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| Tanith Belbin |
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"There was a lot riding on our shoulders, and now we can come out and say it's worth it." -Tanith Belbin
| Date of Birth: July 11, 1984 |
| Birthplace: Kingston, Ontario |
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| We admire Tanith Belbin's spunky passion and indomitable spirit. We love Tanith Belbin's perky personality and unfailing graciousness. But we adore Tanith Belbin's impossibly good looks and undeniable talent. |
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| Tanith Belbin has rocketed to international fame in a relatively short period of time, thanks primarily to her performance at the recent Winter Olympic Games (where, along with skating partner Ben Agosto, she won a silver medal). |
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Tanith Belbin was born on July 11, 1984, in Kingston, Ontario. She was raised in Quebec, where she took up ice skating at the tender age of 2. She spent much of her pre-teen years practicing and perfecting her skating technique, and by the time she was 11, Tanith was competing as a pairs skater at the Canadian National Championships (where she won a silver medal as a novice).
Two years later, Tanith decided the time was right to take up ice dancing and devote herself to it full time. Her rigorous schedule found her balancing school and practice at the same time, but Tanith had the ambition and talent to excel at both. It was at that time that Tanith began the process of looking for a suitable partner to begin working on routines with, a search that would eventually lead her to the United States.
Tanith was introduced to an up-and-coming skater from the Chicago area named Ben Agosto on one fateful morning in 1998, and the two (along with their various coaches and managers) immediately noticed a connection. The decision was made for the pair to commence training in Detroit, which required Tanith to move from Canada without her mom and dad (her parents did join her a few months later, after her father was able to secure a transfer with his company).
In 2000, Tanith and Ben won their first major award -- a bronze medal -- at the World Junior Championships and went on to conquer an assortment of other prestigious competitions, including a silver medal at the World Senior Championships in 2005. In 2002, Tanith and Ben were a shoo-in for the Winter Olympic Games but were unable to participate due to Tanith's Canadian citizenship. The same fate almost befell the pair for the 2006 games, but a bill passed in late 2005 finally allowed Tanith to successfully become a full-fledged American citizen. |
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