Role Figure skater Siblings Jamie Bartholomay Name Nathan Bartholomay Choreographer James Peterson | Began skating 1998 Partner Gretchen Donlan Height 1.78 m | |
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Born May 18, 1989 (age 34) ( 1989-05-18 ) Newtown, Pennsylvania Former partner Felicia Zhang, Erica Choi Smith, Meg Byrne Skating club Southwest Florida FSC Ellenton Former skating club University of Delaware FSC Residence Ellenton, Florida, United States Coach James Peterson, Lyndon Johnston, Amanda Evora Profiles | ||
Country represented United States Training locations Ellenton, Florida | ||
Nathan bartholomay ice skating competition
Nathan Bartholomay (born May 18, 1989) is an American pair skater. 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.
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- Nathan bartholomay ice skating competition
- usintlclassic pairs free skate reaction gretchen donlan nathan bartholomay
- Personal life
- Career
- Partnership with Zhang
- Partnership with Donlan
- Partnership with Stellato
- Competitive highlights
- References
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Personal life
Bartholomay was born May 18, 1989 in Newtown, Pennsylvania. In 2010, he graduated from Laurel Springs High School.
Career
Bartholomay began skating in 1997. Early in his career, he skated with Erica Choi Smith and Meg Byrne.
Partnership with Zhang
Bartholomay teamed up with Felicia Zhang by May 2011. They were coached by Jim Peterson and Lyndon Johnston at the Ice and Sports Complex in Ellenton, Florida. 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. They were called up to replace the injured Denney/Coughlin at the 2014 World Championships, where they finished 14th. They announced the end of their partnership on July 16, 2014.
Partnership with Donlan
In July 2014, Bartholomay teamed up with Gretchen Donlan. 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. 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. 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. The pair announced the end of their partnership in March 2016. They were coached by Jim Peterson in Ellenton, Florida.
Partnership with Stellato
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. In July 2016, Stellato and Bartholomay announced that they had formed a partnership and were based at the Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex. Coached by Jim Peterson, they train on ice three hours a day, five days a week.
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.
Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series