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United States Tanith Belbin

Photo of Tanith Belbin
  • Birthdate: July 11, 1984
  • Weight: 115 lbs (52 kg)
  • Height: 56 (1.68 m)
  • Age: 28 years
  • Gender: Female
  • United States

Athlete Medal Count

  • Gold 0
  • Silver 0
  • Bronze 0
  • Total 0

Athlete Events

Events
DateRoundResult
02/22Ice Dance - Free Dance99.74 (4th)
02/21Ice Dance - Original Dance62.50 (4th)
02/19Ice Dance - Compulsory Dance40.83 (4th)

Athlete Profile

  • Belbin and Ben Agosto's silver medal at the 2006 Olympics was the best finish ever for U.S. dance team and first medal since 1976.
  • Silver medalists at the 2009 world championships.
  • Finished second at 2010 U.S. championships, first time since 2003 they competed at nationals and didn't win.
  • As five-time national champions, share the record for most U.S. dance titles.
  • Missed 2009 Grand Prix final and nationals because of Agosto's serious back injury, missed this year's final because of her infected wisdom tooth.
  • Switched to Olympic gold medalists Natalia Linichuk and Gennadi Karpanosov after finishing fourth at '08 worlds, the first time they'd missed the podium since 2004.
  • A native of Canada, wasn't eligible to compete at 2002 Games because she wasn't yet a U.S. citizen.
  • Through a special act of Congress, Belbin received her citizenship papers in time for the 2006 Olympics and now has dual citizenship.
  • Has worked as a "Good Morning America" correspondent and done some modeling.
  • Her mother has made some of her costumes.

Overall Medal Count

Overall Medal Count
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Flag of United States 9 15 13 37
2 Flag of Germany 10 13 7 30
3 Flag of Canada 14 7 5 26
4 Flag of Norway 9 8 6 23
5 Flag of Austria 4 6 6 16
6 Flag of Russia 3 5 7 15
7 Flag of South Korea 6 6 2 14
8 Flag of China 5 2 4 11
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