Eva Pate
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Born | Cleveland, Ohio | May 11, 2000
Hometown | Strongsville, Ohio |
Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | ![]() |
Discipline | Ice dance |
Partner | Logan Bye |
Coach | Pasquale Camerlengo Igor Shpilband Natalia Deller Adrienne Lenda |
Skating club | Strongsville Skating Club |
Began skating | 2006 |
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
[edit]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.[1]
Pate began dating Logan Bye in December 2018, before becoming on-ice partners.[2] They became engaged in August 2022.[3]
Career
[edit]Early years
[edit]Pate began learning to skate at age five after attending an ice rink event with her Girl Scout troop.[4] 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.[5] The following year, she placed fourth, winning the pewter medal.[6] 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.[5][7]
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.[4]
2019–20 season
[edit]Pate had begun dating ice dancer Logan Bye in December 2018, and in June 2019, they decided to become an on-ice partnership.[2][4] They were coached by Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo, Adrienne Lenda, and Natalia Deller in Novi, Michigan.[4]
Pate and Bye made their domestic debut at the Midwestern Sectional Dance Challenge, where they won the silver medal.[8] They went on to win the U.S. Ice Dance Final in Hyannis, Massachusetts.[9] This, in turn, qualified them for their debut at the 2020 U.S. Championships, where they finished in seventh place.[10]
2020–21 season
[edit]Due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, competition opportunities were limited both domestically and internationally for the 2020–21 season. Pate and 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.[11] They finished in seventh place.[12]
At the U.S. Championships later that season, they finished in seventh place as well.[12]
2021–22 season
[edit]With the resumption of a more normal international calendar, Pate and Bye made their season debut at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International, where they finished in fifth place.[12] 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."[13] Making their debut in the Challenger series, they finished in seventh place at the 2021 Warsaw Cup.[12][14]
At the U.S. Championships, Pate and Bye finished in eighth place.[12]
2022–23 season
[edit]Pate and Bye began their season at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International, where they won the silver medal.[12] 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."[15] They went on to win a second silver medal at the 2022 Nepela Memorial.[16] 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."[14] They finished fifth at the event.[17] Pate and 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.[18]
Concluding the season at the 2023 U.S. Championships, Pate and Bye finished eighth for the second consecutive year.[12]
2023–24 season
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Pate and 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.[12] This was the team's first international gold medal.[19] Given two assignments on the Grand Prix assignments, they finished sixth at the 2023 Skate Canada International[20][21] and fourth at the 2023 Cup of China.[22]
At the 2024 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Pate and Bye finished in fifth place.[12]
Programs
[edit]With Bye
[edit]Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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2023–2024 [23] |
| The Hunger Games
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2022–2023 [24] |
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2021–2022 [25] |
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2020–2021 [26] |
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2019–2020 [1] |
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Competitive highlights
[edit]Ice dance with Logan Bye
[edit]- GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
Season | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
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U.S. Championships | 7th | 7th | 8th | 8th | 5th | |
GP Cup of China | 4th | |||||
GP Finland | TBD | |||||
GP France | 5th | TBD | ||||
GP Skate America | 7th | |||||
GP Skate Canada | 6th | |||||
CS Autumn Classic | 1st | |||||
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 4th | |||||
CS U.S. Classic | 3rd | 2nd | ||||
CS Nepela Memorial | 2nd | |||||
CS Warsaw Cup | 7th | |||||
Lake Placid Ice Dance | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | ||
U.S. Ice Dance Finals | 1st |
Detailed results
[edit]Ice dance with Logan Bye
[edit]Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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Total | TSS | 191.20 | 2023 CS Autumn Classic International |
Rhythm dance | TSS | 77.02 | 2023 CS Autumn Classic International |
TES | 44.69 | 2023 CS Autumn Classic International | |
PCS | 32.33 | 2023 CS Autumn Classic International | |
Free dance | TSS | 114.18 | 2023 CS Autumn Classic International |
TES | 64.28 | 2023 CS Autumn Classic International | |
PCS | 49.90 | 2023 CS Autumn Classic International |
Date | Event | RD | FD | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Nov 12–16, 2019 | ![]() | 1 | 62.84 | 1 | 99.93 | 1 | 162.77 |
Jan 20–26, 2020 | ![]() | 7 | 60.07 | 7 | 95.75 | 7 | 155.82 |
Date | Event | RD | FD | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Oct 23–24, 2020 | ![]() | 7 | 59.61 | 7 | 91.79 | 7 | 151.40 |
Jan 11–21, 2021 | ![]() | 7 | 64.37 | 7 | 90.56 | 7 | 154.93 |
Date | Event | RD | FD | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Aug 12–15, 2021 | ![]() | 3 | 65.24 | 5 | 94.63 | 5 | 159.87 |
Sep 14–17, 2021 | ![]() | 4 | 67.20 | 3 | 104.50 | 3 | 171.70 |
Nov 17–20, 2021 | ![]() | 9 | 67.39 | 6 | 103.61 | 7 | 171.00 |
Jan 3–9, 2022 | ![]() | 8 | 73.06 | 8 | 107.66 | 8 | 180.72 |
Date | Event | RD | FD | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Jul 26–29, 2022 | ![]() | 2 | 71.60 | 2 | 107.86 | 2 | 179.46 |
Sep 12–16, 2022 | ![]() | 3 | 72.66 | 2 | 106.97 | 2 | 179.63 |
Sep 29 – Oct 1, 2022 | ![]() | 2 | 72.31 | 2 | 106.38 | 2 | 178.69 |
Nov 4–6, 2022 | ![]() | 5 | 69.46 | 6 | 104.57 | 5 | 174.03 |
Dec 7–10, 2022 | ![]() | 7 | 65.64 | 4 | 108.80 | 4 | 174.44 |
Jan 23–29, 2023 | ![]() | 7 | 75.52 | 9 | 107.09 | 8 | 182.61 |
Date | Event | RD | FD | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Aug 1–2, 2023 | ![]() | 3 | 72.78 | 3 | 105.17 | 3 | 177.95 |
Sep 14–16, 2023 | ![]() | 1 | 77.02 | 2 | 114.18 | 1 | 191.20 |
Oct 27–29, 2023 | ![]() | 6 | 72.12 | 6 | 109.34 | 6 | 181.46 |
Nov 10–12, 2023 | ![]() | 4 | 73.29 | 4 | 111.29 | 4 | 184.58 |
Jan 22–28, 2024 | ![]() | 7 | 73.81 | 5 | 110.94 | 5 | 184.75 |
Date | Event | RD | FD | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
July 30–31, 2024 | ![]() | 3 | 74.21 | 4 | 109.79 | 3 | 184.00 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "2022–23 Figure Skating Roster: Eva Pate / Logan Bye". U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b c Walker, Elvin (November 1, 2022). "Pate and Bye Celebrate Engagement, Momentum Heading into Grand Prix de France". U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b @logan_bye1 (August 23, 2022). "Some new exciting news…she said yes!" – via Instagram.
- ^ a b c d e "About Eva & Logan". Eva Pate & Logan Bye. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ^ a b c Sandrick, Bob (October 14, 2014). "Strongsville ice dancer uses failure to win national championship". Cleveland.com. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ^ a b Palmer, Debbie (October 6, 2013). "Strongsville 8th Grader is National Skating Medalist". Patch. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ^ a b Brlas, Terry (October 10, 2014). "Eva Pate a national figure skating champion". The Strongsville Post. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ^ a b "2021 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic". ijs.usfigureskating.org. Sep 15, 2021. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ a b "2020 U.S. Ice Dance Final".
- ^ a b Sabo, Elizabeth (February 26, 2020). "Strongsville native skating her dream". The Strongsville Post. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "2020 Skate America". International Figure Skating. October 20, 2020. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Eva PATE / Logan BYE: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b Walker, Elvin (September 18, 2021). "United States earns three medals to close U.S. International Figure Skating Classic". U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Pate & Bye focus on improving and pushing everything". Ice-Dance.com. August 17, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ a b Sausa, Christie (September 15, 2022). "Pate and Bye, McNamara and Spiridonov Capture Silver and Bronze in Lake Placid". U.S. Figure Skating.
- ^ a b Sausa, Christie (October 1, 2022). "Team USA Secures Two Medals at Ondrej Nepela Memorial". U.S. Figure Skating.
- ^ a b Slater, Paula (November 5, 2022). "Guignard and Fabbri golden at Grand Prix de France". Golden Skate.
- ^ a b "Team USA Wraps up Challenger Series with Seven Medals at Golden Spin of Zagreb". U.S. Figure Skating. December 10, 2022.
- ^ a b Pate, Eva (September 17, 2023). "Proud of our first international gold at Autumn Classic!!" (Instagram). Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "Browns, Thorngren Earn Career-Best Grand Prix Finishes at Skate Canada International". U.S. Figure Skating. October 28, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ a b Slater, Paula (October 29, 2023). "Gilles and Poirier win fourth consecutive Skate Canada title". Golden Skate. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ a b "Gilles/Poirier (CAN) dance their way to glory taking Cup of China gold in Chongqing". International Skating Union. November 11, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ a b "Eva PATE / Logan BYE: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 17, 2023.
- ^ a b "Eva PATE / Logan BYE: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 1, 2022.
- ^ a b "Eva PATE / Logan BYE: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 14, 2022.
- ^ a b "Eva PATE / Logan BYE: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021.
- ^ a b "USA - Eva Pate / Logan Bye". SkatingScores.com.
- ^ McCarvel, Nick (October 19, 2022). "Figure skating 2022/23 season preview: New Olympic quad begins with intrigue and plenty of familiar faces". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Eva Pate & Logan Bye at the International Skating Union
- Eva Pate & Logan Bye at SkatingScores.com
- Official website