Katie McBeath

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Katie McBeath
Born (1994-02-12) February 12, 1994 (age 30)
Garfield Heights, Ohio
Hometown Garfield Heights, Ohio
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
Partner
Coach Jenni Meno, Todd Sand, Christine Binder, Chris Knierim
Skating clubWestminster FSC of Erie
Began skating2000

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.

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Career

Women's singles

McBeath placed second in the 2015 U.S. Collegiate Championship, and won the competition in 2018. [1] She competed in singles at the U.S. Championships from 2015 until 2019.

Partnership with Bartholomay

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. [2] [3] [4] They made their debut as a pair as at the virtual ISP Points Challenge where they were seventh. They also placed 7th at their debut as a pair at the 2021 U.S. Championships.

McBeath/Bartholomay placed 7th in their international debut at the 2021 Cranberry Cup and then debuted on the Challenger series at the 2021 CS Autumn Classic International, finishing 5th. They placed 5th at the 2022 U.S. Championships and then went on to finish 5th at the 2022 Four Continents.

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. McBeath and Bartholomay parted ways at the end of the season, as the latter retired due to a back injury. [5]

Partnership with Parkman

In July 2023, it was announced that McBeath had teamed up with Russian-born pair skater, Daniil Parkman. [6] At the 2024 U.S. Championships, the pair placed 3rd in the short program. McBeath's blade snapped in practice the next day, and she had to compete with a new blade in the free skate, where they placed 5th. The duo ended up placing 5th overall. [7]

During the 2024–25 figure skating season, McBeath/Parkman competed in two Grand Prix events, placing 7th at Skate America and 5th at the Cup of China. [8] The pair placed 2nd at the 2025 U.S. Championships, marking McBeath's first medal at the competition. They were then named as first alternates for the World Championship team. [9]

Programs

With Parkman

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2024–2025
[10]
2023–2024
[11] [12]

Pairs with Bartholomay

Season Short program Free skating
2022–2023
[13]
2021–2022
[14]
2020–2021
[15]
  • Arrival of the Birds
    by London Metropolitan Orchestra
  • Turning Page
    by Sleeping at Last

Women's singles

Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
[16]

Prayer for Taylor
by Michael W. Smith

Schindler's List
by John Williams

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

With Parkman

International
Event 23–24 24–25
GP Skate America 7th
GP Cup of China 5th
National [17]
U.S. Championships 5th2nd

With Bartholomay

International
Event 20–21 21–22 22–23
Four Continents 5th
GP Wilson Trophy 6th
CS Autumn Classic 5th
CS Golden Spin 6th
Cranberry Cup 7th
John Nicks Challenge 8th
National
U.S. Championships 7th5th6th

Women's singles

International [16]
Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
CS Nepela Trophy 5th
Philadelphia 1st
National [16]
U.S. Championships 18th13th16th18th
U.S. Collegiate Champ. 2nd1st

Detailed results

With Parkman

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

2024–25 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
January 20–26, 2025 2025 U.S. Championships 4
62.92		2
127.65		2
190.57
2023–24 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
January 22–28, 2024 2024 U.S. Championships 3
64.21		5
115.78		5
172.81

With 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

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