Katie McBeath

Katie McBeath
Born	(1994-02-12) February 12, 1994 (age 31) Garfield Heights, Ohio
Hometown	Garfield Heights, Ohio
Height	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Discipline	Pair skating
Partner	Daniil Parkman (since 2023) Nathan Bartholomay (2020–23)
Coach	Jenni Meno, Todd Sand, Christine Binder, Chris Knierim
Skating club	Westminster FSC of Erie
Began skating	2000
Medal record
U.S. Championships 2025 Wichita Pairs

Katie McBeath (born February 12, 1994) is an American pair skater. Alongside partner Daniil Parkman, McBeath won the silver medal at the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

Personal life

McBeath was born on February 12, 1994 in Garfield Heights, Ohio, United States. ^[1]

In 2019, she earned an undergraduate degree in psychology at Cleveland State University and is currently pursuing a master's program at Southern New Hampshire University. ^[1]

She previously dated her former pair partner, Nathan Bartholomay. ^[2]

Career

Early years and women's singles

McBeath began learning how to skate in 2000 at the age of six after watching Disney on Ice. ^[1]

She placed second in the 2015 U.S. Collegiate Championship, and won the competition in 2018. ^[3] She competed in singles at the U.S. Championships from 2015 until 2019, with her highest placement being thirteenth. ^[4]

2020–21 season

At the end of May 2020, McBeath and Nathan Bartholomay announced that they had teamed up and were training in Irvine, California under Jenni Meno, Todd Sand, Christine Binder, and Chris Knierim. ^{[5] [6] [7]} They made their debut as a pair as at the virtual ISP Points Challenge, where they were seventh. They also placed seventh during their national debut at the 2021 U.S. Championships. ^[8]

2021–22 season

McBeath/Bartholomay made their international debut at the 2021 2021 Cranberry Cup International, where they finished seventh. They followed this up with an eighth-place finish at the 2021 John Nicks Pairs Challenge and fifth-place finish at the 2021 CS Autumn Classic International. ^[8]

In January, McBeath/Bartholomay placed fifth at the 2022 U.S. Championships, before going on to finish fifth at the 2022 Four Continents Championships. ^[8]

2022–23 season

McBeath/Bartholomay began the season by placing sixth at the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy and sixth at the 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. ^[8]

They subsequently closed the season by finishing sixth at the 2023 U.S. Championships. ^[8] McBeath/Bartholomay parted ways at the end of the season, as the latter retired due to a back injury. ^[2]

Partnership with Parkman

2023–24 season

In July 2023, it was announced that McBeath had teamed up with Russian-born pair skater, Daniil Parkman and that they would train at Great Park Ice under coaches Jenni Meno, Todd Sand, Christine Binder, and Brandon Frazier. ^{[9] [10]}

The pair debuted at the 2023 U.S. Pairs Final where they won the gold medal, thus qualifying for the 2024 U.S. Championships. McBeath/Parkman skated a strong solid short program, placing third in that segment of the competition. However, during practice the following day, McBeath's blade snapped and fractured into two pieces while landing a throw jump. ^[11] As a result, McBeath had to complete the free skate on a new blade. The pair dropped to fifth place overall following an error-ridden free skate. ^[12] Following the event, McBeath said, “It’ll make us stronger. We can call upon this moment if we have some other kind of emergency. Like, okay, what did we learn? That’s what we’ll take from it.” ^[2]

2024–25 season

McBeath/Parkman began their season by competing at the 2024 John Nicks International Pairs Competition, where they finished fifth. Selected as host picks for 2024 Skate America, they finished seventh at the event. ^{[13] [12] [14]} They were later assigned to the 2024 Cup of China as well, where they placed fifth. ^[13]

In January, at the 2025 U.S. Championships, McBeath/Parkman placed fourth in the short program and second in the free skate, winning the silver medal overall. ^[15] “It feels absolutely amazing!” McBeath exclaimed. “It has been a dream to be on a national podium, and it came through today, so I’m very happy about that for us.” ^[15] This result marked McBeath's first national medal. The team were then named as first alternates for the World Championship team. ^[16]

McBeath/Parkman subsequently finished the season by winning silver at the Road to 26 Trophy, a test event for the 2026 Winter Olympics. ^[12]

Programs

With Parkman

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2024–2025 [17]	Love Is a Lie by Beth Hart choreo. by Brandon Frazier	Per te by Josh Groban In nome dell’amore by Karl Hugo choreo. by Nikolai Morozov	American Woman by The Guess Who performed by Lenny Kravitz Caruso by Lucio Dalla performed by Lara Fabian
2023–2024 [18] [19]	Requiem for a Dream by Clint Mansell performed by Cihat Aşkın Prince Negaafellaga Introduction by Prince Fellaga	Wicked Game by Chris Isaak performed by Ursine Vulpine & Annaca

Pairs with Bartholomay

Season	Short program	Free skating
2022–2023 [20]	Your Heart is as Black as Night by Beth Hart, Joe Bonamassa choreo. by Renée Roca	The Blower's Daughter by Damien Rice performed by Christina Aguilera and Chris Mann choreo. by Cindy Stuart
2021–2022 [21]	Leave a Light On by Tom Walker choreo. by Renée Roca
2020–2021 [22]	Cry Me a River by Arthur Hamilton performed by Michael Bublé	Arrival of the Birds by London Metropolitan Orchestra Turning Page by Sleeping at Last

Women's singles

Season	Short program	Free skating
2018–2019 [4]	Prayer for Taylor by Michael W. Smith	Schindler's List by John Williams

Competitive highlights

• GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
• CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
• TBD – Assigned
• WD – Withdrew from competition

Pair skating with Daniil Parkman

Competition placements at senior level  ^[12]

Season	2023–24	2024–25	2025–26
U.S. Championships	5th	2nd
GP Cup of China		5th	TBD
GP Skate America		7th
CS John Nicks Pairs		5th	TBD
CS Nebelhorn Trophy			TBD
Road to 26 Trophy		2nd

Pair skating with Nathan Bartholomay

International
Event	20–21	21–22	22–23
Four Continents Championships		5th
GP Wilson Trophy			6th
CS Autumn Classic		5th
CS Golden Spin			6th
Cranberry Cup		7th
John Nicks Challenge		8th
National
U.S. Championships	7th	5th	6th

Women's singles

International [4]
Event	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19
CS Nepela Trophy					5th
Philadelphia					1st
National [4]
U.S. Championships	18th	13th	16th	18th
U.S. Collegiate Champ.	2nd			1st

Detailed results

Pair skating with Daniil Parkman

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System  ^[12]

Segment	Type	Score	Event
Total	TSS	173.37	2024 CS John Nicks Pairs Competition
Short program	TSS	56.69	2024 Skate America
	TES	29.91	2024 Skate America
	PCS	26.78	2024 Skate America
Free skating	TSS	118.96	2024 CS John Nicks Pairs Competition
	TES	63.56	2024 CS John Nicks Pairs Competition
	PCS	55.40	2024 CS John Nicks Pairs Competition

Results in the 2023–24 season   ^[12]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Jan 22–28, 2024	2024 U.S. Championships	3	64.21	5	115.78	5	172.81

Results in the 2024–25 season   ^[12]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 3–4, 2024	2024 CS John Nicks Pairs Competition	10	54.41	3	118.96	5	173.37
Oct 18–20, 2024	2024 Skate America	8	56.69	7	111.39	7	168.08
Nov 22–24, 2024	2024 Cup of China	8	42.67	4	117.25	5	159.92
Jan 20–26, 2025	2025 U.S. Championships	4	62.92	2	127.65	2	190.57
Feb 19–20, 2025	2025 Road to 26 Trophy	2	57.07	1	108.69	2	165.76

Results in the 2025–26 season   ^[12]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 2–3, 2025	2025 CS John Nicks International Pairs Competition

Pair skating with Nathan Bartholomay

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

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