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‘Stereotypes are a load of crap’: The ‘Shib Sibs’ Olympians Alex and Maia Shibutani on Asian representation

Resonate Team12 March 201812 March 201803 mins

The ‘Shib Sibs’ Olympians Alex and Maia Shibutani have discussed their views on Asian representation. Olympic ice dancer siblings Alex and Maia Shibutani have been skating together for 14 years. Winning two ice dancing bronze medals in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the Japanese American duo who also go by the nickname the ‘Shib Sibs’, are proving to be quite an inspiration….

Record number of Asian Americans in Team USA’s Pyeongchang Winter Olympics figure skating team

Resonate Team9 February 20189 February 201815 mins

A record for the number of Asian Americans in Team USA’s Pyeongchang Winter Olympics figure skating team has been set. CNN reports that 50% of the Team USA’s figure skaters (7/14) are Asian Americans: Karen Chen, Nathan Chen, Madison Chock, Mirai Nagasu, the sibling ice dancers Maia and Alex Shibutani and Vincent Zhou. Nathan Chen, 18, is a favourite to medal in the…