{"id":41832,"date":"2024-01-10T09:00:51","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T14:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/?p=41832"},"modified":"2024-02-02T12:56:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T17:56:21","slug":"katie-mcbeath-and-daniil-parkman-riding-new-partnership-to-u-s-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/2024\/01\/10\/katie-mcbeath-and-daniil-parkman-riding-new-partnership-to-u-s-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie McBeath and Daniil Parkman riding new partnership to U.S. Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Scott Mammoser, Team FSO contributing writer
\nPhotos courtesy of Katie McBeath<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>It didn\u2019t take long for Katie McBeath and Daniil Parkman to embrace their new pairs partnership. The team officially matched in May and is one of the leading contenders going into January\u2019s U.S. Championships.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything worked on a mental level, right from the beginning,\u201d Parkman said. \u201cIf we used to have troubles with elements, it went really well with how the whole process was going.\u201d<\/p>\n

Parkman, 24, previously represented the Republic of Georgia with Anastasia Metelkina, reaching the World Championships in 2021 and claiming the bronze medal at\u00a0 Grand Prix Espoo in 2022. They ended their partnership a month later in December 2022. In the spring of 2023, the Russian-born skater traveled to Irvine, Calif., for a tryout with McBeath.<\/p>\n

McBeath\u2019s former partner, Nathan Bartholomay, retired in the spring of 2023. In their three seasons together, they placed sixth at Nationals in 2023 and fifth in 2022, with a Four Continents appearance in 2022.<\/p>\n

McBeath and Parkman’s partnership was announced in July.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was super important to me, how we (Danill and I) meshed together and how we could work together, especially when you get into competing,\u201d the 29-year-old McBeath added. \u201cStress comes into play and all of that extra jazz. I really got a feel for Daniil\u2019s vibe. We both could agree that each other had a good vibe, and we were able to connect and communicate, and that was important.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adjusting with timings was an early hurdle in the partnership. Also, Bartholomay is a tad shorter than Parkman, while McBeath is shorter than Metelkina.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne thing I noticed about Daniil from the very beginning is that he puts all of himself into his skating,\u201d McBeath said. \u201cThat\u2019s really cool. One thing that I really respect and appreciate is that with the daily work, there are going to be hard days, there are going to be great days, and there are going to be all of those days in between. We always find a way. Daniil\u2019s really good at this \u2013 to find the positive and see the full picture. With my personality, that matches very well, and he\u2019s able to help me see the bigger picture sometimes. That is something I really enjoy, and it makes us work well together. There is always a day that I am laughing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Training at Great Park Ice<\/b><\/h2>\n

Parkman noted the small-town feel of the figure skating community, with everyone knowing each other. He would routinely see McBeath’s coaches Jenni Meno and Todd Sand at competitions, and following Bartholomay\u2019s retirement, they invited him to Great Park Ice for the tryout.\u00a0 <\/span>McBeath mentioned that Sand, who suffered a heart attack last year, is recovering and increasing his involvement with coaching.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe exciting thing is that he has been able to come to the rink a little bit,\u201d McBeath said. \u201cIt is a miracle that he is here, and one thing that is really awesome is that he\u2019ll look at one of our elements, and give us a correction. I light up every time he comes to the rink.\u201d<\/p>\n

The team also works with Christine Binder and 2022 World pairs champion Brandon Frazier, who selected the short program music of “Requiem for a Dream” for the team. Korean Olympic ice dancer Yura Min choreographf the program, while Shae-Lynn Bourne orchestrated the foot work sequence.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was kind of a complicated situation for the short,\u201d Parkman said. “\u201cRequiem For A Dream” was not our first music pick.\u00a0 <\/span>We changed music right before our first competition. We had a lot of people help us.\u201d<\/p>\n

“Wicked Game” became the free skate music accidentally. McBeath and Parkman were just skating one day at practice, when the song popped on the loud speaker. It seemed like a program to hold on to. Min choreographed the free skate, while Frazier did some tweaking.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re growing a lot,\u201d McBeath added. \u201cSo it\u2019s constantly changing. I love long programs, just in general. I settle in; I like having a lot of elements.\u201d<\/p>\n

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