Eva Pate

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Eva Pate
Eva Pate Logan Bye 2020 US Figure Skating Championships.jpg
Adrienne Lenda (left), Logan Bye, Eva Pate, and Igor Sphilband (right) at the 2020 U.S. Championships
Born (2000-05-11) May 11, 2000 (age 25)
Cleveland, Ohio
Hometown Strongsville, Ohio
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Discipline Ice dance
Partner Logan Bye
Coach Pasquale Camerlengo
Igor Shpilband
Natalia Deller
Adrienne Lenda
Skating clubCleveland Skating Club
Began skating2006

Eva Pate (born May 11, 2000) is an American ice dancer. With her skating partner and husband, Logan Bye, she is the 2023 CS Autumn Classic International champion and a two-time ISU Challenger Series silver medalist.

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Personal life

Pate was born on May 11, 2000, in Cleveland, Ohio, to parents Jenny and David Pate. She has a younger brother, Gavin, who plays hockey at Eastern Michigan University. Pate is a graduate of Strongsville High School and currently attends Cuyahoga Community College. [1]

Pate began dating Logan Bye in December 2018, before becoming on-ice partners. [2] They became engaged in August 2022. [3] They married in May 2024. [4]

Career

Early years

Pate began learning to skate at age five after attending an ice rink event with her Girl Scout troop. [5] By age 10, she was on the verge of quitting skating, with practice becoming a "daily grind." At the suggestion of coach Janet Wene, she switched to the recently formed solo ice dance competition circuit, which had been started the year earlier to create more opportunities for girls in the sport who lacked partners. Pate reached the national championship in solo dance for the first time in 2012, finishing sixth. [6] The following year, she placed fourth, winning the pewter medal. [7] Watching the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi inspired Pate to definitively choose to focus on ice dance over gymnastics, which she had also been participating in until that point. For the 2014 solo dance championship, she won the pattern dance competition and qualified to the juvenile free dance competition for the first time, finishing fourth. [6] [8]

In November 2015, Pate was referred to Marina Zoueva, the coach of Olympic dance champions Virtue/Moir and Davis/White. For the next three years, she split time between Cleveland and Zoueva's base in Canton, Michigan before moving to train full-time in 2018. In January 2019 she left Zoueva to train with Igor Shpilband in Novi, Michigan. [5]

2019–20 season

Pate had begun dating ice dancer Logan Bye in December 2018, and in June 2019, they decided to become an on-ice partnership. [2] [5] They were coached by Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo, Adrienne Lenda, and Natalia Deller in Novi, Michigan. [5]

Pate/Bye made their domestic debut at the Midwestern Sectional Dance Challenge, where they won the silver medal. [9] They went on to win the U.S. Ice Dance Final in Hyannis, Massachusetts. [10] This, in turn, qualified them for their debut at the 2020 U.S. Championships, where they finished in seventh place. [11]

2020–21 season

Due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, competition opportunities were limited both domestically and internationally for the 2020–21 season. Pate/Bye were assigned to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Skate America in Las Vegas, attended primarily by American skaters due to travel restrictions pandemic. [12] They finished in seventh place. [13]

At the U.S. Championships later that season, they finished in seventh place as well. [13]

2021–22 season

With the resumption of a more normal international calendar, Pate/Bye made their season debut at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International, where they finished in fifth place. [13] They were assigned the U.S. Classic where they earned their first international bronze medal. Pate said of the occasion that "we have been training really hard every day and just being able to be out here and put out a clean skate makes me feel really proud of us." [14] Making their debut in the Challenger series, they finished in seventh place at the 2021 Warsaw Cup. [13] [15]

At the U.S. Championships, Pate/Bye finished in eighth place. [13]

2022–23 season

Pate/Bye began their season at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International, where they won the silver medal. [13] They were given two Challenger circuit assignments after that, first winning the silver medal at the 2022 U.S International Classic, held in Lake Placid. They set new personal bests in the process, with Bye adding that "we wanted to put out what we've been training, so I thought it went well." [16] They went on to win a second silver medal at the 2022 Nepela Memorial. [17] The team received their second ever Grand Prix assignment at the 2022 Grand Prix de France. Pate described her reaction to the news: "My mom called me, and she was like, ‘You're going to France!’ and I'm like, ‘that’s crazy!’ I was so excited." [15] They finished fifth at the event. [18] Pate/Bye were selected to compete in a third Challenger circuit assignment, the 2022 Golden Spin of Zagreb, where they earned a season's best free dance score and finished in fourth place. [19]

Concluding the season at the 2023 U.S. Championships, Pate/Bye finished eighth for the second consecutive year. [13]

2023–24 season

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Pate/Bye at the 2023 Skate Canada International

Pate/Bye won the bronze medal at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International in August, before competing at the 2023 Autumn Classic International. They set new personal bests at the competition and won the gold medal. [13] This was the team's first international gold medal. [20] Given two assignments on the Grand Prix assignments, they finished sixth at the 2023 Skate Canada International [21] [22] and fourth at the 2023 Cup of China. [23] [24]

At the 2024 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Pate/Bye finished in fifth place. [13] "We just need to get stronger because I feel like our technical ability is there," said Pate after the free dance. "It’s just the little in between things that could get better and help us more in the future.” [25]

2024–25 season

Pate/Bye began the season by winning bronze at the 2024 Lake Placid Ice Dance International and at the 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. Going on to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, the team finished ninth at the 2024 Grand Prix de France and seventh at the 2024 Finlandia Trophy. [13]

At the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Pate/Bye finished in eighth place. [26]

2025–26 season

Pate/Bye started the season by placing fourth at the 2025 Lake Placid Ice Dance International. [13]

Programs

Ice dance with Logan Bye

Season Rhythm dance Free dance Exhibition
2019–2020
[1]
2020–2021
[27]
2021–2022
[28]
2022–2023
[29]
2023–2024
[30]
2024–2025
[31]
  • City of Lights: Evening - Meeting the Millionaire” by Carl Davis & City Lights Orchestra
  • City Lights: Overture - Unveiling the Statue by Carl Davis & City Lights Orchestra
  • Georgia/The Dancehall by Charlie Chaplin
  • The Reel Chaplin: A Symphonic Adventure, Pt. 2/The Chaplin Revue by Carl Davis & The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Limelight by rank Chacksfield and His Orchestra [32]


2025–2026
[34]

Competitive highlights

Ice dance with Logan Bye

Competition placements at senior level [35]
Season 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
U.S. Championships 7th7th8th8th5th8th
GP Cup of China 4th
GP Finland 7th
GP France 5th9thTBD
GP Skate America 7th
GP Skate Canada 6th
CS Autumn Classic 1st
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 4th
CS Lombardia Trophy TBD
CS Nepela Memorial 2nd
CS Trophée Métropole Nice 3rd
CS U.S. Classic 3rd2nd
CS Warsaw Cup 7th4th
Lake Placid Ice Dance 5th2nd3rd3rd4th

Detailed results

Ice dance with Logan Bye

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [35]
SegmentTypeScoreEvent
TotalTSS191.20 2023 CS Autumn Classic International
Rhythm dance TSS77.022023 CS Autumn Classic International
TES44.692023 CS Autumn Classic International
PCS32.332023 CS Autumn Classic International
Free dance TSS114.182023 CS Autumn Classic International
TES64.282023 CS Autumn Classic International
PCS49.902023 CS Autumn Classic International
Results in the 2019–20 season [35]
DateEvent RD FD Total
PScorePScorePScore
Jan 20–26, 2020 Flag of the United States.svg 2020 U.S. Championships 760.07795.757155.82
Results in the 2020–21 season [35]
DateEvent RD FD Total
PScorePScorePScore
Oct 23–24, 2020 Flag of the United States.svg 2020 Skate America 759.61791.797151.40
Jan 11–21, 2021 Flag of the United States.svg 2021 U.S. Championships 764.37790.567154.93
Results in the 2021–22 season [35]
DateEvent RD FD Total
PScorePScorePScore
Aug 12–15, 2021 Flag of the United States.svg 2021 Lake Placid Ice Dance International 365.24594.635159.87
Sep 14–17, 2021 Flag of the United States.svg 2021 U.S. International Classic 467.203104.503171.70
Nov 17–20, 2021 Flag of Poland.svg 2021 CS Warsaw Cup 967.396103.617171.00
Jan 3–9, 2022 Flag of the United States.svg 2022 U.S. Championships 873.068107.668180.72
Results in the 2022–23 season [35]
DateEvent RD FD Total
PScorePScorePScore
Jul 26–29, 2022 Flag of the United States.svg 2022 Lake Placid Ice Dance International 271.602107.862179.46
Sep 12–16, 2022 Flag of the United States.svg 2022 CS U.S. International Classic 372.662106.972179.63
Sep 29 – Oct 1, 2022 Flag of Slovakia.svg 2022 CS Nepela Memorial 272.312106.382178.69
Nov 4–6, 2022 Flag of France.svg 2022 Grand Prix de France 569.466104.575174.03
Dec 7–10, 2022 Flag of Croatia.svg 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 765.644108.804174.44
Jan 23–29, 2023 Flag of the United States.svg 2023 U.S. Championships 775.529107.098182.61
Results in the 2023–24 season [35]
DateEvent RD FD Total
PScorePScorePScore
Aug 1–2, 2023 Flag of the United States.svg 2023 Lake Placid Ice Dance International 372.783105.173177.95
Sep 14–16, 2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2023 CS Autumn Classic International 177.022114.181191.20
Oct 27–29, 2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2023 Skate Canada International 672.126109.346181.46
Nov 10–12, 2023 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2023 Cup of China 473.294111.294184.58
Jan 22–28, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg 2024 U.S. Championships 773.815110.945184.75
Results in the 2024–25 season [35]
DateEvent RD FD Total
PScorePScorePScore
July 30–31, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg 2024 Lake Placid Ice Dance International 374.214109.793184.00
Oct 16–20, 2024 Flag of France.svg 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur 372.824108.013180.83
Nov 1–3, 2024 Flag of France.svg 2024 Grand Prix de France 871.47997.299168.76
Nov 15–17, 2024 Flag of Finland.svg 2024 Finlandia Trophy 772.587107.777180.35
Nov 20–24, 2024 Flag of Poland.svg 2024 CS Warsaw Cup 573.635110.784184.41
Jan 20–26, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg 2025 U.S. Championships 873.649109.608183.24
Results in the 2025–26 season [35]
DateEvent RD FD Total
PScorePScorePScore
July 29–31, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg 2025 Lake Placid Ice Dance International 471.234107.694178.92

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