOM PING PONG!
VIDEO #3: IN WHICH ALEX DUELS EVAN BATES IN THE NAME OF HONOR AND AN AIRPLANE SEAT, WHILE MARK LADWIG NARRATES AND THE REST OF TEAM USA WATCHES IN AMUSEMENT.
AND FINALLY:
THE CROWN JEWEL OF ALL SHIBS VIDEOS.
IF YOU ONLY WATCH ONE THING, MAKE IT THIS ONE.
IF THAT DIDN'T MAKE YOU SMILE, YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT ALIVE, JUST SAYING.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ALEX! KEEP BEING AWESOME AND BRING THAT FABULOUS TROLLING ALL THE WAY TO SOCHI.
YEAH, KID, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!
And many thanks to swingopenup and howell_jolly their help with some additional pics, vids,snark and sparkles and shazaam! ILU GUYS! <3
ALEX HAS CLEARLY BEEN A TROLL SINCE BIRTH
ALTHOUGH ADMITTEDLY, HE SOMETIMES TOOK BREAKS FROM TROLLING TO JUST BE ADORABLE WITH SANTA.
OR WITH IGOR! :333
ALEX SHIBUTANI, BB REPORTER (AND FUTURE FIGURE SKATING COMMENTATOR Y/Y/MFY)
NO ONE HAS EVER BEEN THIS EXCITED ABOUT ICE DANCE BEFORE. EVER.
BUT THE SHIBS ALSO KNOW THAT SOMETIMES, ICE DANCE IS SERIOUS BUSINESS.
EXCITEMENT + SRS BSNS = SUCCESS!
NOW, LET'S TAKE A MOMENT TO APPRECIATE SOME OF THE SHIBS' PAST FABULOUSNESS
WELCOME TO THE 2010-2011 SEASON, IN WHICH THE SHIBS HAVE TAKEN THE SENIOR ICE DANCE WORLD BY STORM. ADORABLE, ADORABLE STORM.
ALEX HAS CLEARLY MASTERED THE ART OF DOYA GAO...
AND MAIA SEEMS TO BE CATCHING ON AS WELL!
IN ADDITION TO BEING AN ACCOMPLISHED TROLL AND ICE DANCER, ALEX IS ALSO THE WORLD'S BEST BIG BROTHER.
NOTE THE 3+ GOE DOYA GAO:
WINNING THE SILVER AT YOUR FIRST SENIOR ISU CHAMPIONSHIP: BOSS.
GORGEOUS SHADOWS ARE GORGEOUS
WHEN ALEX ISN'T BEING AN ICE DANCER, TROLL, BROTHER OR STUDENT, HE TAKES UP ANOTHER IMPORTANT TASK: BROING AROUND.
DID YOU REALLY THINK YOU WERE GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS POST WITHOUT SEEING TEAM JAPAN? OF COURSE YOU DIDN'T.
<3_________<3
AND OH HEY WEREN'T WE JUST SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO WON THE SILVER AT THEIR FIRST SENIOR ISU CHAMPIONSHIP EVER?
ALEX IS POPULAR WITH THE LADIES...
...AND THE GENTLEMEN...
WE SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE JEREMY. DON'T TRY TO OUT-TROLL ALEX. IT WILL ONLY END IN TEARS.
IN ADDITION TO PHOTOBOMBING ALEX, JEREMY ABBOTT ALSO LIKES TO USE HIM AS A PILLOW!
OF COURSE, BROING AROUND IS AN ESSENTIAL ACTIVITY WHEN YOU ARE PART OF THAT ILLUSTRIOUS GROUP... TEAM CANTON!
SOMETIMES BROS SHARE COSTUME ACCESSORIES TO GREAT EFFECT!
OF COURSE, WHETHER HE'S BROING WITH TEAM CANTON, HIS FELLOW US SKATER BBS, OR ANYONE ELSE, ALEX LIKES TO - WAIT FOR IT - TROLL!
OF COURSE, EVEN A MASTER TROLL SUCH AS ALEX RECOGNIZES NATHAN CHEN AS OUR FUTURE OVERLORD.
#BACKOFFPUBERTYMONSTER
AS YOU CAN WELL IMAGINE, THIS AMOUNT OF TROLLING BUILDS UP A HEALTHY APPETITE.
MAIA SHIBUTANI: SECRET TROLL? SOMEDAY, SHE SHALL HAVE HER REVENGE, AND IT SHALL BE GLORIOUS.
BUT WHETHER HE'S TROLLING, BROING, SKATING, OR JUST HANGING AROUND, ALEX IS ALWAYS PRETTY ADORABLE, TOO.
HOW COULD ANYBODY NOT LOVE THESE FACES:
HEY LOOK, ALEX AND HIS BRO DENIS TEN MADE A PO COOKIE :O
SHIBS + PUPPY = MAGIC. AKA THE CUTEST THING YOU'VE EVER SEEN, Y/Y?
AND NOW, HERE ARE SOME VIDEOS!
NOW, YOU CAN FIND VIDEOS OF ALEX & MAIA SKATING JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE. BUT FOR THE OCCASION, WE'VE DECIDED TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT...
VIDEO #1: IN WHICH THE SHIBS START THE BEST WAVE EVER, ALONG WITH THEIR BRO AND FELLOW WORLD TEAM MEMBER, ROSS MINER!
Click to viewVIDEO #2: IN WHICH ALEX TEMPORARILY GIVES UP ICE DANCING IN FAVOR OF HIS TRUE ATHLETIC CALLING, HOTEL ROOM PING PONG!
VIDEO #3: IN WHICH ALEX DUELS EVAN BATES IN THE NAME OF HONOR AND AN AIRPLANE SEAT, WHILE MARK LADWIG NARRATES AND THE REST OF TEAM USA WATCHES IN AMUSEMENT.
AND FINALLY:
THE CROWN JEWEL OF ALL SHIBS VIDEOS.
IF YOU ONLY WATCH ONE THING, MAKE IT THIS ONE.
IF THAT DIDN'T MAKE YOU SMILE, YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT ALIVE, JUST SAYING.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ALEX! KEEP BEING AWESOME AND BRING THAT FABULOUS TROLLING ALL THE WAY TO SOCHI.
YEAH, KID, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!
And many thanks to swingopenup and howell_jolly their help with some additional pics, vids,snark and sparkles and shazaam! ILU GUYS! <3