Nathan Bartholomay

Nathan Bartholomay (born May 18, 1989) is an American pair skater. With his former partner Deanna Stellato-Dudek, he is the 2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy silver medalist, the 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national bronze medalist (2018 and 2019).

Nathan Bartholomay
Bartholomay and Stellato-Dudek at the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki
Personal information
Country representedUnited States
Born (1989-05-18) May 18, 1989
Newtown, Pennsylvania
ResidenceEllenton, Florida
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PartnerKatie McBeath
Former partnerDeanna Stellato, Gretchen Donlan, Felicia Zhang, Erica Choi Smith, Meg Byrne
Former coachJim Peterson, Lyndon Johnston, Amanda Evora
Former choreographerJim Peterson
Skating clubSouthwest Florida FSC Ellenton
Former skating clubUniversity of Delaware FSC
Training locationsEllenton, Florida
Began skating1997
Retired2019
ISU personal best scores
Combined total178.38
2018 Four Continents
Short program61.48
2018 Worlds
Free skate117.45
2018 Four Continents

With former partner Felicia Zhang, he is a two-time U.S. national medalist (silver in 2014, bronze in 2013) and competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

He is currently paired with Katie McBeath.

Personal life

Bartholomay was born May 18, 1989 in Newtown, Pennsylvania.[1] In 2010, he graduated from Laurel Springs High School.[2]

Career

Early years

Bartholomay began skating in 1997.[1] He first tried pairs around 2003.[3] Early in his career, he skated with Erica Choi Smith and Meg Byrne.

Partnership with Zhang

Bartholomay teamed up with Felicia Zhang by May 2011.[4] They were coached by Jim Peterson and Lyndon Johnston at the Ice and Sports Complex in Ellenton, Florida.[5] In their first season, they placed eighth at the U.S. Championships.

Zhang/Bartholomay won bronze at the 2013 U.S. Championships and were assigned to the 2013 Four Continents Championships where they placed fourth.

In the 2013–14 season, Zhang/Bartholomay received two Grand Prix assignments; they finished seventh at the 2013 Skate America and sixth at the 2013 Cup of China. After winning the silver medal at the 2014 U.S. Championships, ahead of Caydee Denney / John Coughlin, they were named to the U.S. team for the Olympics and listed as first alternates for the World Championships. Zhang/Bartholomay finished 12th at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[6] They were called up to replace the injured Denney/Coughlin at the 2014 World Championships, where they finished 14th.[7] They announced the end of their partnership on July 16, 2014.[8]

Partnership with Donlan

In July 2014, Bartholomay teamed up with Gretchen Donlan.[9] In late October, he underwent surgery to repair a disc and remove bone spurs in his ankle, causing the pair to withdraw from their first assignment, the 2014 CS Ice Challenge.[10] They placed seventh at the 2015 U.S. Championships and concluded their first season with gold at the International Challenge Cup.

In the 2015–16 season, Donlan/Bartholomay appeared at two Challenger Series events, placing fifth at the 2015 U.S. Classic and sixth at the Ondrej Nepela Trophy. They withdrew from their Grand Prix assignment, the 2015 Skate America, after Donlan fell ill with a severe flu.[11] She developed labyrinthitis in her right ear, resulting in vertigo that kept her off the ice for three months and forced the pair to withdraw from the 2016 U.S. Championships.[11] The pair announced the end of their partnership in March 2016.[11] They were coached by Jim Peterson in Ellenton, Florida.[1]

Partnership with Stellato-Dudek

After unsuccessful tryouts with other skaters, Bartholomay was considering a coaching career.[12] U.S. Figure Skating's high performance director, Mitch Moyer, suggested a tryout with Deanna Stellato, a former single skater who was visiting the rink at which Bartholomay was working.[13][14] In July 2016, Stellato and Bartholomay announced that they had formed a partnership and were based at the Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex.[15] Coached by Jim Peterson, they train on ice three hours a day, five days a week.[16]

Making their international debut together, the pair placed 6th at the 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. After taking the gold medal at the Eastern Sectional Championships, they qualified for the 2017 U.S. Championships. The pair placed third at the 2018 U.S. Championships.[17] They placed fifth at the 2018 Four Continents Championships.

Stellato-Dudek/Bartholomay opened the 2018–19 figure skating season with two Challenger events, winning silver at the Nepela Trophy and bronze at Nebelhorn Trophy. They placed sixth at the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki, and had to withdraw from the 2018 Rostelecom Cup. Competing a third Challenger event, they won another bronze medal at the 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. Stellato-Dudek/Bartholomay won a second consecutive bronze medal at the 2019 U.S. Championships. However, due to perceived inconsistent results earlier in the season, they were not assigned to the third American berth at the 2019 Four Continents Championships, that going instead to pewter medalists Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea.[18] Stellato-Dudek and Bartholomay parted ways after the 2018-2019 figure skating season.

Parternship with McBeath

At the end of May 2020, Bartholomay announced that he had teamed up with Katie McBeath.[19]

Programs

With Stellato-Dudek

Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
[20]

2017–2018
[21][22]

2016–2017
[22]
  • The Canadian Tenors medley

With Donlan

Season Short program Free skating
2015–2016
[1][2]
2014–2015
[10][2]

With Zhang

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2013–2014
[23]
2012–2013
[24]
  • One Hand, One Heart
    (from West Side Story)
    by Leonard Bernstein
2011–2012
[25]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

With McBeath

National
Event 2020–21
U.S. Champ, 7th
ISP Points Challenge7th

With Stellato

International[26]
Event 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Worlds17th
Four Continents5th
GP Finland6th
GP Rostelecom CupWD
GP Skate America8th
CS Finlandia Trophy6th
CS Golden Spin6th3rd
CS Nebelhorn3rd
CS Ondrej Nepela2nd
CS U.S. Classic6th
National[22]
U.S. Championships4th3rd3rd
Eastern Sectionals1st

With Donlan

International[27]
Event 2014–15 2015–16
GP Skate AmericaWD
CS Ice ChallengeWD
CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy6th
CS U.S. Classic5th
International Challenge Cup1st
National[2]
U.S. Championships7thWD
WD: Withdrew

With Zhang

International[28]
Event 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Olympics12th
Worlds14th
Four Continents4th
GP Cup of China6th
GP Skate America7th
U.S. Classic4th7th
National[25]
U.S. Championships8th3rd2nd

References

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