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Belbin was a Canadian ice dancer who started to skate pairs (until 1997), 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.
Shortly before the 2006 Winter Olympics, via a special act of Congress signed in December 2005, Belbin was finally accorded US citizenship, making her eligible to compete for the United States in Torino, where she and Agosto won a silver medal, the highest ever placement for a US dance couple at the Olympic Winter Games.
Shortly before the 2006 Winter Olympics, via a special act of Congress signed in December 2005, Belbin was finally accorded US citizenship, making her eligible to compete for the United States in Torino, where she and Agosto won a silver medal, the highest ever placement for a US dance couple at the Olympic Winter Games.
The duo were thus eligible to compete in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. And it was a good thing they were for on 20th February 2006, Tanith BELBIN and Ben Agosto won the silver medal in ice dancing, making them the first U.S. ice dancing team to win a medal in the Olympics since 1976.
Tanith Jessica Louise Belbin White (born July 11, 1984) is a Canadian American ice dancer and Olympic program host for NBC Sports. Though born in Canada, she holds dual citizenship and has competed for the United States since she began skating with Benjamin Agosto in 1998.
The ice dancing team of Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto were the first-ever U.S. ice dancing team to win a silver medal at the Winter Olympic Games, a feat which they accomplished at the 2006 Olympics in Torino, Italy.
At the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy, they earned the silver medal, marking the first Olympic ice dance medal for the U.S. in 30 years. They are five-time U.S. champions. Belbin is now an ice dance commentator for NBC and is married to Olympic champion Charlie White.
