Personal Life
Tanith Belbin was born in Kingston, Ontario and raised in Kirkland, Quebec. She lived and trained in Canton, Michigan for many years, before moving to Aston, Pennsylvania to train at Ice Works.
Belbin's mother, Michelle (McKinlay) Belbin, is a costume designer and she makes some of Belbin's costumes. She trained as a figure skater in St. John's, Newfoundland, under Rolf Adomeit. Her father, Charles Belbin is an engineer. Both parents have been strongly supportive of her career.
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