Katie McBeath
Katie McBeath 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 December 2, 1994 in Garfield Heights, Ohio, United States.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.
She previously dated her former pair skating partner, Nathan Bartholomay.
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.She placed second in the 2015 U.S. Collegiate Championship, and won the competition in 2018. She competed in singles at the U.S. Championships from 2015 until 2019, with her highest placement being thirteenth.
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. 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.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.In January, McBeath/Bartholomay placed fifth at the 2022 U.S. Championships, before going on to finish fifth at the 2022 Four Continents Championships.
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.They subsequently closed the season by finishing sixth at the 2023 U.S. Championships. McBeath/Bartholomay parted ways at the end of the season, as the latter retired due to a back injury.
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.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.