Nathan Bartholomay

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Nathan Bartholomay
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (1989-05-18) May 18, 1989
Newtown, Pennsylvania
Residence Ellenton, Florida
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Partner Felicia Zhang
Former partner Erica Choi Smith
Meg Byrne
Coach Jim Peterson, Lyndon Johnston, Amanda Evora
Choreographer Jim Peterson
Skating club Southwest Florida FSC Ellenton
Former skating club University of Delaware FSC
Training locations Ellenton, Florida
Began skating 1998
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 168.42
2013 Skate America
Short program 55.83
2013 Skate America
Free skate 114.32
2013 Four Continents

Nathan Bartholomay (born May 18, 1989) is an American pair skater. With partner Felicia Zhang, he is a two-time U.S. national medalist (silver in 2014, bronze in 2013) and placed fourth at the 2013 Four Continents Championships. He was named in the U.S. team to the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Career

Early in his career, Bartholomay skated with Erica Choi Smith and Meg Byrne.

Bartholomay teamed up with Felicia Zhang by May 2011.[1] They are coached by Jim Peterson and Lyndon Johnston at the Ice and Sports Complex in Ellenton, Florida.[2] In their first season, they were 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, the 2013 Skate America and 2013 Cup of China, finishing 7th and 6th. They won the silver medal at the 2014 U.S. Championships, finishing ahead of Caydee Denney / John Coughlin, and were named in the U.S. team to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Programs

(with Zhang)

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2013–2014
[3]
2012–2013
[4]
  • One Hand, One Heart
    (from West Side Story)
    by Leonard Bernstein
2011–2012
[5]

Competitive highlights

(with Zhang)

Results[6]
International
Event 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Winter Olympics TBD
Four Continents 4th
GP Cup of China 6th
GP Skate America 7th
U.S. Classic 4th 7th
National
U.S. Championships 8th 3rd 2nd
GP = Grand Prix

References

  1. Rutherford, Lynn (July 15, 2011). "Denney, Coughlin fly high in Liberty debut". icenetwork. Retrieved July 16, 2011. 
  2. Rutherford, Lynn (March 23, 2012). "Toth 'super excited' about teaming up with Baga; Pairs news from Florida". Ice Network. 
  3. "Felicia ZHANG / Nathan BARTHOLOMAY: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. 
  4. "Felicia ZHANG / Nathan BARTHOLOMAY: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 25, 2013. 
  5. "Felicia Zhang / Nathan Bartholomay". Ice Network. 
  6. "Competition Results: Felicia ZHANG / Nathan BARTHOLOMAY". International Skating Union. 

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