#sibling team

*sighs* at least I have better luck getting 4 stars, so there's a better chance of Thoma coming home later.

Excerpt from "An Amazing Moment - Desire, Hard Work Put Shibutanis In Spotlight". By Lynn Rutherford Ice dance is often looked upon as a romantic sport, with its rumbas, tangos and sambas. While some think brother-and-sister teams are constrained by proprietary, both Maia and Alex count their familial relationship as a big plus. "Sometimes someone will say, 'Oh, I get the icks when I see brother-and-sister teams,'" Alex said. "Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but in the ballroom world there are many brother-and-sister couples. I don't hear any complaints when people watch Julianne Hough and Derek Hough perform on Dancing with the Stars." "Maia and I are very aware of the perception out there and I think we've done a good job keeping our programs tasteful. In the end, the advantages – similar work ethics, drive and temperament – outweigh any negatives. "We know each other so well, which sometimes doesn't work to our advantage when it comes to small arguments, because we know how to push each other’s buttons," Alex said. "But at the end of the day, she is always going to be my sister, and I am always going to be her brother. There are so many different kinds of love."

Isabelle and Paul Duchesnay's original dance "Tango" in 1988 World Championship. Love the commentator's profound comment around 1:26 - 1:46. "Apart from the outstanding originality of the choreography. The reason why this particular tango is far and above the most outstanding in the competition, is because they are the personification of what a tango should be, they do not pretend to do it, they simply are it."

Isabelle and Paul Duchesnay. Then and Now. Top picture (in 1990) and bottom picture (in 2008).

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Roman Zaretsky explains one of the benefits of skating with a sibling. He has skated with his sister, Alexandra, since 1995.

Both Sinead and John Kerr said the exact same quote on two different interviews. Read more >> John Kerr & Sinead Kerr

By Gary Mihoces, USA TODAY Nothing in the rules of figure skating says the guy has to do all the heavy lifting. Though it is very rare in pairs and ice dancing, the female can lift the male. >> read more >>