B/A可以参加冬奥会了
<P>Belbin in? Congress approves immigration measure</P><P>Ice dancer Tanith Belbin could gain American citizenship in time to represent the United States in the Turin Olympics under an immigration measure approved by Congress. </P><P>Belbin, of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., and other people "of extraordinary ability" would face a faster immigration process under a provision in a spending bill that won approval late Wednesday in the Senate. </P><p><P>If eligible, Belbin and partner Ben Agosto are considered America's best hope for figure skating gold in Turin. A medal of any color would be the United States' first in ice dancing since 1976. </P><p><P>"It's just the best Christmas gift I could ever ask for," Belbin said Thursday in a phone interview from Ontario, where she was visiting family members. </P><p><P>The immigration measure, authored by Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., was included in a bill providing funds for the Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services. It next moves to President Bush for his signature. </P><p><P>Levin called it a "common sense fix that will enable her to complete the citizenship process in time to represent the U.S. in the 2006 Olympics." </P><p><P>U.S. Olympic Committee chairman Peter Ueberroth called it "a matter of fairness, not just to Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, but to an entire group of individuals who, as naturalized citizens, will make important contributions to our country." </P><p><P>Ueberroth said he was "confident they will make our country proud." </P><p><P>Belbin, 21, is Canadian but has lived in suburban Detroit since June 1998. Her immigrant worker visa was approved in 2000, but she didn't receive her green card until July 2002. </P><p><P>Because of a typical five-year waiting period, she was not expected to gain citizenship until 2007 without the change, meaning the pair would have to sit out the Olympics. </P><p><P>Getting the measure through Congress was considered the largest obstacle for her to perform in the Olympics. But the proposal had been caught up in a larger legislative fight in recent weeks that finally ended late Wednesday. </P><p><P>"It's been a crazy roller coaster ride," Belbin said. </P><p><P>"We are grateful for this and would have been grateful for this experience regardless of the outcome," Belbin said. </P><p><P>Belbin has been able to compete for the United States in international competitions, including the world championships, where she and Agosto won a silver medal last year. But only American citizens can be on the Olympic team; under U.S. Figure Skating's selection procedures, she needs to have a U.S. passport by Jan. 28. </P><p><P>The Olympic team will be chosen next month at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, where Belbin and Agosto have won the last two dance titles. The couple qualified for the 2002 Salt Lake City Games with a second-place finish at nationals, but couldn't compete because of Belbin's citizenship issues. </P><p><P>Levin's measure would help Belbin and about 100 other "aliens of extraordinary ability" in the sciences, arts, education, business or athletics speed up their citizenship. </P><p><P>Levin said because of a rule change in 2002, those with "extraordinary ability" can seek visas and green cards at the same time. But Belbin started the process before the rule change and had to wait 18 months after getting her visa before she received her green card. </P><p><P>If Belbin had been working under the new system, she would have become a U.S. citizen this month, the senator said. </P><p><P>The measure shortens the residency requirement from five to three years between the receipt of the green card and the date of their eligibility for naturalization. It applies to those who began their naturalization process before July 2002. </P><p><P>With Sasha Cohen and Michelle Kwan both sidelined for much of the fall with injuries, Belbin and Agosto are the United States' best prospects for a gold medal right now. </P><p><P>They have skated together for more than seven seasons and are former world junior champions and two-time U.S <P><b><FONT color=#ff0000>Ice dancer Tanith Belbin could gain American citizenship in time to represent the United States in the Turin Olympics under an immigration measure approved by Congress.</FONT></b></P><P><b><FONT color=#ff0000>真是这样的话,那要恭喜BA了......不过我觉得他们在都灵很可能依旧是银牌,现在NK的优势简直牢不可破......</FONT></b></P> <P>是个好消息．．．虽然冠军依旧没有悬念的说</P><P>不过有他们在至少２.３名的争夺会激烈很多</P> 对加拿大的d/l应该不是好消息。两位选手毕竟年纪不小了。 对前几名的冰舞选手来说都不是好消息........ <DIV class=quote><B>以下是引用<I>loooop</I>在2005-12-24 2:03:01的发言：</B>
对前几名的冰舞选手来说都不是好消息........</DIV>
<P>nod，除了对n/k估计没什么影响，其他几对可能都要下降一名……</P>
<P>对nk，难说</P>
<P>老美是不会让老毛子包揽四块金牌的...</P>
<P>老美现在也就是在冰舞上夺金的可能性最大了..老美的影响力是不能忽视的...</P>
N/K应该问题不大,如果说老美不想让俄罗斯包圆四金,倒是也许会在别的项目上,大胆猜猜可能是单人吧 单人???女单SASHA可能还赢不了荒川...........男单有一个进前四就算完成任务了......... <P>祝贺一下！</P><P>个人认为如果Shiz发挥不是太出色，Sasha对她的胜算还是比较大的。倒是金牌嘛，就得看Irina的状态了。</P> <DIV class=quote><B>以下是引用<I>乖猪猪</I>在2005-12-24 14:49:45的发言：</B>
N/K应该问题不大,如果说老美不想让俄罗斯包圆四金,倒是也许会在别的项目上,大胆猜猜可能是单人吧</DIV>
<P>要是在双人滑上就好啦。</P> <P>如果是在双人上得利的恐怕是中国，对老美没什么好处的..</P><P>so，我觉得在冰舞上动手的可能性不小...毕竟ba是去年的亚军，pcs真的给到8左右确实也没什么把柄抓...</P> 其实对于B/A任何一块奖牌都是胜利,因为美国只在1976年第一次有冰舞的时候拿过一块奖牌.感觉奥运会之后将是他们的时代. <P>将船长的贴子转移到这里</P><P><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="90%" align=center bgColor=#ffffff border=0><TR><TD class=unnamed3 align=middle height=40>美女贝尔宾获批终入美籍 冰舞组合誓夺奥运金牌 </TD></TR><TR><TD background=/images/ch/content/images/5.gif height=1></TD></TR><TR><TD class=unnamed1 align=middle height=25><FONT color=#1d57a0>中国网 | 时间：2005 年12 月24 日 | 文章来源：新浪体育 </FONT></TD></TR><TR><TD height=10></TD></TR><TR><TD><P>一天以前，贝尔宾还不能完全成为美国队选手，而12月22日这天，这位美国实力最强的冰舞组合中的女选手获得了美国国会的特批令，终于如愿以偿的加入美国国籍。美国各大媒体纷纷发表评论认为贝尔宾国籍问题的解决将使得美国很有可能获得自1976年以来冰舞项目上第一块奥运奖牌甚至是金牌。
<P>今年21岁的贝尔宾出生在加拿大的金斯敦，自从1998年以来她移居到美国底特律，虽然她早在2000年就获得了移民工作签证，但是直到2002年七月才获得了绿卡。因为必须要有五年的生效期，所以贝尔宾美国国籍的正式确认应该在2007年，这无疑意味着这位美国花样滑冰队的选手将错失都灵争金的机会。
<P>早在上届盐湖城冬奥会的时候，贝尔宾和阿冈斯托的冰舞组合就已经获得了奥运会的比赛资格，不过因为贝尔宾未能获得美国国籍身份，最终落选。不过美国国籍与移民办公室2002年为那些“具有特殊才能的外国人”申请美国国籍缩短了办理时间。贝尔宾的律师解释说，按照修改后的章程，贝尔宾其实在上个月就可以获得美国居民的身份认可了。
<P>在获悉这个好消息以后，贝尔宾兴奋之情溢于言表，她告诉美联社记者:“这对她来说就是圣诞节的最好礼物了，我和阿冈斯托都对这个结果和经历的过程感到非常满意”。美国奥委会主席皮特-乌波洛斯也对这个决定表示高兴：“这个决定不管对于塔尼斯-贝尔宾个人，还是对于整个国家来说，都是一个进步”。
<P>不过贝尔宾和阿冈斯托仍将参加下个月举行的全美锦标赛来决定他们奥运会的参赛资格不过以他们目前的竞技状态，获得奥运会入场券是铁板定钉的事。在女子单人滑选手萨拉-科恩和关颖珊因为伤势奥运夺金前景暗淡的时候，这对冰舞组合俨然已经成为美国花样滑冰代表队夺金的希望。他们在一起配对时间超过七年，曾经获得过一次世界青年锦标赛冠和两次美国全国冠军。在今年三月举行的花样滑世锦赛上，贝尔宾和阿冈斯托的组合一举夺得银牌，这是美国自1985年以来第一次获得该项目的奖牌。如果如愿获得奥运会参赛资格，他们将和俄罗斯组合纳乌卡/考斯特麦洛夫在都灵的冰场上一较高下。(小天）</P></TD></TR></TABLE></P> 反正冰舞竞争激烈一点是件好事。不过N/K的优势太明显了。
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