Benjamin Agosto
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Skating club | Arctic FSC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | June 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Benjamin Alexandro "Ben" Agosto (born January 15, 1982) is an American
Personal life
Benjamin Agosto was born January 15, 1982, in Chicago,
Agosto lived in
Career
Early years
Agosto started skating at age six, after receiving a pair of ice skates for his birthday, and started ice dancing at about age 12.
Partnership with Belbin
In 1998, Agosto's coach partnered him with Canadian
In 2001–2002, Belbin/Agosto made their senior
Belbin/Agosto won the
In February 2005, Belbin/Agosto organized and performed in their own figure skating benefit show, Skate Aid for Tsunami Relief, which raised more than $37,000 for Red Cross relief efforts.
Belbin/Agosto won the silver medal at the
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] They were guest stars on part of the 2008 Stars on Ice tour.[citation needed]
In April 2008,
Belbin/Agosto began the 2008–2009 season at the
Belbin/Agosto won both their Grand Prix events in the 2009-10 season: the
On June 10, 2010, Belbin and Agosto announced their retirement from eligible skating.[13] Since then they have toured professionally in ice shows.[14]
On December 15, 2015,
Later career
Agosto works as a coach and choreographer.[4] He has choreographed for three Disney on Ice shows and in 2014, he became the director of ice dance at the Ice Den in Scottsdale, Arizona.[5]
Also Agosto worked as a voice actor for a
Programs
(with Belbin)
Season | Original dance | Free dance
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Exhibition |
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2009–2010 [19][20] |
Moldavian folk dance:
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2008–2009 [20][21] |
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2007–2008 [20][22] |
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2006–2007 [20][23][24] |
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2005–2006 [20][25] |
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2004–2005 [20][26] |
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Russian gypsy dance:
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2003–2004 [20][27] |
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2002–2003 [20][28] |
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2001–2002 [29] |
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2000–2001 [6] |
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1999–2000 |
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Competitive highlights
With Belbin
Results[30] | |||||||||||
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International | |||||||||||
Event | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 |
Olympics | 2nd | 4th | |||||||||
Worlds | 17th | 13th | 7th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | ||
Four Continents | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | |||||
Grand Prix Final | 3rd | 2nd | WD | 2nd | WD | WD | |||||
GP Cup of China | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | ||||||
GP Cup of Russia |
2nd | 1st | |||||||||
GP Lalique |
6th | 3rd | 4th | ||||||||
GP Skate America | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | |||
Goodwill Games | 5th | ||||||||||
Nebelhorn | 1st | ||||||||||
International: Junior | |||||||||||
Junior Worlds | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | ||||||||
JGP Final | 4th | 1st | |||||||||
JGP Canada | 1st | ||||||||||
JGP Germany |
1st | ||||||||||
JGP Japan | 2nd | ||||||||||
JGP Mexico |
1st | ||||||||||
National | |||||||||||
U.S. Champ. |
1st J. | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | WD | 2nd |
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World Team |
1T / 1P | ||||||||||
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew; T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only. |
With Hill
International | |
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Event | 1997–1998 |
JS Bulgaria |
7th |
JS Slovakia |
10th |
National | |
U.S. Championships |
7th J. |
See also
References
- ^ "Jewish Stars". Cleveland Jewish News. February 12, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto: Online Interview". goldenskate.com. April 28, 2003. Retrieved April 23, 2008.
- ^ Bloom, Nate (February 16, 2006). "The Tribe goes to Torino: Sketches of Jewish Olympic-Bound Athletes". Jewish World Review. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ a b Brannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (May 23, 2012). "The Inside Edge: Sarah, Drew (try to) go hip-hop". IceNetwork. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ^ a b Brannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (June 2, 2014). "The Inside Edge: 'Frozen' makes natural move to ice". IceNetwork. Archived from the original on June 16, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- ^ a b "Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 20, 2001.
- ^ a b "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: ISU Results: Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-04.
- ^ a b Mittan, Barry (February 20, 2010). "Last Hurrah for Belbin and Agosto". Skate Today.
- ^ a b c Macur, Juliet (February 16, 2010). "New Muscles and Pounds Boost an American Ice Dancer's Outlook". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
- ^ "Injury forces Belbin and Agosto to withdraw from 2009 AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Championships". U.S. Figure Skating. January 8, 2009. Archived from the original on October 20, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
- ^ "Belbin, Agosto withdraw from Grand Prix Final". Icenetwork. November 24, 2009. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
- ^ "U.S. Figure Skating Announces Ladies, Ice Dancing Teams Nominated to 2010 U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Team". U.S. Figure Skating. January 23, 2010. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
- ^ "2006 Olympic Silver Medalist Ice Dancers Belbin and Agosto Announce Retirement from Competitive Figure Skating". U.S. Figure Skating. June 10, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
- ^ "Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto: Life after retiring (video)". Life Skate. July 10, 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
- ^ "Lysacek, Cohen lead five-member U.S. HOF class; Trailblazing ice dancers Belbin and Agosto, coach Lussi also elected" (Press release). U.S. Figure Skating. December 25, 2015. Archived from the original on January 24, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ Rosewater, Amy (January 23, 2016). "Decorated U.S. skaters honored with HOF induction". IceNetwork. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ Penny, Brandon (December 3, 2010). "Belbin and Agosto takes a bow". Team USA. Archived from the original on February 6, 2011.
- ^ Census
- ^ "Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 24, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto". IceNetwork. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011.
- ^ "Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 6, 2009.
- ^ "Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008.
- ^ "Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 9, 2007.
- ^ "Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 15, 2006.
- ^ "Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 27, 2006.
- ^ "Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2005.
- ^ "Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 3, 2004.
- ^ "Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 18, 2003.
- ^ "Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 2, 2002.
- ^ "Competition Results: Tanith BELBIN / Benjamin AGOSTO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 24, 2013.
External links
- Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto official website at the Wayback Machine (archived May 16, 2008)
- Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto at the International Skating Union
- Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto at U.S. Figure Skating (archived)
- Benjamin Agosto at Olympics.com
- Ben Agosto at Team USA (archive July 11, 2022)
- Ben Agosto at Olympedia