Ben Agosto
Ben Agosto
Benjamin Alexandro "Ben" Agostois an American ice dancer. With partner Tanith Belbin, Agosto is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a four-time World medalist, the 2004–2006 Four Continents champion, and 2004–2008 U.S. champion...
enjoy fills ourselves question thinking
That question fills me with euphoria. We don't want to bog ourselves down with thinking too much. We want to go and enjoy the experience.
numbers surprise
It's always a surprise when the numbers come up. You don't know what to expect.
emotions medal neck
It's been a very up and down (few) years with emotions. To now be here and have a medal around our neck is just amazing.
emotions year
It's been an up-and-down year of emotions. We didn't know if we'd be here.
crowds exciting interest level
It's been one of the most exciting things for us to see, in the years that we've been competing, the level of interest growing, crowds being bigger.
catch good ready sleep slightly training tried
We tried to catch up on sleep. We're slightly exhausted. It's good to catch up a little on sleep. Then it's back to training and getting ready for the World Championships.
belongs building dedication definitely medal people
We really feel this medal belongs to a lot of people who have come before us and who have put in years and years of dedication. We definitely wouldn't be here without those people. They've been building the sport in the U.S. for years.
felt forward good looking monday skated sunday
We felt like we skated pretty well and we got good marks. And we're looking forward to better performances on Sunday (original dance) and Monday (free dance).
good lucky skaters work
That's going to make us feel right at home. We're lucky to have so many good skaters to work with.
close competition count extremely time
This is an extremely close competition and this is the first time we've been in a competition that is so close. It makes everything count all that much more.
absolutely belongs building came dancing dedication ice medal people teams
This is absolutely amazing. We really feel this medal belongs to a lot of people who put in years and years of support. And for the teams that came before us and put in years of dedication building the sport of ice dancing in the U.S.
emotions medal necks sure year
This has been a very up and down year with our emotions. We were not even sure we'd be here, and to now be here and with this medal around our necks is amazing.
allow flag moment ourselves rising saw
I think the moment we saw the flag rising was the one we did not allow ourselves to even imagine.
came coach facility question training
It came down really to a question of logistics. Having our coach and our training facility here in Michigan, this just made much more sense.