(noticia) U.S. Wins First Ice Dance Medal Since 1976

AP Photo: United States' Benjamin Agosto and his partner Tanith Belbin show off their silver medals following...

By BARRY WILNER, AP Sports Writer 1 hour, 59 minutes ago

TURIN, Italy - The past three decades were a stumble to nowhere for U.S. ice dancers. The near future could be a waltz to the medals stand.
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The present is pretty darn good, too, thanks to Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto.

The pair — in Olympic limbo just two months ago — won the first U.S. ice dancing medal in 30 years Monday night, a silver behind Russia's Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov. It also was the first U.S. figure skating medal in Turin.

"This has been a very up and down year with our emotions," Agosto said. "We were not even sure we'd be here, and to now be here and with this medal around our necks is amazing."

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The couple remained in second with a passionate flamenco free skate that far surpassed their program at nationals, but was not completely clean - and certainly was not in the same league as Navka and Kostomarov's playful routine to “Carmen.”

No matter. Considering where U.S. dance has been - or hasn't been - through the last three decades, silver was just super.

“It's kind of surreal,” said Agosto, who held up the medal and did a peek-a-boo look through the hole in the center. During their victory lap, he stopped whenever he saw an American flag in the stands and held up the prize.

(leer +) [vía dailyamerican]

They stayed there with a passionate flamenco free skate that far surpassed their program at nationals, but wasn’t flawless -- and nowhere close to Navka and ...

(leer +) [vía registercitizen]

p.d.: los nuestros no ganan medallas, pero sí el flamenco:-)