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'''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. With Agosto, Belbin is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, four-time World medalist, three-time Four Continents champion (2004–2006), and five-time U.S. champion (2004–2008).
==Personal life== Tanith Belbin was born in Kingston, Ontario, and raised in Kirkland, Quebec. In 1998, she moved to the Detroit area in the United States and received an immigrant worker visa in 2000.<ref name=usat051231/> Due to immigration rules at the time, she did not receive a green card until July 2002 and would not have been granted U.S. citizenship until 2007.<ref name=usat051231/> An amendment was passed which allowed Belbin to be sworn in as an American citizen on December 31, 2005.<ref name=usat051231/> The amendment was authored by Senator Carl Levin who stated, "This amendment corrects an anomaly in the law that unfairly disadvantaged some people who had begun their naturalization process before 2002. Tanith Belbin began her naturalization process in 2000, but due to changes that were made to the law in 2002, the process has taken significantly longer than it would have if she had filed her paperwork 2 years later."<ref name=lev051222/>
Belbin lived and trained in Canton, Michigan, for many years, before moving to Aston, Pennsylvania. After 2010, Belbin decided to move back to Michigan to attend Eastern Michigan University<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101018&content_id=15689800&vkey=ice_news |title=Five favorite things with Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto |access-date=October 29, 2013 |publisher=Icenetwork.com }}</ref> and be closer to friends and family, including then-boyfriend Charlie White.<ref name=lifeskate/><ref name=yahoosports-dating>{{cite web|last=Rogers|first=Martin|title=Why Olympic star Charlie White doesn't want you to know whom he's dating|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/here-s-the-reason-olympic-star-charlie-white-doesn-t-want-you-to-know-who-he-s-dating-052659194-olympics.html|work=Yahoo! Sports|date=10 February 2014 |publisher=Yahoo!|access-date=27 February 2014}}</ref> Belbin and White became engaged in June 2014 and were married on April 25, 2015.<ref name=LAT140610/><ref name=wedding>{{cite web | url = http://www.people.com/article/ice-dancers-charlie-white-tanith-belbin-say-i-do | title = Ice Dancers Charlie White and Tanith Belbin Say 'I Do' | date = April 25, 2015}}</ref> In 2017, their son was born.<ref name="Prahl">{{cite news |last=Prahl |first=Amanda |date=6 February 2022 |title=Here's What Olympic Gold Medalists Meryl Davis and Charlie White Are Doing Now |url=https://www.yahoo.com/now/heres-olympic-gold-medalists-meryl-204458578.html |work=Yahoo! News |access-date=30 March 2022 |archive-date=30 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330231840/https://www.yahoo.com/now/heres-olympic-gold-medalists-meryl-204458578.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Her father, Charles Belbin, is a public relations manager, while her mother, Michelle (née McKinlay) Belbin, is a former figure skater (who trained in St. John's, Newfoundland under Rolf Adomeit), coach, and costume designer.<ref name=bio0001/> Michelle made some of Tanith's costumes.
== Career == Tanith Belbin began skating when she was almost three and started ice dancing at about eight or nine.<ref name=gsinter2003/> She competed both as a pair skater and ice dancer in Canada before deciding to concentrate completely on ice dancing. She was introduced to ice dancing by Paul Wirtz and competed with partner Liam Dougherty. Her pairs partner was Ben Barruco, with whom she placed second at the novice level at the 1997 Canadian Championships. She did not compete with either partner internationally.
=== Partnership with Agosto === After a year without a partner in Canada,<ref name=gsinter2003/> Belbin moved to Detroit in 1998, where she was partnered with Benjamin Agosto by their coach Igor Shpilband. In the 1999–2000 season, they won a pair of medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and finished 4th at the JGP Final. They went on to win the U.S. junior national title and then took the bronze medal at the 2000 World Junior Championships.<ref name=isuwj/> In 2000–2001, Belbin / Agosto competed again on the JGP series, taking gold in all three of their events including the Final.<ref name="hines-34">{{Cite book |last=Hines |first=James R. |title=Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating |date=2011 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-6859-5 |location=Lanham, Maryland |page=34}}</ref> They appeared on the senior level at the 2001 U.S. Championships and won the silver medal, qualifying them for their first senior World Championships, where they finished 17th.
In 2001–2002, Belbin / Agosto made their senior Grand Prix debut and won another silver medal at the U.S. Championships, which would have qualified them for the 2002 Winter Olympics if Belbin had been an American citizen. Instead, Belbin and Agosto were sent to all the other ISU Championships for which they were eligible: Four Continents, Junior Worlds, and Worlds. They won the 2002 World Junior Championships,<ref name=isuwj/><ref name="hines-35">Hines (2011), p. 35</ref> completing their set of medals from that event. Following that season, Agosto aged out of juniors.
Belbin / Agosto won the 2004 U.S. national title and would go on to repeat four times.<ref name="hines-35"/> At Nationals in 2005, the last year of the 6.0 system, Belbin / Agosto received straight perfect sixes for presentation in their free dance. Of the 30 6.0s given out in ice dance at U.S. Nationals, Belbin / Agosto have 14 of them. Their total 6.0 count at the U.S. Championships is second only to Michelle Kwan (38).
Belbin / Agosto won the silver medal at the 2005 World Championships.
Fans of Belbin / Agosto wrote letters and signed petitions asking for a special act of Congress to allow Belbin to become a citizen in time for her to compete at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where many believed they could win a medal. In addition, it was Belbin / Agosto who earned a third spot for the U.S. in the Olympic ice dancing event, by winning a medal at the 2005 World Championships, without which the U.S. would have had only two spots. However, the mother of fellow American ice dancer David Mitchell sent a letter to Senator Hillary Clinton, asking her to vote against it.<ref name=espn051205/><ref name=espn247/> She believed that it was unfair to bend the requirements for U.S. citizenship for Belbin, when other "aliens of extraordinary ability" were denied expedited citizenship.{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}} Ultimately, by a special act of Congress sponsored by Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) that passed on December 28, 2005, which President George W. Bush signed on December 31, 2005, Belbin became a naturalized citizen, allowing her to compete for the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics.<ref name=usat051231/><ref name=lev051222/>
In January 2006, Belbin / Agosto won their third consecutive national title and qualified for the Olympics. At the Turin Olympics, Belbin and Agosto won the silver medal in ice dancing,<ref name="hines-35" /> the first American ice dancers to win an Olympic medal in 30 years. They went on to win the bronze at Worlds.
Belbin / Agosto began the 2006–2007 season with a free dance called That's Entertainment but arrived at Nationals with a new program to the music of Amelie. They won gold at Nationals, the silver medal at Four Continents, and the bronze at Worlds.
In 2007–2008, they won gold medals at both Skate America and Cup of China which qualified them for the Grand Prix Final, where they took the silver medal. They won their 5th national title and then placed 4th at the 2008 Worlds after a fall by Belbin in the compulsory dance. Belbin / Agosto were regular cast members of the Champions on Ice tour from 2004 until COI went out of business following the 2007 season.{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}} They were guest stars on part of the 2008 Stars on Ice tour.{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}}
In April 2008,<ref name=skatetoday/> Belbin / Agosto left Igor Shpilband, who had coached them for their entire partnership, and began working with the married coaching team of Natalia Linichuk and Gennadi Karponosov at the IceWorks Skating Complex in Aston, Pennsylvania.<ref name=muscles/> In addition to teaching different technique,<ref name=skatetoday/> Linichuk advised Belbin to gain 10 pounds and develop some muscles in order to skate faster and more fluidly.<ref name=muscles/> This also gave Belbin more core strength to hold her positions better, thus making lifts easier for Agosto.<ref name=muscles/>
Belbin / Agosto began the 2008–2009 season at the 2008 Skate America and 2008 Cup of China, winning silver at both competitions. They withdrew from the 2008–2009 ISU Grand Prix Final after the original dance due to a back injury to Agosto. They withdrew from the 2009 U.S. Championships before the event began due to Agosto's injury.<ref name=usfsa090108/> They were named to the team to the 2009 World Championships. At Worlds, they won the original dance and placed second in the compulsory and free dances to win the silver medal overall.
Belbin / Agosto won both their Grand Prix events in the 2009–10 season: the 2009 Cup of China and the 2009 Skate America. They withdrew from the Grand Prix Final for medical reasons.<ref name=wisdom/> At the 2010 U.S. Championships, they were unable to reclaim their national title, finishing second behind Meryl Davis and Charlie White. Belbin and Agosto were nominated to represent the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics.<ref name=2010olyteam/> They finished 4th in the Olympic ice dancing event.<ref name="hines-35" /> They did not compete at the 2010 World Championships.
On June 10, 2010, Belbin / Agosto announced their retirement from eligible skating.<ref name=belagoret/> They have continued to skate together in ice shows.<ref name=lifeskate/>
On December 15, 2015, U.S. Figure Skating announced Belbin and Agosto would be members of the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame Class of 2016.<ref name=in151215/> The induction ceremony was held on January 22, 2016 at the 2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.<ref name=in160123/>
===Post-competitive career=== Belbin has worked as a commentator for ice dance competitions on Universal Sports Network, the ABC show ''Skating with the Stars'',<ref name=skatingwithstars/> and for icenetwork.com.<ref name=in130110/> She has also worked as a commentator for four seasons of Curling Night in America, a NBCSN program that broadcasts a made-for-television curling competition.<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 10, 2020|title=FRIDAY NIGHT IS CURLING NIGHT – TEAM USA OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST JOHN SHUSTER HEADLINES SIXTH SEASON OF CURLING NIGHT IN AMERICA ON NBCSN|url=https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2020/01/10/friday-night-is-curling-night-team-usa-olympic-gold-medalist-john-shuster-headlines-sixth-season-of-curling-night-in-america-on-nbcsn/|access-date=April 8, 2021|website=NBC Sports Group Press Box}}</ref>
In October 2011 Belbin competed as a pro on season 3 of ''Battle of the Blades'' paired with Boyd Devereaux; the pair placed 3rd in the competition.
Belbin also works as a choreographer.<ref name=in120124/>
=== Coaching career === In 2022, Belbin opened the Michigan Ice Dance Academy with Charlie White and Greg Zuerlein.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michigan Ice Dance Academy to Open in 2022 {{!}} U.S. Figure Skating |url=https://www.usfigureskating.org/news/article/michigan-ice-dance-academy-open-2022 |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=www.usfigureskating.org |date=December 2021 |language=en |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225174542/https://www.usfigureskating.org/news/article/michigan-ice-dance-academy-open-2022 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Their current and former teams include: * Emily Bratti / Ian Somerville<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111359.htm|title=Emily BRATTI / Ian SOMERVILLE: 2024/2025|publisher=International Skating Union|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915162527/http://isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111359.htm|archive-date=September 15, 2024|url-status=dead|access-date=May 31, 2025}}</ref> * Molly Cesanek / Yehor Yehorov<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00107288.htm |title= Molly CESANEK / Yehor YEHOROV: 2021/2022 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220101055403/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00107288.htm |archive-date= January 1, 2022 |url-status= live }}</ref> * Caroline Green / Michael Parsons<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael PARSONS / Caroline GREEN: 2024/2025 |url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00107799.htm |website=International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20241106142625/https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00107799.htm |archivedate= November 6, 2024 |url-status= dead }}</ref> * Annabelle Morozov / Jeffrey Chen<ref>{{cite web |title=Annabelle MOROZOV / Jeffrey CHEN: 2024/2025 |url=https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00120854.htm |website=International Skating Union |publisher=International Skating Union |access-date=31 May 2025}}</ref> * Katarina Wolfkostin / Jeffrey Chen<ref>{{cite web |title=Katarina WOLFKOSTIN / Jeffrey CHEN: 2024/2025 |url=https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00117867.htm |website=International Skating Union |publisher=International Skating Union |access-date=31 May 2025}}</ref> * Katarina Wolfkostin / Dimitry Tsarevski<ref>{{cite web |title=Katarina WOLFKOSTIN / Dimitry TSAREVSKI: 2023/2024 |url=https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00117867.htm |website=International Skating Union |publisher=International Skating Union |access-date=31 May 2025 |archive-date=25 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125124541/https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00117867.htm |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
==Programs== [[File:Tanith Belbin & Benjamin Agosto SlLi 2009 Worlds.jpg|thumb|Belbin and Agosto perform a straight-line lift during their Tosca free dance at the 2009 World Championships.]]
(with Agosto) {| class= wikitable style= text-align:center |- ! Season ! Original dance ! Free dance ! Exhibition |- ! 2009–2010 <br/><ref name=bio0910/><ref name=inbiotbba/> | <small>Moldavian folk dance:</small> * Moldovaneska | * Ave Maria <br/><small> by Vladimir Vavilov <br/> performed by Sumi Jo </small> * Amen from Stabat Mater <br/><small> by Gioachino Rossini </small> | * If It Kills Me <br/><small> performed by Jason Mraz </small> |- ! 2008–2009 <br/><ref name=inbiotbba/><ref name=bio0809/> | * Stepping Out <br/><small> by John Kander, Fred Ebb </small> | * Tosca <br/><small> by Giacomo Puccini </small> | * Falling Slowly ---- * Bleeding Love <br/><small> by Leona Lewis </small> |- ! 2007–2008 <br/><ref name=inbiotbba/><ref name=bio0708/> | * Cotton Eyed Joe * Country Waltz * Appalachian Hoedown <br/><small> by Bluegrass </small> | * Selections <br/><small> by Frédéric Chopin <br/> arranged by Joseph Le Duca </small> | * Let's Get Loud <br/><small> by Jennifer Lopez </small> ---- * SexyBack * My Love <br/><small> by Justin Timberlake </small> |- ! 2006–2007 <br/><ref name=inbiotbba/><ref name=bio0607b/><ref name=bio0607a/> | * Concierto Para Quinteto * Oblivion <br/><small> by Astor Piazzolla </small> | * Amélie <br/><small> by Yann Tiersen </small> ---- * Overture from That's Entertainment! | * Let's Get Loud <br/><small> by Jennifer Lopez </small> |- ! 2005–2006 <br/><ref name=inbiotbba/><ref name=bio0506/> | * Salsa Con Coco <br/><small> by Pochy y Su Cocoband </small> * Let's Get Loud <br/><small> by Jennifer Lopez </small> | * Bulenas * Jaleo <br/><small> by Luis Winsberg </small> * Duende <br/><small> by Esteban </small> | * Green Acres ---- * American Woman ---- * La Rosa ---- * Let's Get Loud <br/><small> by Jennifer Lopez </small> |- ! 2004–2005 <br/><ref name=inbiotbba/><ref name=bio0405/> | * <small>Charleston:</small> Cabaret * <small>Slow Foxtrot:</small> New York, New York * <small>Quickstep:</small> Cabaret | <small>Russian gypsy dance:</small> * Shadritsa | * Green Acres |- ! 2003–2004 <br/><ref name=inbiotbba/><ref name=bio0304/> | * <small>Jitterbug:</small> 5 months, 2 weeks, 2 days <br/><small> by Louis Prima </small> * <small>Blues:</small> Give me Some Money Too <br/><small> by Leni Hester </small> * <small>Swing:</small> Hey Pachuco <br/><small> by Royal Crown Revue </small> | * West Side Story <br/><small> by Leonard Bernstein </small> | * Elvis Presley medley ---- * Green Acres |- ! 2002–2003 <br/><ref name=inbiotbba/><ref name=bio0203/> | * <small>Waltz:</small> Libiamo ne' lieti calici <br/><small> (from La traviata) <br/> by Giuseppe Verdi </small> * <small>Polka:</small> Jolly Robbers <br/><small> by Franz von Suppé </small> | * Heartbreak Hotel * Hound Dog * Jailhouse Rock * Teddy Bear <br/><small> by Elvis Presley </small> | * Elvis Presley medley <br/><small> (modified FD) </small> |- ! 2001–2002 <br/><ref name=bio0102/> | * Flamenco <br/><small> (from The Mask of Zorro) <br/> by James Horner </small> * A Los Amigos | * Sarajevo <br/><small> by Goran Bregović </small> | * Oscar Tango |- ! 2000–2001 <br/><ref name=bio0001/> | * <small>Foxtrot:</small> More <br/><small> by Nat King Cole </small> * <small>Quickstep:</small> Girls, Girls, Girls | * Alexandros <br/><small> by Staminis Spanudikis </small> | rowspan=2 | * Une Vie d'Amour |- ! 1999–2000 | | * The Four Seasons <br/><small> by Antonio Vivaldi </small> |}
==Competitive highlights== [[File:2009 WC Ice Dancing Podium.jpg|thumb|Belbin and Agosto (left) on the podium at the 2009 World Championships]]
(ice dancing with Agosto) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan=12 align=center | '''Results'''<ref name=isucrTBBA/> |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=12 align=center | '''International''' |- ! Event ! 1999–00 ! 2000–01 ! 2001–02 ! 2002–03 ! 2003–04 ! 2004–05 ! 2005–06 ! 2006–07 ! 2007–08 ! 2008–09 ! 2009–10 |- | align=left | Olympics || || || || || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || || || 4th |- | align=left | Worlds || || 17th || 13th || 7th || 5th || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || 4th || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || |- | align=left | Four Continents || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || || |- | align=left | Grand Prix Final || || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || WD || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || WD || WD |- | align=left | <small>GP</small> Cup of China || || || || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=gold | 1st |- | align=left | <small>GP</small> Cup of Russia || || || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || |- | align=left | <small>GP</small> Lalique || || || 6th || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || 4th || || || || || || |- | align=left | <small>GP</small> Skate America || || || 5th || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=gold | 1st |- | align=left | Goodwill Games || || || 5th || || || || || || || || |- | align=left | Nebelhorn || || || || || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || || |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=12 align=center | '''International: Junior''' |- | align=left | Junior Worlds || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || || || || || || |- | align=left | JGP Final || 4th || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || || || || || || || |- | align=left | JGP Canada || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || || || || || || || || |- | align=left | JGP Germany || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || || || || || || || |- | align=left | JGP Japan || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || || || || || || || || || |- | align=left | JGP Mexico || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || || || || || || || |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=12 align=center | '''National''' |- | align=left | U.S. Champ. || bgcolor=gold | 1st J. || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || WD || bgcolor=silver | 2nd |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=12 align=center | '''Team events''' |- | align=left | World Team || || || || || || || || || || bgcolor=gold | 1T / 1P || |- | colspan=12 align=center | <small> GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew; T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only. </small> |}
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<ref name=bio0607a>{{cite web | url = http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00004499.htm | title = Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO: 2006/2007 | work = International Skating Union | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061215115752/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00004499.htm | archive-date = December 15, 2006 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
<ref name=bio0607b>{{cite web | url = http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00004499.htm | title = Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO: 2006/2007 | work = International Skating Union | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070609152933/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00004499.htm | archive-date = June 9, 2007 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
<ref name=bio0708>{{cite web | url = http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00004499.htm | title = Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO: 2007/2008 | work = International Skating Union | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080514222413/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00004499.htm | archive-date = May 14, 2008 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
<ref name=bio0809>{{cite web | url = http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00004499.htm | title = Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO: 2008/2009 | work = International Skating Union | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090606164022/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00004499.htm | archive-date = June 6, 2009 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
<ref name=bio0910>{{cite web | url = http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00004499.htm | title = Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO: 2009/2010 | work = International Skating Union | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130624112819/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00004499.htm | archive-date = June 24, 2013 | url-status = live }}</ref>
<ref name=inbiotbba>{{cite web | url = http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=38006&mode=P | title = Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto | work = IceNetwork | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110713001519/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=38006&mode=P | archive-date = July 13, 2011 | url-status = live }}</ref>
<ref name=gsinter2003>{{cite web | url= http://www.goldenskate.com/2003/04/tanith-belbin-and-benjamin-agosto-online-interview/ | title = Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto: Online Interview | publisher= goldenskate.com | date= April 28, 2003 | access-date=April 23, 2008}}</ref>
<ref name=espn051205>{{cite news | url= https://www.espn.com/olympics/news/story?id=2248743 | title=Mitchell's letter to lawmakers | publisher=ESPN | date= December 5, 2005 | access-date= July 11, 2007 }}</ref>
<ref name=espn247>{{cite news | title= Belbin faces another road block in quest for citizenship | url = https://www.espn.com/olympics/news/story?id=2244247 | publisher=ESPN | date= December 5, 2005 | access-date= July 11, 2007 }}</ref>
<ref name=usfsa090108>{{cite news|url=http://www.usfigureskating.org/event_story.asp?id=42408 |title=Injury forces Belbin and Agosto to withdraw from 2009 AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Championships |publisher=U.S. Figure Skating |date=January 8, 2009 |access-date=August 30, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020002925/http://www.usfigureskating.org/event_story.asp?id=42408 |archive-date=October 20, 2011 }}</ref>
<ref name=wisdom>{{cite news | url = http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091124&content_id=7715052&vkey=ice_news | title = Belbin, Agosto withdraw from Grand Prix Final | publisher = Icenetwork | date = November 24, 2009 | access-date = August 30, 2011 | archive-date = September 26, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120926001341/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091124&content_id=7715052&vkey=ice_news | url-status = dead }}</ref>
<ref name=skatetoday>{{cite news | url = http://www.skatetoday.com/2010/02/20/last-hurrah-for-belbin-and-agosto/ | title = Last Hurrah for Belbin and Agosto | first = Barry | last = Mittan | publisher = Skate Today | date = February 20, 2010 | archive-date = March 13, 2012 | access-date = August 31, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120313074054/http://www.skatetoday.com/2010/02/20/last-hurrah-for-belbin-and-agosto/ | url-status = dead }}</ref>
<ref name=muscles>{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/17/sports/olympics/17icedancers.html?_r=1 | title = New Muscles and Pounds Boost an American Ice Dancer's Outlook | first = Juliet | last = Macur | date = February 16, 2010 | work = New York Times | access-date = December 22, 2010 }}</ref>
<ref name=2010olyteam>{{cite news | url = http://www.usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=44108&type=media | title = U.S. Figure Skating Announces Ladies, Ice Dancing Teams Nominated to 2010 U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Team | publisher = U.S. Figure Skating | date = January 23, 2010 | access-date = January 23, 2010 | archive-date = June 13, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110613062741/http://www.usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=44108&type=media | url-status = dead }}</ref>
<ref name=belagoret>{{cite news | url = http://www.usfsa.org/Story.asp?id=44726&type=media | title = 2006 Olympic Silver Medalist Ice Dancers Belbin and Agosto Announce Retirement from Competitive Figure Skating | date = June 10, 2010 | work = U.S. Figure Skating | access-date = June 8, 2011 }}</ref>
<ref name=lifeskate>{{cite news | url = http://www.lifeskate.com/skate/2010/07/tanith-belbin-and-ben-agosto-life-after-retirement-video.html | title = Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto: Life after retiring (video) | publisher = Life Skate | date = July 10, 2010 | access-date = August 30, 2011 | archive-date = July 21, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100721132255/http://www.lifeskate.com/skate/2010/07/tanith-belbin-and-ben-agosto-life-after-retirement-video.html | url-status = dead }}</ref>
<ref name=skatingwithstars>{{cite news | url = http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/11/11/pro-skater-pairings-host-and-color-commentator-for-abcs-skating-with-the-stars-announced-11114/20101111abc03 | title = Pro Skater Pairings, Host and Color Commentator for ABC's "Skating With the Stars" Announced | date = November 11, 2010 | work = The Futon Critic | access-date = June 8, 2011 }}</ref>
<ref name=isuwj>{{cite web|url=http://www.isuskating.sportcentric.com/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-188677-205899-133278-0-file,00.pdf |title=World Junior Figure Skating Championships: ISU Results: Dance |publisher=International Skating Union |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004221354/http://www.isuskating.sportcentric.com/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-188677-205899-133278-0-file,00.pdf |archive-date=2013-10-04 }}</ref>
<ref name=usat051231>{{cite news | url = http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/torino/figureskating/2005-12-31-belbin-citizen_x.htm | title = Ice dancer Belbin sworn in as U.S. citizen | agency = Associated Press | publisher = USA Today | date = December 31, 2005 }}</ref>
<ref name=lev051222>{{cite news | url = http://www.levin.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/levin-amendment-to-correct-catch-22-for-aliens-of-extraordinary-ability-approved-by-congress/?section=alltypes | title = Levin Amendment to Correct "Catch-22" for "Aliens of Extraordinary Ability" Approved by Congress | work = levin.senate.gov | date = December 22, 2005 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130217150939/http://www.levin.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/levin-amendment-to-correct-catch-22-for-aliens-of-extraordinary-ability-approved-by-congress/?section=alltypes | archive-date = February 17, 2013 }}</ref>
<ref name=in120124>{{cite news | url = http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120124&content_id=26447404&vkey=ice_news | title = Gold dances 'Sugar Plum' as she envisioned, wins | first = Lynn | last = Rutherford | work = IceNetwork | date = January 24, 2012 }}</ref>
<ref name=in130110>{{cite news | url = http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130109&content_id=40899746&vkey=ice_news | title = Excited Belbin still in awe of U.S. championships | first = Lois | last = Elfman | work = IceNetwork | date = January 10, 2013 }}</ref>
<ref name=LAT140610>{{cite news | url = http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-charlie-white-engaged-tanith-belbin-20140610-story.html | title = Olympian Charlie White announces engagement on Instagram | first = Nardine | last = Saad | work = Los Angeles Times | date = June 10, 2014 }}</ref>
<ref name=in151215>{{cite press release | url = http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2015/12/15/159614872/lysacek-cohen-lead-five-member-us-hof-class | title = Lysacek, Cohen lead five-member U.S. HOF class | publisher = U.S. Figure Skating | date = December 25, 2015 | access-date = January 26, 2016 | archive-date = January 24, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160124153102/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2015/12/15/159614872/lysacek-cohen-lead-five-member-us-hof-class | url-status = dead }}</ref>
<ref name=in160123>{{cite news | url = http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/01/23/162674404/decorated-us-skaters-honored-with-hof-induction | title = Decorated U.S. skaters honored with HOF induction; Trailblazing ice dancers Belbin and Agosto, coach Lussi also elected | first = Amy | last = Rosewater | work = IceNetwork | date = January 23, 2016 | access-date = January 26, 2016 | archive-date = January 25, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160125061038/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/01/23/162674404/decorated-us-skaters-honored-with-hof-induction | url-status = dead }}</ref>
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