Ben Agosto
Ben Agosto
Benjamin Alexandro "Ben" Agostois an American ice dancer. With partner Tanith Belbin, Agosto is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a four-time World medalist, the 2004–2006 Four Continents champion, and 2004–2008 U.S. champion...
emotions medal necks sure year
This has been a very up and down year with our emotions. We were not even sure we'd be here, and to now be here and with this medal around our necks is amazing.
came coach facility question training
It came down really to a question of logistics. Having our coach and our training facility here in Michigan, this just made much more sense.
system
The new system allows for some of that unpredictability.
confident exciting feeling kids rear seem tried
It doesn't seem like very long ago that we were the new kids on the block, and really tried to claw our way up from the rear of the pack, so it's a very exciting feeling for us to come in and be as confident as we are.
belongs break came dedication hard medal people teams work
I really feel that this medal belongs to a lot of people who put in years and years of hard work and dedication in this sport; the teams who came before us and were never able to break through.
belongs built came dancing dedication ice medal people year
I really feel that this medal belongs to a lot of people who, year in and year out, put in dedication to this sport, who came before us and built the sport of ice dancing in the States.
belongs break hard inspired medal people work
I really feel this medal belongs not just to us, but to a lot of people who put in a lot of hard work and weren't able to break through. We were very inspired by them.
emotions medal neck
It's been a very up and down (few) years with emotions. To now be here and have a medal around our neck is just amazing.
emotions year
It's been an up-and-down year of emotions. We didn't know if we'd be here.
audiences compete opportunity
We never get the opportunity to compete in compulsories with that kind of an audience.
control
We always try to keep our mind-set on only the things we can control in our performance.
favorite latin love program skate
We were much looser. I love the Latin dance, it's my favorite program and to skate like that was fantastic.
breeds certain diversity great hard kinds maybe people river water work
Well, Chicago's a great town; what can I say? It has a lot of diversity. You can find so many different kinds of people there. It breeds a certain self-confidence and a willingness to work hard for what you want. I don't know, maybe they put something in the water -- the river is green.
achievement jamie looked paved
We really looked up to Jamie and Justin, because they paved the way for us as the up-and-coming U.S. team. It's an unbelievable accomplishment for Jamie to come back.