Nathan Bartholomay

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).

Nathan Bartholomay
Bartholomay and Stellato-Dudek at the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki
Born (1989-05-18) May 18, 1989 (age 35)
Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
DisciplinePair skating
Skating clubSouthwest Florida Figure Skating Club, Ellenton
Began skating1997
U.S. Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 BostonPairs
Bronze medal – third place2013 OmahaPairs
Bronze medal – third place2018 San JosePairs
Bronze medal – third place2019 DetroitPairs

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]

Career

Early years

Bartholomay began skating in 1997.[2] He first tried pairs around 2003.[4] 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.[5] They were coached by Jim Peterson and Lyndon Johnston at the Ice and Sports Complex in Ellenton, Florida.[6] 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 Grand Prix assignments; they finished seventh at the 2013 Skate America and sixth at the 2013 Cup of China. After winning the silver medal at the 2014 U.S. Championships, ahead of Caydee Denney / John Coughlin, they were named to the U.S. team for the Olympics and listed as first alternates for the World Championships. Zhang/Bartholomay finished 12th at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[7] They were called up to replace the injured Denney/Coughlin at the 2014 World Championships, where they finished 14th.[8] They announced the end of their partnership on July 16, 2014.[9]

Partnership with Donlan

In July 2014, Bartholomay teamed up with Gretchen Donlan.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12] 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.[12] The pair announced the end of their partnership in March 2016.[12] 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.[13] U.S. Figure Skating's high-performance director, Mitch Moyer, suggested a tryout with Deanna Stellato, a former single skater who was visiting the rink at which Bartholomay was working.[14][15] In July 2016, Stellato and Bartholomay announced that they had formed a partnership and were based at the Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex.[16] Coached by Jim Peterson, they train on ice three hours a day, five days a week.[17]

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

Stellato-Dudek/Bartholomay opened the 2018–19 figure skating season with two Challenger events, winning silver at the Nepela Trophy and bronze at Nebelhorn Trophy. They placed sixth at the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki and had to withdraw from the 2018 Rostelecom Cup. Competing in a third Challenger event, they won another bronze medal at the 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. Stellato-Dudek/Bartholomay won a second consecutive bronze medal at the 2019 U.S. Championships. However, due to perceived inconsistent results earlier in the season, they were not assigned to the third American berth at the 2019 Four Continents Championships, that going instead to pewter medalists Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea.[19] 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.[20][21]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 Cranberry Cup and then debuted on the Challenger series at the 2021 CS Autumn Classic International, finishing 5th.[22] 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. They parted ways following the season.

Programs

With McBeath

SeasonShort programFree skating
2022–2023
[23]
2021–2022
[24]
2020–2021
[25]
  • Arrival of the Birds
    by London Metropolitan Orchestra
  • Turning Page
    by Sleeping at Last

With Stellato-Dudek

SeasonShort programFree skating
2018–2019
[26]

2017–2018
[27][28]

2016–2017
[28]
  • The Canadian Tenors medley

With Donlan

SeasonShort programFree skating
2015–2016
[2][3]
2014–2015
[11][3]

With Zhang

SeasonShort programFree skatingExhibition
2013–2014
[29]
2012–2013
[30]
  • One Hand, One Heart
    (from West Side Story)
    by Leonard Bernstein
2011–2012
[31]

Competitive highlights

With McBeath

International
Event20–2121–2222–23
Four Continents5th
GP Wilson Trophy6th
CS Autumn Classic5th
CS Golden Spin6th
Cranberry Cup7th
John Nicks Challenge8th
National
U.S. Championships7th5th6th

Pair skating with Deanna Stellato

Competition placements at senior level [32][28]
Season 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
World Championships17th
Four Continents5th
GP Finland6th
GP Skate America8th
CS Finlandia Trophy6th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb6th3rd
CS Nebelhorn Trophy3rd
CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy2nd
CS U.S. Classic6th
U.S. Championships4th3rd3rd

With Donlan

International[33]
Event14–1515–16
CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy6th
CS U.S. Classic5th
International Challenge Cup1st
National[3]
U.S. Championships7thWD

With Zhang

International[34]
Event11–1212–1313–14
Olympics12th
Worlds14th
Four Continents4th
GP Cup of China6th
GP Skate America7th
U.S. Classic4th7th
National[31]
U.S. Championships8th3rd2nd

With Smith

International
Event08–0909–1010–11
Golden Spin of Zagreb4th
National
U.S. Championships11th J3rd J12th

With Byrne

International: Junior
Event06-0707-08
JGP USA9th
National
U.S. Championships6th J5th J

Detailed results

With McBeath

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

2022–23 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
January 23–29, 20232023 U.S. Championships6
59.96
5
115.78
6
172.74
December 7–10, 20222022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb5
60.68
6
102.13
6
162.81
November 11–13, 20222022 MK John Wilson Trophy5
57.21
7
90.08
6
147.29
2021–22 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
January 18–23, 20222022 Four Continents Championships4
59.54
5
108.64
5
168.18
January 3–9, 20222022 U.S. Championships6
50.11
4
116.99
5
167.10
September 16–18, 20212021 CS Autumn Classic International5
56.60
4
112.01
5
168.61
September 9–10, 20212021 John Nicks Pairs Challenge7
56.41
8
105.28
8
161.69
August 11–15, 20212021 Cranberry Cup International7
52.13
6
105.61
7
157.74
2020–21 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
January 11–21, 20212021 U.S. Championships7
58.23
7
105.50
7
163.73

Pair skating with Deanna Stellato

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System 
SegmentTypeScoreEvent
TotalTSS176.442018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
Short programTSS60.122018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
TES32.322018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
PCS28.362018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy
Free skatingTSS116.722018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
TES58.922018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
PCS58.722018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy
ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System 
SegmentTypeScoreEvent
TotalTSS178.382018 Four Continents Championships
Short programTSS61.482018 World Championships
TES34.152018 Four Continents Championships
PCS28.372018 World Championships
Free skatingTSS117.452018 Four Continents Championships
TES62.132018 Four Continents Championships
PCS56.322018 Four Continents Championships
  • At national events in the United States, pewter medals are awarded for fourth place.
Results in the 2016–17 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
PScorePScorePScore
Dec 7–10, 2016 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb848.145102.626150.76
Jan 14–22, 2017 2017 U.S. Championships365.045108.464173.50
Results in the 2017–18 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
PScorePScorePScore
Sep 13–16, 2017 2017 U.S. International Classic458.247107.126165.36
Oct 6–8, 2017 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy750.906110.276161.17
Nov 24–26, 2017 2017 Skate America857.188107.828165.00
Jan 3–7, 2018 2018 U.S. Championships367.843129.813197.65
Jan 22–28, 2018 2018 Four Continents Championships660.934117.455178.38
Mar 19–25, 2018 2018 World Championships1761.481761.48
Results in the 2018–19 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
PScorePScorePScore
Sep 19–22, 2018 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy359.602115.183174.78
Sep 26–29, 2018 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy358.192116.723174.91
Nov 2–4, 2018 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki656.446102.776159.21
Dec 5–8, 2018 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb560.123116.323176.44
Jan 19–27, 2019 2019 U.S. Championships468.183131.743199.92

References