38 Quotes by Tanith Belbin

We feel it is our time to shine, and now we can make the most of this as we try to qualify for the Olympic Games. I have lived here (in the United States) for so long, and this (citizenship) was the last piece of the puzzle. I really feel that I have found my place here. Some of the greatest moments of my life were while I lived here, and now I feel complete.

I think we have a good shot at worlds. The door is opened a little bit further for us to challenge for that gold medal, and hopefully one year, if not this one, we can get that first American title.

I think that moment was one we hadn't even allowed ourselves to imagine. We didn't want to create a dream we couldn't attain because of something out of our control. It hasn't really hit us, but when it does, it'll be quite overwhelming.

It feels very special to be a part of both countries. I follow the Canadian team, I keep an eye on how they're doing, so it does feel as if I'm connected to both teams, but as a skater, I'm American.

I'm so excited, so proud of everybody -- it's an amazing group. We've all been through so much just to get here.

We'd rather it be here than at the Olympics. So in that respect, it's good.

We didn't have a storybook ending in mind, but this is pretty close.

When you add it all together, regardless of where we finished (in the free program), we were second overall. It's a combined score, and we're happy we were able to have a good original dance that helped us.

We felt we improved on our performance at nationals. This is an invaluable experience for us to sees how our elements will be (scored).