Tanith BELBIN
Tanith BELBIN |
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Ice Dancing |
Date of birth / Születési idõ |
11 July 1984 |
Place of birth / Születés helye |
Kingston, ON (CAN) |
Height / Magasság |
162 cm |
Home town /Lakóhely |
Glen Mills, PA |
Profession / Foglalkozás |
athlete |
Hobbies / Hobbi |
journalism, hiking, camping, cooking |
Start skating / Korcsolyázás kezdete |
1986 |
Club |
Iceworks SC |
Former Partner / Régebbi partner |
Liam Dougherty (CAN), Ben Barruco (CAN - pairs) |
Benjamin AGOSTO |
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Date of birth / Születési idõ |
15 January 1982 |
Place of birth / Születés helye |
Chicago, IL |
Height / Magasság |
175 cm |
Home town /Lakóhely |
Newton Square, PA |
Profession / Foglalkozás |
Athlete |
Hobbies / Hobbi |
rock climbing, scuba diving, playing the guitar, backpacking, mountain biking |
Start skating / Korcsolyázás kezdete |
1989 |
Club |
Iceworks SC |
Former Partner / Régebbi partner |
Katie Hill |
Coach / Edzõ |
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Choreographer / Koreográfus |
Natalia Linichuk |
Former coach / Régebbi edzõ |
Igor Shpilband, Marina Zueva |
Former choreographer / Régebbi koreográfus |
Igor Shpilband, J. T. Hornstein |
Practice low season / Gyakorlás holtszezonban (h/week) |
42 at Aston, PA |
Practice high season / Gyakorlás fõszezonban (h/week) |
30 at Aston, PA |
Music Original Dance as of 2002/2003 season |
Waltz: La Traviata "Drinking Song" by
G. Verdi |
Music Free Dance as of 2002/2003 season |
Elvis Presley Medley: Heartbreak Hotel, Hound Dog,
Heartbreak Hotel, |
Music Original Dance as of 2003/2004 season |
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Music Free Dance as of 2003/2004 season |
West Side Story |
Music Original Dance as of 2004/2005 season |
Charleston & Quickstep: Cabaret (musical) |
Music Free Dance as of 2004/2005 season |
Shadritsa - Gypsy Dance |
Music Original Dance as of 2005/2006 season |
Salsa; Rhumba; Cha Cha: Let's get loud by Jennifer Lopez |
Music Free Dance as of 2005/2006 season |
Bulenas; Jaleo by Luis Winsberg; Duende by Esteban |
Music Original Dance as of 2006/2007 season |
Concierto para Quinteto; Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla |
Music Free Dance as of 2006/2007 season |
Amelie (soundtrack) by Yann Thiersen |
Music Original Dance as of 2007/2008 season |
Cotton Eyed Joe
/ Country Waltz / |
Music Free Dance as of 2007/2008 season |
Selection from Frederic Chopin (arranged by Joseph Le
Duca) |
Music Original Dance as of 2008/2009 season |
Tap Dance: Stepping Out by John Kander and Fred Ebb |
Music Free Dance as of 2008/2009 season |
Tosca by Giacomo Puccini |
Music Original Dance as of 2009/2010 season |
Moldavian Folk Dance: Moldovaneska |
Music Free Dance as of 2009/2010 season |
Ave Maria / Amen by G. Rossini |
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Olympic Games |
World Champs |
Four Continent |
World Junior |
National Champs |
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J=Junior
Personal Best Total Score |
221.26 |
18.03.2005 |
World Championships 2005 |
Personal Best Score Compulsory Dance |
44.00 |
16.02.2005 |
Four Continents Championships 2005 |
Personal Best Score Original Dance |
67.54 |
17.03.2005 |
World Championships 2005 |
Personal Best Score Free Dance |
111.54 |
18.03.2005 |
World Championships 2005 |
2000 |
Mexico Cup, Mexico City |
1 |
2000 |
Pokal der Blauen Schwerter, Chemnitz |
1 |
2001 |
ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, Ayr |
1 |
2001 |
Skate America, Colorado Springs |
5 |
2001 |
Trophee Lalique, Paris |
5 |
2001 |
Goodwill Games, Brisbane |
5 |
2002 |
Smart Ones Skate America, Spokane |
3 |
2002 |
Trophee Lalique, Paris |
3 |
2003 |
Skate America, Reading |
1 |
2003 |
Trophee Lalique, Paris |
4 |
2003 |
Cup of Russia Gallina Blanca, Moscow |
2 |
2004 |
Grand Prix Final, Colorado Springs |
3 |
2004 |
SmartOnes Skate America, Pittsburgh |
1 |
2004 |
Cup of China, Beijing |
1 |
2005 |
Grand Prix Final, Beijing |
2 |
2005 |
Skate America, Atlantic City |
1 |
2005 |
Nebelhorn Trophy, Oberstdorf |
1 |
2006 |
Cup of China, Beijing |
2 |
2006 |
Cup of Russia, St. Petersburg |
1 |
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2007 |
Skate America, Reading PA |
1 |
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2007 |
Cup of China |
1 |
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2008 |
Grand Prix Final, Torino |
2 |
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2008 |
Skate America, Everett |
2 |
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2008 |
Cup of China, Beijing |
2 |
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2008 |
ISU World Team Trophy Tokyo |
1 |
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2009 |
1 |
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2009 |
1 |
Belbin/Agosto are the first U.S. ice dancers to medal at the Olympic Winter Games since 1976. They are also the first U.S. ice dancers to medal at Worlds in 20 years when they took the silver in 2005. Belbin was a Canadian ice dancer who started to skate pairs, because her coach believed it would make her stronger. In 1998, Belbin changed disciplines again and moved to Detroit. There, she teamed up with Agosto. Her mother Michele is a figure skating coach and costume designer. Belbin received U.S. citizenship in December 2005. Agosto moved to Detroit to skate with Belbin. He was partnered with Katie Hill from 1995 to 1998. Coach Igor Shpilband is the 1983 World Junior Ice Dance Champion with partner Tatiana Gladkova. Agosto suffered a back injury in fall 2008 that forced them to withdraw from the Grand Prix Final and the U.S. National Championships. The couple switched coaches in April 2008. Coaches Linichuk and Karpanossov are the 1980 Olympic Champions.
International Skating Union, Chemin de Primerose 2, CH - 1007 Lausanne 09.02.2012
