# Eva Pate

Eva Pate (born May 11, 2000) is an American ice dancer. With her skating partner and husband, Logan Bye, she is the 2023 CS Autumn Classic International champion and a two-time ISU Challenger Series silver medalist.

## Personal life

Pate was born on May 11, 2000, in Cleveland, Ohio, to parents Jenny and David Pate. She has a younger brother, Gavin, who plays hockey at Eastern Michigan University. Pate is a graduate of Strongsville High School and currently attends Cuyahoga Community College.
Pate began dating Logan Bye in December 2018, before becoming on-ice partners. They became engaged in August 2022.

## Career
### Early years

Pate began learning to skate at age five after attending an ice rink event with her Girl Scout troop. By age 10, she was on the verge of quitting skating, with practice becoming a "daily grind." At the suggestion of coach Janet Wene, she switched to the recently formed solo ice dance competition circuit, which had been started the year earlier to create more opportunities for girls in the sport who lacked partners. Pate reached the national championship in solo dance for the first time in 2012, finishing sixth. The following year, she placed fourth, winning the pewter medal. Watching the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi inspired Pate to definitively choose to focus on ice dance over gymnastics, which she had also been participating in until that point. For the 2014 solo dance championship, she won the pattern dance competition and qualified to the juvenile free dance competition for the first time, finishing fourth.
In November 2015, Pate was referred to Marina Zoueva, the coach of Olympic dance champions Virtue/Moir and Davis/White. For the next three years, she split time between Cleveland and Zoueva's base in Canton, Michigan before moving to train full-time in 2018. In January 2019 she left Zoueva to train with Igor Shpilband in Novi, Michigan.

#### 2019–20 season

Pate had begun dating ice dancer Logan Bye in December 2018, and in June 2019, they decided to become an on-ice partnership. They were coached by Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo, Adrienne Lenda, and Natalia Deller in Novi, Michigan.
Pate/Bye made their domestic debut at the Midwestern Sectional Dance Challenge, where they won the silver medal. They went on to win the U.S. Ice Dance Final in Hyannis, Massachusetts. This, in turn, qualified them for their debut at the 2020 U.S. Championships, where they finished in seventh place.

#### 2020–21 season

Due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, competition opportunities were limited both domestically and internationally for the 2020–21 season. Pate/Bye were assigned to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Skate America in Las Vegas, attended primarily by American skaters due to travel restrictions pandemic. They finished in seventh place.
At the U.S. Championships later that season, they finished in seventh place as well.

#### 2021–22 season

With the resumption of a more normal international calendar, Pate/Bye made their season debut at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International, where they finished in fifth place. They were assigned the U.S. Classic where they earned their first international bronze medal. Pate said of the occasion that "we have been training really hard every day and just being able to be out here and put out a clean skate makes me feel really proud of us." Making their debut in the Challenger series, they finished in seventh place at the 2021 Warsaw Cup.
At the U.S. Championships, Pate/Bye finished in eighth place.

#### 2022–23 season

Pate/Bye began their season at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International, where they won the silver medal. They were given two Challenger circuit assignments after that, first winning the silver medal at the 2022 U.S International Classic, held in Lake Placid. They set new personal bests in the process, with Bye adding that "we wanted to put out what we've been training, so I thought it went well." They went on to win a second silver medal at the 2022 Nepela Memorial. The team received their second ever Grand Prix assignment at the 2022 Grand Prix de France. Pate described her reaction to the news: "My mom called me, and she was like, ‘You're going to France!’ and I'm like, ‘that’s crazy!’ I was so excited." They finished fifth at the event. Pate/Bye were selected to compete in a third Challenger circuit assignment, the 2022 Golden Spin of Zagreb, where they earned a season's best free dance score and finished in fourth place.
Concluding the season at the 2023 U.S. Championships, Pate/Bye finished eighth for the second consecutive year.

#### 2023–24 season

Pate/Bye won the bronze medal at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International in August, before competing at the 2023 Autumn Classic International. They set new personal bests at the competition and won the gold medal. This was the team's first international gold medal. Given two assignments on the Grand Prix assignments, they finished sixth at the 2023 Skate Canada International and fourth at the 2023 Cup of China.
At the 2024 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Pate/Bye finished in fifth place.

#### 2024–25 season

Pate/Bye began the season by winning bronze at the 2024 Lake Placid Ice Dance International and at the 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. Going on to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, the team finished ninth at the 2024 Grand Prix de France and seventh at the 2024 Finlandia Trophy.

## Programs
### Ice dance with Logan Bye

| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
| 2019–2020 | Anything Goes performed by New Broadway Orchestra It's De-Lovely (from Anything Goes) performed by Sarah Vaughan choreo. by Igor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo | |
| 2020–2021 | Motown: The Musical My Girl I Want You Back – ABC – The Love You Save Stop! In the Name of Love by Motown: The Musical Original Broadway Cast choreo. by Igor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo | Say Something by A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera Primavera by Ludovico Einaudi choreo. by Igor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo | |
| 2021–2022 | Cry Me a River by Justin Timberlake Bye Bye Bye by N*SYNC choreo. by Igor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo, Charlie White, Renee Petkovski | Say Something by A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera Primavera by Ludovico Einaudi choreo. by Igor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo | The Hunger Games The Hanging Tree by James Newton Howard, feat. Jennifer Lawrence Abraham's Daughter by Arcade Fire Everybody Wants to Rule the World performed by Lorde choreo. by Igor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo, Charlie White, Renee Petkovski |
| 2022–2023 | Samba: Beautiful Creatures (from Rio 2) by Barbatuques, Andy García, and Rita Moreno Rhumba: Fly Love by Jamie Foxx Samba: Real in Rio (from Rio) performed by Rio Singers choreo. by Igor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo, Renee Petkovski, Oksana Zolotarevskaya, Zachary Donohue | Reel Around the Sun (from Riverdance) by Bill Whelan choreo. by Igor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo, Renee Petkovski, Oksana Zolotarevskaya, Zachary Donohue | Oops!... I Did It Again by Britney Spears Pop Bye Bye Bye by N*SYNC choreo. by Igor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo, Charlie White, Renee Petkovski |
| 2023–2024 | My Prerogative by Bobby Brown Walk This Way by Run-DMC & Aerosmith choreo. by Igor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo, Renee Petkovski, Randi Strong | Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor) by Alexander Borodin choreo. by Igor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo, Renee Petkovski, Randi Strong | The Hunger Games The Hanging Tree by James Newton Howard, feat. Jennifer Lawrence Everybody Wants to Rule the World performed by Lorde choreo. by Igor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo, Charlie White, Renee Petkovski |
| 2024–2025 | Le Freak by Chic Car Wash by Rose Royce Shake Your Groove Thing by Peaches & Herb choreo. by Igor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo, Renee Petkovski | City of Lights: Evening - Meeting the Millionaire” by Carl Davis & City Lights Orchestra City Lights: Overture - Unveiling the Statue by Carl Davis & City Lights Orchestra Georgia/The Dancehall by Charlie Chaplin The Reel Chaplin: A Symphonic Adventure, Pt. 2/The Chaplin Revue by Carl Davis & The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Limelight by rank Chacksfield and His Orchestra Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor by Franz Liszt performed by Erich Kunzel & Cincinnati Pops Orchestra choreo. by Igor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo, Renee Petkovski Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor) by Alexander Borodin choreo. by Igor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo, Renee Petkovski, Randi Strong | |

## Competitive highlights
### Ice dance with Logan Bye

* GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
* CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
Competition placements at senior level :
| Season | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
| U.S. Championships | 7th | 7th | 8th | 8th | 5th | 8th |
| GP Cup of China | | | | | 4th | |
| GP Finland | | | | | | 7th |
| GP France | | | | 5th | | 9th |
| GP Skate America | | 7th | | | | |
| GP Skate Canada | | | | | 6th | |
| CS Autumn Classic | | | | | 1st | |
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | | | | 4th | | |
| CS Nepela Memorial | | | | 2nd | | |
| CS Trophée Métropole Nice | | | | | | 3rd |
| CS U.S. Classic | | | 3rd | 2nd | | |
| CS Warsaw Cup | | | 7th | | | 4th |
| Lake Placid Ice Dance | | | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd |

## Detailed results
### Ice dance with Logan Bye

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 191.20 | 2023 CS Autumn Classic International |
| Rhythm dance | TSS | 77.02 | 2023 CS Autumn Classic International |
| Rhythm dance | TES | 44.69 | 2023 CS Autumn Classic International |
| Rhythm dance | PCS | 32.33 | 2023 CS Autumn Classic International |
| Free dance | TSS | 114.18 | 2023 CS Autumn Classic International |
| Free dance | TES | 64.28 | 2023 CS Autumn Classic International |
| Free dance | PCS | 49.90 | 2023 CS Autumn Classic International |
Results in the 2019–20 season :
| Date | Event | RD | RD | FD | FD | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Jan 20–26, 2020 | 2020 U.S. Championships | 7 | 60.07 | 7 | 95.75 | 7 | 155.82 |
Results in the 2020–21 season :
| Date | Event | RD | RD | FD | FD | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Oct 23–24, 2020 | 2020 Skate America | 7 | 59.61 | 7 | 91.79 | 7 | 151.40 |
| Jan 11–21, 2021 | 2021 U.S. Championships | 7 | 64.37 | 7 | 90.56 | 7 | 154.93 |
Results in the 2021–22 season :
| Date | Event | RD | RD | FD | FD | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Aug 12–15, 2021 | 2021 Lake Placid Ice Dance International | 3 | 65.24 | 5 | 94.63 | 5 | 159.87 |
| Sep 14–17, 2021 | 2021 U.S. International Classic | 4 | 67.20 | 3 | 104.50 | 3 | 171.70 |
| Nov 17–20, 2021 | 2021 CS Warsaw Cup | 9 | 67.39 | 6 | 103.61 | 7 | 171.00 |
| Jan 3–9, 2022 | 2022 U.S. Championships | 8 | 73.06 | 8 | 107.66 | 8 | 180.72 |
Results in the 2022–23 season :
| Date | Event | RD | RD | FD | FD | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Jul 26–29, 2022 | 2022 Lake Placid Ice Dance International | 2 | 71.60 | 2 | 107.86 | 2 | 179.46 |
| Sep 12–16, 2022 | 2022 CS U.S. International Classic | 3 | 72.66 | 2 | 106.97 | 2 | 179.63 |
| Sep 29 – Oct 1, 2022 | 2022 CS Nepela Memorial | 2 | 72.31 | 2 | 106.38 | 2 | 178.69 |
| Nov 4–6, 2022 | 2022 Grand Prix de France | 5 | 69.46 | 6 | 104.57 | 5 | 174.03 |
| Dec 7–10, 2022 | 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 7 | 65.64 | 4 | 108.80 | 4 | 174.44 |
| Jan 23–29, 2023 | 2023 U.S. Championships | 7 | 75.52 | 9 | 107.09 | 8 | 182.61 |
Results in the 2023–24 season :
| Date | Event | RD | RD | FD | FD | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Aug 1–2, 2023 | 2023 Lake Placid Ice Dance International | 3 | 72.78 | 3 | 105.17 | 3 | 177.95 |
| Sep 14–16, 2023 | 2023 CS Autumn Classic International | 1 | 77.02 | 2 | 114.18 | 1 | 191.20 |
| Oct 27–29, 2023 | 2023 Skate Canada International | 6 | 72.12 | 6 | 109.34 | 6 | 181.46 |
| Nov 10–12, 2023 | 2023 Cup of China | 4 | 73.29 | 4 | 111.29 | 4 | 184.58 |
| Jan 22–28, 2024 | 2024 U.S. Championships | 7 | 73.81 | 5 | 110.94 | 5 | 184.75 |
Results in the 2024–25 season :
| Date | Event | RD | RD | FD | FD | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| July 30–31, 2024 | 2024 Lake Placid Ice Dance International | 3 | 74.21 | 4 | 109.79 | 3 | 184.00 |
| Oct 16–20, 2024 | 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | 3 | 72.82 | 4 | 108.01 | 3 | 180.83 |
| Nov 1–3, 2024 | 2024 Grand Prix de France | 8 | 71.47 | 9 | 97.29 | 9 | 168.76 |
| Nov 15–17, 2024 | 2024 Finlandia Trophy | 7 | 72.58 | 7 | 107.77 | 7 | 180.35 |
| Nov 20–24, 2024 | 2024 CS Warsaw Cup | 5 | 73.63 | 5 | 110.78 | 4 | 184.41 |
| Jan 20–26, 2025 | 2025 U.S. Championships | 8 | 73.64 | 9 | 109.60 | 8 | 183.24 |