# Katie McBeath

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.

## Career
### Women's singles

McBeath 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.

### 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. 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.

### Partnership with Parkman

In July 2023, it was announced that McBeath had teamed up with Russian-born pair skater, Daniil Parkman. 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.
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. 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.

## Programs
### With Parkman

| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
| 2024–2025 | Love Is a Lie by Beth Hart choreo. by Brandon Frazier | Per te by Josh Groban choreo. by Nikolai Morozov | American Woman by The Guess Who performed by Lenny Kravitz Caruso by Lucio Dalla performed by Lara Fabian |
| 2023–2024 | Requiem for a Dream by Clint Mansell performed by Cihat Aşkın Prince Negaafellaga Introduction by Prince Fellaga | Wicked Game by Chris Isaak performed by Ursine Vulpine & Annaca |

### Pairs with Bartholomay

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| 2022–2023 | Your Heart is as Black as Night by Beth Hart, Joe Bonamassa choreo. by Renée Roca | The Blower's Daughter by Damien Rice performed by Christina Aguilera and Chris Mann choreo. by Cindy Stuart |
| 2021–2022 | Leave a Light On by Tom Walker choreo. by Renée Roca | The Blower's Daughter by Damien Rice performed by Christina Aguilera and Chris Mann choreo. by Cindy Stuart |
| 2020–2021 | Cry Me a River by Arthur Hamilton performed by Michael Bublé | Arrival of the Birds by London Metropolitan Orchestra Turning Page by Sleeping at Last |

### Women's singles

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| 2018–2019 | Prayer for Taylor by Michael W. Smith | Schindler's List by John Williams |

## Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

### Pair skating with Daniil Parkman

Competition placements at senior level :
| Season | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
| U.S. Championships | 5th | 2nd |
| GP Cup of China | | 5th |
| GP Skate America | | 7th |
| CS John Nicks Pairs | | 5th |
| Road to 26 Trophy | | 2nd |

### Pair skating with Nathan Bartholomay

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

### Women's singles

International :
| Event | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 |
| CS Nepela Trophy | | | | | 5th |
| Philadelphia | | | | | 1st |
| National ||||||
| U.S. Championships | 18th | 13th | 16th | 18th | |
| U.S. Collegiate Champ. | 2nd | | | 1st | |

## Detailed results
### Pair skating with Daniil Parkman

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.
2024–25 season :
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 19–20, 2025 | 2025 Road to 26 Trophy | 2 57.07 | 1 108.69 | 2 165.76 |
| January 20–26, 2025 | 2025 U.S. Championships | 4 62.92 | 2 127.65 | 2 190.57 |
| 2023–24 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| January 22–28, 2024 | 2024 U.S. Championships | 3 64.21 | 5 115.78 | 5 172.81 |

### Pair skating with Nathan Bartholomay

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.
2022–23 season :
| Date | Event | 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 |||||
| Date | Event | 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 |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| January 11–21, 2021 | 2021 U.S. Championships | 7 58.23 | 7 105.50 | 7 163.73 |