LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto have swept all three portions of ice dance to win their fifth Skate America title.

Skating to "Ave Maria" and "Amen," the 2006 Olympic silver medalists and current world runners-up staged a fast, energetic free skate that earned them 95.62 points yesterday. Their overall score of 195.85 was best by nearly 24 points over Italy's Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte.