Nathan Bartholomay

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Nathan Bartholomay
Deanna Stellato (2016–19)
Gretchen Donlan (2014–16)
Felicia Zhang
(2011–14)
Skating clubSouthwest Florida Figure Skating Club, Ellenton
Began skating1997
Retired2023
Medal record
U.S. Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Boston Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Omaha Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2018 San Jose Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Detroit Pairs

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).

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.

Personal life

Bartholomay was born May 18, 1989, in Newtown, Pennsylvania.[2] In 2010, he graduated from Laurel Springs High School.[3]

He is in a relationship with former pair partner, Katie McBeath.[4][5]

Career

Early years

Bartholomay began skating in 1997.[2] He first tried pairs around 2003.[6] Early in his career, he skated with Erica Choi Smith and Meg Byrne.

Partnership with Zhang

Bartholomay teamed up with Felicia Zhang in May 2011.[7] They were coached by Jim Peterson and Lyndon Johnston at the Ice and Sports Complex in Ellenton, Florida.[8] 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

2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[9] They were called up to replace the injured Denney/Coughlin at the 2014 World Championships, where they finished 14th.[10] They announced the end of their partnership on July 16, 2014.[11]

Partnership with Donlan

In July 2014, Bartholomay teamed up with Gretchen Donlan.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14] 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.[14] The pair announced the end of their partnership in March 2016.[14] They were coached by Jim Peterson in Ellenton, Florida.[2]

Partnership with Stellato-Dudek

After unsuccessful tryouts with other skaters, Bartholomay was considering a coaching career.

Deanna Stellato, a former single skater who was visiting the rink at which Bartholomay was working.[16][17] In July 2016, Stellato and Bartholomay announced that they had formed a partnership and were based at the Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex.[18] Coached by Jim Peterson, they train on ice three hours a day, five days a week.[19]

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.[20] They placed fifth at the 2018 Four Continents Championships.

Stellato-Dudek/Bartholomay opened the

Danny O'Shea.[21]
Stellato-Dudek and Bartholomay parted ways after the 2018-2019 figure skating season.

Partnership with McBeath

At the end of May 2020, Bartholomay announced that he had teamed up with Katie McBeath and had started training in Irvine, California under Jenni Meno, Todd Sand, Christine Binder, and Chris Knierim.[22][23] They made their debut as a pair as at the virtual ISP Points Challenge where they were seventh. They also placed seventh at their debut as a pair at the 2021 U.S. Championships.

McBeath/Bartholomay placed 7th in their international debut at the 2021

Challenger series at the 2021 CS Autumn Classic International, finishing 5th.[24] They placed 5th at the 2022 U.S. Championships and then went on to finish 5th at the 2022 Four Continents.[23]

During the 2022–23 figure skating season, McBeath/Bartholomay placed 6th at the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy, 6th at the 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, and 6th at the 2023 U.S. Championships.[23] In spring 2023, Bartholomay retired from competitive figure skating due to a back injury.[25][4]

Programs

With McBeath

Season Short program Free skating
2022–2023
[23]
2021–2022
[26]
2020–2021
[26]
  • Arrival of the Birds
    by London Metropolitan Orchestra
  • Turning Page
    by Sleeping at Last

With Stellato-Dudek

Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
[27]
2017–2018
[28][29]
  • The Canadian Tenors
2016–2017
[29]
  • The Canadian Tenors medley

With Donlan

Season Short program Free skating
2015–2016
[2][3]
2014–2015
[13][3]

With Zhang

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2013–2014
[30]
2012–2013
[31]
  • One Hand, One Heart
    (from West Side Story)
    by Leonard Bernstein
2011–2012
[32]

Competitive highlights

Pair skating with Katie McBeath

Competition placements at senior level [33]
Season 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Four Continents Championships 5th
U.S. Championships 7th 5th 6th
GP Wilson Trophy 6th
CS Autumn Classic 5th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 6th
Cranberry Cup 7th
John Nicks Challenge 8th

Pair skating with Deanna Stellato

Competition placements at senior level [34]
Season 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
World Championships 17th
Four Continents Championships 5th
U.S. Championships 4th 3rd 3rd
GP Finland 6th
GP Rostelecom Cup WD
GP Skate America 8th
CS Finlandia Trophy 6th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 6th 3rd
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 3rd
CS
Ondrej Nepela Trophy
 2nd
CS U.S. Classic 6th

Pair skating with Gretchen Donlan

Competition placements at senior level [35]
Season 2014–15 2015–16
U.S. Championships 7th
CS
Ondrej Nepela Trophy
 		6th
CS U.S. Classic 5th
Challenge Cup 1st

Pair skating with Felicia Zhang

Competition placements at senior level [36]
Season 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Winter Olympics
 12th
World Championships 14th
Four Continents Championships 4th
U.S. Championships 8th 3rd 2nd
GP Cup of China 6th
GP Skate America 7th
U.S. Classic 4th 7th

Pair skating with Erika Smith

Competition placements at junior/senior level [37]
Season 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
U.S. Championships 11th J 3rd J 12th S
Golden Spin of Zagreb 4th S

Pair skating with Meg Byrne

Competition placements at junior level [38]
Season 2006–07 2007–08
U.S. Championships 6th 5th
JGP United States 9th

Detailed results

With McBeath

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

2022–23 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 23–29, 2023 2023 U.S. Championships 6
59.96 		5
115.78 		6
172.74
December 7–10, 2022 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 5
60.68 		6
102.13 		6
162.81
November 11–13, 2022 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy 5
57.21 		7
90.08 		6
147.29
2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 18–23, 2022 2022 Four Continents Championships 4
59.54 		5
108.64 		5
168.18
January 3–9, 2022 2022 U.S. Championships 6
50.11 		4
116.99 		5
167.10
September 16–18, 2021 2021 CS Autumn Classic International 5
56.60 		4
112.01 		5
168.61
September 9–10, 2021 2021 John Nicks Pairs Challenge 7
56.41 		8
105.28 		8
161.69
August 11–15, 2021 2021 Cranberry Cup International 7
52.13 		6
105.61 		7
157.74
2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 11–21, 2021 2021 U.S. Championships 7
58.23 		7
105.50 		7
163.73

Pair skating with Deanna Stellato

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [39]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 176.44 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
Short program TSS 60.12 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
TES 32.32 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
PCS 28.36 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy
Free skating TSS 116.72 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
TES 58.92 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
PCS 58.72 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy
ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System [39]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 178.38 2018 Four Continents Championships
Short program TSS 61.48 2018 World Championships
TES 34.15 2018 Four Continents Championships
PCS 28.37 2018 World Championships
Free skating TSS 117.45 2018 Four Continents Championships
TES 62.13 2018 Four Continents Championships
PCS 56.32 2018 Four Continents Championships
  • At national events in the United States, pewter medals are awarded for fourth place.
Results in the 2016–17 season [34]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Dec 7–10, 2016 Croatia 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 8 48.14 5 102.62 6 150.76
Jan 14–22, 2017 United States 2017 U.S. Championships 3 65.04 5 108.46 4 173.50
Results in the 2017–18 season [34]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 13–16, 2017 United States 2017 U.S. International Classic 4 58.24 7 107.12 6 165.36
Oct 6–8, 2017 Finland 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy 7 50.90 6 110.27 6 161.17
Nov 24–26, 2017 United States 2017 Skate America 8 57.18 8 107.82 8 165.00
Jan 3–7, 2018 United States 2018 U.S. Championships 3 67.84 3 129.81 3 197.65
Jan 22–28, 2018 Taiwan 2018 Four Continents Championships 6 60.93 4 117.45 5 178.38
Mar 19–25, 2018 Italy 2018 World Championships 17 61.48 – – 17 61.48
Results in the 2018–19 season [34]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 19–22, 2018 Slovakia 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 3 59.60 2 115.18 3 174.78
Sep 26–29, 2018 Germany 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 3 58.19 2 116.72 3 174.91
Nov 2–4, 2018 Finland 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki 6 56.44 6 102.77 6 159.21
Nov 16–18, 2018 Russia 2018 Rostelecom Cup 8 51.25 – – – WD
Dec 5–8, 2018 Croatia 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 5 60.12 3 116.32 3 176.44
Jan 19–27, 2019 United States 2019 U.S. Championships 4 68.18 3 131.74 3 199.92

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