Katie McBeath

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Katie McBeath
Katie McBeath & Daniil Parkman - Pair's free - 2026 Nationals 03 (cropped).jpg
Katie McBeath and Daniil Parkman at the 2026 U.S. Championships
Personal information
Born (1994-12-02) December 2, 1994 (age 31)
Garfield Heights, Ohio
Home town Garfield Heights, Ohio
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Discipline Pair skating
Partner Daniil Parkman (since 2023)
Nathan Bartholomay (2020–23)
Coach Jenni Meno
Todd Sand
Christine Binder
Brandon Frazier
Skating clubWestminster FSC of Erie
Began skating2000
Medal record
U.S. Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Wichita Pairs
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2026 St. Louis Pairs

Katie McBeath (born December 2, 1994) is an American pair skater. Alongside partner Daniil Parkman, McBeath won the silver medal at the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

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Personal life

McBeath was born on December 2, 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 skating 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]

Partnership with Bartholomay

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 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 CS 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]

2025–26 season

McBeath and Parkman (center right) during the medal ceremony at the 2026 U.S. Championships Pair's medal ceremony - 2026 United States Figure Skating Championships 02 (cropped).jpg
McBeath and Parkman (center right) during the medal ceremony at the 2026 U.S. Championships

McBeath/Parkman opened the season by competing on the 2025–26 Challenger Series, winning bronze at the 2025 CS John Nicks International Pairs Competition and finishing fifth at the 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. Going on to compete on the 2025–26 Grand Prix series, they placed fourth at the 2025 Grand Prix de France and seventh at the 2025 Cup of China. They followed this up by winning bronze at the 2025 Warsaw Cup. [12]

In January, McBeath/Parkman competed at the 2026 U.S. Championships, winning the bronze medal. [12] [17] Due to Parkman not having American citizenship, the pair were not eligible for the 2026 Winter Olympic U.S. team selection. [18] They were instead named to the 2026 Four Continents team and the 2026 World team. [19] [20]

Programs

With Parkman

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2025–2026
[21] [22]
2024–2025
[23]
2023–2024
[9]

Pairs with Bartholomay

Season Short program Free skating
2022–2023
[24]
2021–2022
[25]
2020–2021
[26]
  • 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

Pair skating with Daniil Parkman

Competition placements at senior level  [12]
Season 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
World Championships TBD
Four Continents Championships 6th
U.S. Championships 5th2nd3rd
GP Cup of China 5th7th
GP France 4th
GP Skate America 7th
CS John Nicks Pairs 5th3rd
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 5th
Road to 26 Trophy2nd
Warsaw Cup 3rd

Pair skating with Nathan Bartholomay

Competition placements at senior level  [8]
Season 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Four Continents Championships 5th
U.S. Championships 7th5th6th
GP Wilson Trophy 6th
CS Autumn Classic 5th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 6th
Cranberry Cup 7th
John Nicks Challenge 8th

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 18th13th16th18th
U.S. Collegiate Champ. 2nd1st

Detailed results

Pair skating with Daniil Parkman

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System  [12]
SegmentTypeScoreEvent
TotalTSS187.89 2025 CS John Nicks Pairs Competition
Short program TSS65.622025 CS John Nicks Pairs Competition
TES36.492025 CS John Nicks Pairs Competition
PCS29.132025 CS John Nicks Pairs Competition
Free skating TSS122.272025 CS John Nicks Pairs Competition
TES63.56 2024 CS John Nicks Pairs Competition
PCS60.752025 CS John Nicks Pairs Competition
Results in the 2023–24 season   [12]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Jan 22–28, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg 2024 U.S. Championships 364.215115.785172.81
Results in the 2024–25 season   [12]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Sep 3–4, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg 2024 CS John Nicks Pairs Competition 1054.413118.965173.37
Oct 18–20, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg 2024 Skate America 856.697111.397168.08
Nov 22–24, 2024 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2024 Cup of China 842.674117.255159.92
Jan 20–26, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg 2025 U.S. Championships 462.922127.652190.57
Feb 19–20, 2025 Flag of Italy.svg 2025 Road to 26 Trophy257.071108.692165.76
Results in the 2025–26 season   [12]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Sep 2–3, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg 2025 CS John Nicks International Pairs Competition 365.623122.273187.89
Sep 25–27, 2025 Flag of Germany.svg 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 664.246119.575183.81
Oct 17–19, 2025 Flag of France.svg 2025 Grand Prix de France 463.314114.774178.08
Oct 24–26, 2025 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2025 Cup of China 469.187112.527181.70
Nov 19–23, 2025 Flag of Poland.svg 2025 Warsaw Cup 359.693100.573160.26
Jan 4–11, 2026 Flag of the United States.svg 2026 U.S. Championships 566.814120.643187.45
Jan 21–25, 2026 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2026 Four Continents Championships 759.686121.446181.12

Pair skating with Nathan Bartholomay

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

2022–23 season
DateEvent 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
DateEvent 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
DateEvent SP FS Total
January 11–21, 2021 2021 U.S. Championships 7
58.23		7
105.50		7
163.73

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Katie McBeath / Daniil Parkman". U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Cloutier, Claire. "McBeath/Parkman: "We Learned a Lot This Season"". A Divine Sport. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  3. ↑ McIntyre, Michael K. (August 28, 2014). "Silver Medal by Student in National Collegiate Competition Puts Tri-C (Yes, Tri-C) On the Figure Skating Map: Michael K. McIntyre's Tipoff". The Plain Dealer. cleveland. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "ISU Results – Katie McBeath".
  5. ↑ "Nathan Bartholomay on Instagram". Nathan Bartholomay's Instagram. May 29, 2020. [self-published]
  6. ↑ "Katie McBeath/Nathan Bartholomay". ISU Results. ISU. Archived from the original on October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Pairs Skaters McBeath & Bartholomay Bring Romance On & Off Ice This Season". U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone. November 3, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Katie McBeath / Nathan Bartholomay". Skating Scores. Skating Scores. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Katie McBeath and Daniil Parkman Riding New Partnership to U.S. Nationals". Figure Skaters Online. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  10. ↑ "McBeath/Parkman". Twitter. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  11. ↑ Flett, Ted (January 28, 2024). "Kam and O'Shea snag gold at U.S. Nationals". Golden Skate.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "USA - Katie McBEATH / Daniil PARKMAN". Skating Scores.
  13. 1 2 "Katie MCBEATH / Daniil PARKMAN: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  14. ↑ @AnythingGOE (September 13, 2024). "🇺🇸 Lucas Broussard, 🇺🇸 Elyce Lin-Gracey, 🇺🇸 Katie McBeath / Daniil Parkman, And 🇺🇸 Isabella Flores / Ivan Desyatov Are the Skate America Host Picks" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. 1 2 Chen, Sherry (January 26, 2025). "Efimova and Mitrofanov deliver unforgettable finish in Wichita". Golden Skate.
  16. ↑ "U.S. Figure Skating Names Pairs World, World Junior and Four Continents Team Selections | U.S. Figure Skating". www.usfigureskating.org. January 26, 2025. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  17. ↑ Flett, Ted (January 10, 2026). "Efimova and Mitrofanov defend U.S. Pairs' title in St. Louis". Golden Skate.
  18. ↑ Barrington, Talia. "Efimova/Mitrofanov rally for second U.S. title amid citizenship uncertainty". NBC Olympics. NBC Olympics. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  19. ↑ "🇺🇸 USA's #4ContsFigure assignments". X. Anything GOEs. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  20. ↑ "🇺🇸 USA's #WorldFigure assignments". X. Anything GOEs. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Katie MCBEATH / Daniil PARKMAN: 2025/2026". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 18, 2025.
  22. ↑ "A sneak peek behind the scenes with the incredible @katie_mcbeath and @daniilparkman, the 2025 John Nicks Pairs Challenge bronze medalists!✨⛸️". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Katie MCBEATH / Daniil PARKMAN: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 7, 2024.
  24. ↑ "Katie McBeath/Nathan Bartholomay". ISU Results. ISU. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Katie Mcbeath and Nathan Bartholomay". Fanzone US Figure Skating. U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
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