{"id":14718,"date":"2018-02-19T22:21:02","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T06:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/shib-sibs-win-bronze-french-pair-win-silver-in-incredible-ice-dance-event\/"},"modified":"2018-02-19T22:21:02","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T06:21:02","slug":"shib-sibs-win-bronze-french-pair-win-silver-in-incredible-ice-dance-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/shib-sibs-win-bronze-french-pair-win-silver-in-incredible-ice-dance-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Shib Sibs Win Bronze, French Pair Win Silver In 'Incredible' Ice Dance Event"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n “It feels like gold. It’s unbelievable,” Alex Shibutani said, after he and his sister Maia won bronze in the ice dance free dance at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena.<\/p>\n

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Maia and Alex Shibutani rose to win a bronze medal in ice dance at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Tuesday, turning in an artful routine named “Paradise.”<\/p>\n

Canadian legends Tess Virtue and Scott Moir won gold, followed by France’s Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron with silver.<\/p>\n

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If this is the last time we see @TessaVirtue<\/a> and @ScottMoir<\/a> on Olympic ice, what a moment it was. <\/p>\n

Virtue and Moir have earned #gold<\/a> for Canada in ice dance! #WinterOlympics<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/0RLwnHRCtX<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/6URYVhCLFv<\/a><\/p>\n

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“This was an incredible ice-dance event and to know we gave it our very best means everything,” Maia Shibutani, 23, said afterwards.<\/p>\n

The sister and brother \u2013 a.k.a. the Shib Sibs \u2013 had been in fourth place after the short dance portion of the competition. They laid it all on the line today, in hopes of reaching the podium \u2014- and they came away with their second bronze medal of these Winter Games, the U.S. having placed third in the team event.<\/p>\n

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Happy tears from @MaiaShibutani<\/a> and @AlexShibutani<\/a>! <\/p>\n

The Shib Sibs put on a show for the fans in the free dance. #WinterOlympics<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/0RLwnI9dSx<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/DooYfoNuwx<\/a><\/p>\n

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“It feels like gold. It’s unbelievable,” Alex Shibutani, 26, said. “I am so proud of the way we fought through this week and the season. We are so emotional.”<\/p>\n

Skating skills, choreography, and drama: Those are three hallmarks of ice dancing \u2013 and they’ve been in evidence over the past two days at the Gangneung Ice Arena.<\/p>\n