we are family get up everybody dance a lively look at sochi. you can forget sibling rivalry. this year s olympics are a show of brotherly and sisterly solidarity. team usa including a record number of siblings. some compete together, some compete against each other. abc s amy robach has more. reporter: alex and his little sister maya have been dancing together since they can remember. we both had to learn because birthday parties at ice rinks were hugely popular. to avoid the public humiliation of hanging on to the wall at such a young age, we both learned it skate. reporter: the so-called
shib-sibs, one of seven sets of siblings competing in sochi. competing in sochi. seven, the most in winter olympic history. from double trouble snowboarding golds. to mirror image hockey playing. athletes supporting each other as only brothers and sisters can. watch eric bjornsen gruelling prep for cross-country skiing. his older sister, sadie, also in the games. back home, they train together year-round. competition? yes, some of that too. skier taylor fletcher competed against his big brother, brian. he tweeted, i was inspired to become an olympian following my big brother around. still, they decide on separate rooms in sochi. their competition, not a fact for the shib sibs. it nips rivalry in theed by. having to work as a team. yes, i don t want to paint the perfect picture like we are the perfect siblings and it is great all the time but we have learned to work through our problems and i think we ve learned so much by being in this