Nathan Bartholomay | |
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Personal information | |
Country represented | United States |
Born |
Newtown, Pennsylvania |
May 18, 1989
Residence | Ellenton, Florida |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Partner | Deanna Stellato |
Former partner | Gretchen Donlan, Felicia Zhang, 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 | 1997 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 168.42 2013 Skate America |
Short program | 57.59 2014 Worlds |
Free skate | 114.32 2013 Four Continents |
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.
Bartholomay was born May 18, 1989 in Newtown, Pennsylvania. In 2010, he graduated from Laurel Springs High School.
Bartholomay began skating in 1997. Early in his career, he skated with Erica Choi Smith and Meg Byrne.
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.