Tanith Belbin
Tanith Belbin
Tanith Jessica Louise Belbin Whiteis a Canadian-American ice dancer. Though born in Canada, she holds dual citizenship and has competed for the United States since she began skating with Benjamin Agosto in 1998. With Agosto, Belbin is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, four-time World medalist, three-time Four Continents champion, and five-time U.S. champion...
ProfessionFigure Skater
Date of Birth10 July 1984
CityKingston, Canada
few flawless three
Obviously, we could have done better. I had a few stumbles, but I wasn't anticipating to come here and have three flawless performances.
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When we saw the flag going up, it was a sight we had not prepared for because we didn't want to create a dream we couldn't obtain due to reasons out of our control. We felt pressure from ourselves, to prove that we were destined to be here.
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To be here at all was an amazing experience. We were very happy with how we did, and to have the result that we did was just icing on the cake.
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The U.S. team has always been welcoming to me. Now I've put that last hurdle behind us, and we can go to the Olympics.
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The moment we saw the flag rising, we hadn't allowed ourselves to imagine. We didn't want to create a dream that we couldn't attain because it might be out of our control.
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The moment we saw the flag rising was one we hadn't allowed ourselves to even imagine because we didn't want to create a dream we couldn't obtain for reasons outside of our control. It was definitely a new sight for us to see and one we don't even know how we're going to react to when it comes to us.
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All athletes here, U.S. athletes in particular ... have added pressure to add to that medal count. We felt pressure mostly from ourselves, pressure to prove to ourselves that there was a reason and we were destined to be here. We didn't really have a storybook ending in mind, but this was pretty close.
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We'd rather it be here than at the Olympics. So in that respect, it's good.
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I know for a fact it will not take another 30 years for the next medal.
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I think all athletes here, and U.S. athletes in particular, have additional pressure to add to that medal count. It seems like there's so much attention to the podium.
cautious preparing
Being sick, we were a little cautious preparing for this event.
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Canada has always been extremely supportive of me. Thankfully, when I made the move, I had full support of everybody back home. It does feel special to be a part of both countries. I do follow the Canadian team as well and keep an eye on them. I have not, honestly, received one (negative) letter, one word, nothing toward my decision to become an American citizen.
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In 2002, I was sitting at home watching the opening ceremonies, not knowing how emotional it would be knowing I could have been there. I turned it off pretty quick. I don't know what it would have felt like if we'd had to do it again. I'm glad we don't.
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In 2002 I was sitting at home watching the Opening Ceremonies and, realizing I could have been there, it was pretty emotional, much harder that I thought it would be. I turned the Games off pretty quick and pretty much ignored them.