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...
numbers surprise
It's always a surprise when the numbers come up. You don't know what to expect.
medal sure
We weren't sure that we were even going to be here. To now be here and have a medal around our neck, it's amazing.
again came felt last team won
We feel the pressure, but we felt that at the world championships last year, when no American team had ever won silver. We came through there, and we think we can do it again at the Olympics.
achievement jamie looked paved
We really looked up to Jamie and Justin, because they paved the way for us as the up-and-coming U.S. team. It's an unbelievable accomplishment for Jamie to come back.
confident exciting feeling kids rear seem tried
It doesn't seem like very long ago that we were the new kids on the block, and really tried to claw our way up from the rear of the pack, so it's a very exciting feeling for us to come in and be as confident as we are.
breeds certain diversity great hard kinds maybe people river water work
Well, Chicago's a great town; what can I say? It has a lot of diversity. You can find so many different kinds of people there. It breeds a certain self-confidence and a willingness to work hard for what you want. I don't know, maybe they put something in the water -- the river is green.
favorite latin love program skate
We were much looser. I love the Latin dance, it's my favorite program and to skate like that was fantastic.
audiences compete opportunity
We never get the opportunity to compete in compulsories with that kind of an audience.
eight lived
She's lived in the U.S. for eight years now. So really, this was more of a formality.
future gotten helping inspire kids since skaters special
Since we've gotten back, a lot of kids have come to the rink. It's really special to feel that we may be helping to inspire future skaters and future champions.
control
We always try to keep our mind-set on only the things we can control in our performance.
forward improving looking main moving ranks season sights skates
This whole season we really had our sights set on the world championships because we didn't think we would be able to be here. They were our main goal, and we're looking forward to improving our skates and moving up the ranks even further.
belongs break built chance eight knew medal people seven system teams
We knew there were seven or eight teams with a chance of making the podium, and the new system allows for unpredictability. I feel this medal belongs to a lot of people who built the sport in the U.S. and weren't able to break through.
system
The new system allows for some of that unpredictability.