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 | |
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Bartholomay and Stellato-Dudek at the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki | |
Personal information | |
Country represented | United States |
Born | Newtown, Pennsylvania | May 18, 1989
Residence | Ellenton, Florida |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Partner | Katie McBeath |
Former partner | Deanna Stellato, Gretchen Donlan, Felicia Zhang, Erica Choi Smith, Meg Byrne |
Former coach | Jim Peterson, Lyndon Johnston, Amanda Evora |
Former choreographer | Jim Peterson |
Skating club | Southwest Florida FSC Ellenton |
Former skating club | University of Delaware FSC |
Training locations | Ellenton, Florida |
Began skating | 1997 |
Retired | 2019 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 178.38 2018 Four Continents |
Short program | 61.48 2018 Worlds |
Free skate | 117.45 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 |
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2018–2019 [20] |
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2017–2018 [21][22] |
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2016–2017 [22] |
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With Donlan
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2015–2016 [1][2] |
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2014–2015 [10][2] |
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With Zhang
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2013–2014 [23] |
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2012–2013 [24] |
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2011–2012 [25] |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series
With McBeath
National | |
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Event | 2020–21 |
U.S. Champ, | 7th |
ISP Points Challenge | 7th |
With Stellato
International[26] | |||
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Event | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 |
Worlds | 17th | ||
Four Continents | 5th | ||
GP Finland | 6th | ||
GP Rostelecom Cup | WD | ||
GP Skate America | 8th | ||
CS Finlandia Trophy | 6th | ||
CS Golden Spin | 6th | 3rd | |
CS Nebelhorn | 3rd | ||
CS Ondrej Nepela | 2nd | ||
CS U.S. Classic | 6th | ||
National[22] | |||
U.S. Championships | 4th | 3rd | 3rd |
Eastern Sectionals | 1st |
With Donlan
International[27] | ||
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Event | 2014–15 | 2015–16 |
GP Skate America | WD | |
CS Ice Challenge | WD | |
CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 6th | |
CS U.S. Classic | 5th | |
International Challenge Cup | 1st | |
National[2] | ||
U.S. Championships | 7th | WD |
WD: Withdrew |
With Zhang
International[28] | |||
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Event | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 |
Olympics | 12th | ||
Worlds | 14th | ||
Four Continents | 4th | ||
GP Cup of China | 6th | ||
GP Skate America | 7th | ||
U.S. Classic | 4th | 7th | |
National[25] | |||
U.S. Championships | 8th | 3rd | 2nd |
References
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- "Gretchen Donlan and Nate Bartholomay". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on May 30, 2016.
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- Rutherford, Lynn (July 14, 2016). "Blast from the past: Stellato restarts career". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018.
- Rutherford, Lynn (January 19, 2017). "Kansas City strips: New pairs shake up status quo". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2018.
- "Husband-wife pair Chris, Alexa Knierim take national title". USA Today. January 6, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- Mammoser, Scott (January 26, 2019). "Cain and LeDuc capture Pair's U.S. title". Golden Skate.
- "Nathan Bartholomay on Instagram". Nathan Bartholomay's Instagram. May 29, 2020.
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"Deanna Stellato and Nate Bartholomay". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018. - "Felicia ZHANG / Nathan BARTHOLOMAY: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.
- "Felicia ZHANG / Nathan BARTHOLOMAY: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 25, 2013.
- "Felicia Zhang & Nathan Bartholomay". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014.
"Earlier versions". Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. - "Deanna STELLATO-DUDEK / Nathan BARTHOLOMAY: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019.
- "Competition Results: Gretchen DONLAN / Nathan BARTHOLOMAY". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 4, 2016.
- "Competition Results: Felicia ZHANG / Nathan BARTHOLOMAY". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014.