Daniil Parkman
Daniil Vladimirovich Parkman a Russian-born pair skater who currently represents the United States with Katie McBeath.
He previously skated for Georgia with Anastasiia Metelkina. Together, they were the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo bronze medalists and the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb silver medalists. They also became the first Georgian pairs team to compete at a World Championships.
Personal life
Parkman was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia on April 17, 1999. At the age of one-and-a-half years old, Parkman and his parents moved to Seattle, Washington, before moving back to Russia when Parkman was a pre-teen. He is bilingual and able to fluently communicate in Russian and English.Outside of figure skating, he also enjoys surfing.
Career
Early career
Parkman began figure skating in 2003 while living in the United States, but began skating competitively after he and his family returned to Russia. As a singles skater, he won the gold medal on the junior level at the 2012 Tallinn Trophy. He switched to pair skating in 2015 at the age of sixteen due to his tall stature and was initially joined Nina Mozer's group in Moscow.His first pair partners were Daria Lobova and Elena Pavlova, both of whom he competed with for Russia. In 2019, Parkman teamed up with fellow Russian pair skater, Viktoria Yatsenko, and had intended on representing Belarus with her, however, the couple never competed internationally together and would ultimately split.
Partnership with Metelkina
2020–21 season
In December 2020, it was announced that Parkman had teamed up with fellow Russian pair skater, Anastasia Metelkina, and that they would be representing Georgia together, while being coached by Vasili Velikov. In February 2021, it was announced that the pair had earned the minimum technical scores to compete at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden.Making their debut as a pair team at these Championships, Metelkina/Parkman placed fourteenth in the short program and sixteenth in the free skate, finishing the event in sixteenth-place overall. They became the first Georgian pair team to compete at a World Championships.
2021–22 season
Metelkina/Parkman began their season with a silver medal at the 2021 Budapest Trophy, before going on to finish fifth at the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup. At the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, the pair took the silver medal.Although assigned to compete at both the 2022 European Championships and the 2022 World Championships, the pair ultimately withdrew from both events and were replaced by Karina Safina / Luka Berulava.
2022–23 season
Metelkina/Parkman opened their season at the 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, finishing fifth. They went on to compete on the Grand Prix series, finishing fourth at the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy as well as taking bronze at the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo.Despite being selected to compete at the 2023 European Championships, Metelkina/Parkman ultimately ended their partnership in December 2022 due to undisclosed issues between Parkman and the Georgian Figure Skating Federation.
Partnership with McBeath
2023–24 season
In spring 2023, Parkman traveled to Irvine, California to have a pair skating tryout with American pair skater, Katie McBeath, whose previous partner, Nathan Bartholomay, had recently retired. The pair teamed up following the success of the tryout. In July 2023, it was announced that they would represent the United States together and that they would train at Great Park Ice under coaches Jenni Meno, Todd Sand, Christine Binder, and Brandon Frazier.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. 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. 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.”
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. They were later assigned to the 2024 Cup of China as well, where they placed fifth.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. “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.” This result marked McBeath's first national medal. The team were then named as first alternates for the World Championship team.
McBeath/Parkman subsequently finished the season by winning silver at the Road to 26 Trophy, a test event for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
2025–26 season
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.In January, McBeath/Parkman competed at the 2026 U.S. Championships, winning the bronze medal. Due to Parkman not having American citizenship, the pair were not eligible for the 2026 Winter Olympic U.S. team selection. They were instead named to the 2026 Four Continents team and the 2026 World team.