Ice dancer Tanith Belbin was sworn in this morning as a U.S. citizen. This clears her to skate for the United States in February’s Olympics in Turin, Italy. She and Ben Agosto are favorites to win the United States’ first ice dance medal since 1986.
The United States Congress passed a bill to expedite her citizenship. The bill was signed by President Bush on Friday.
The Olympic team will be chosen at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in St. Louis, which begin Jan. 10.
