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Eva Pate

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.

Eva Pate
Eva Pate, Logan Bye, Igor Sphilband, and Adrienne Lenda at the 2020 U.S. Championships
Born (2000-05-11) May 11, 2000 (age 24)
Cleveland, Ohio
HometownStrongsville, Ohio
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
DisciplineIce dance
PartnerLogan Bye
CoachPasquale Camerlengo
Igor Shpilband
Natalia Deller
Adrienne Lenda
Skating clubStrongsville Skating Club
Began skating2006

Personal life

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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

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Early years

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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

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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/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

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Due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, competition opportunities were limited both domestically and internationally for the 2020–21 season. Pate/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

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With the resumption of a more normal international calendar, Pate/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/Bye finished in eighth place.[12]

2022–23 season

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Pate/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/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/Bye finished eighth for the second consecutive year.[12]

2023–24 season

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Pate/Bye at the 2023 Skate Canada International

Pate/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/Bye finished in fifth place.[12]

2024–25 season

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Pate/Bye began the season by winning bronze at the 2024 Lake Placid Ice Dance International and at the 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur.[12]


Programs

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Ice dance with Logan Bye

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Season Rhythm dance Free dance Exhibition
2019–2020
[1]
2020–2021
[23]
2021–2022
[24]
2022–2023
[25]
2023–2024
[26]
2024–2025
[27]

Competitive highlights

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Ice dance with Logan Bye

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Competition placements at senior level [28]
Season 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
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 Nepela Memorial 2nd
CS Trophée Métropole Nice 3rd
CS U.S. Classic 3rd 2nd
CS Warsaw Cup 7th TBD
Lake Placid Ice Dance 5th 2nd 3rd 3rd

Detailed results

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Ice dance with Logan Bye

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [28]
Segment Type Score Event
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
Results in the 2019–20 season [28]
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 20–26, 2020   2020 U.S. Championships 7 60.07 7 95.75 7 155.82
Results in the 2020–21 season [28]
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 23–24, 2020   2020 Skate America 7 59.61 7 91.79 7 151.40
Jan 11–21, 2021   2021 U.S. Championships 7 64.37 7 90.56 7 154.93
Results in the 2021–22 season [28]
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 12–15, 2021   2021 Lake Placid Ice Dance International 3 65.24 5 94.63 5 159.87
Sep 14–17, 2021   2021 U.S. International Classic 4 67.20 3 104.50 3 171.70
Nov 17–20, 2021   2021 CS Warsaw Cup 9 67.39 6 103.61 7 171.00
Jan 3–9, 2022   2022 U.S. Championships 8 73.06 8 107.66 8 180.72
Results in the 2022–23 season [28]
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jul 26–29, 2022   2022 Lake Placid Ice Dance International 2 71.60 2 107.86 2 179.46
Sep 12–16, 2022   2022 CS U.S. International Classic 3 72.66 2 106.97 2 179.63
Sep 29 – Oct 1, 2022   2022 CS Nepela Memorial 2 72.31 2 106.38 2 178.69
Nov 4–6, 2022   2022 Grand Prix de France 5 69.46 6 104.57 5 174.03
Dec 7–10, 2022   2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 7 65.64 4 108.80 4 174.44
Jan 23–29, 2023   2023 U.S. Championships 7 75.52 9 107.09 8 182.61
Results in the 2023–24 season [28]
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 1–2, 2023   2023 Lake Placid Ice Dance International 3 72.78 3 105.17 3 177.95
Sep 14–16, 2023   2023 CS Autumn Classic International 1 77.02 2 114.18 1 191.20
Oct 27–29, 2023   2023 Skate Canada International 6 72.12 6 109.34 6 181.46
Nov 10–12, 2023   2023 Cup of China 4 73.29 4 111.29 4 184.58
Jan 22–28, 2024   2024 U.S. Championships 7 73.81 5 110.94 5 184.75
Results in the 2024–25 season [28]
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
July 30–31, 2024   2024 Lake Placid Ice Dance International 3 74.21 4 109.79 3 184.00
Oct 16–20, 2024   2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur 3 72.82 4 108.01 3 180.83
Oct 31–Nov 3, 2024   2024 Grand Prix de France 8 71.47

References

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  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b @logan_bye1 (August 23, 2022). "Some new exciting news…she said yes!" – via Instagram.
  4. ^ a b c d e "About Eva & Logan". Eva Pate & Logan Bye. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Sandrick, Bob (October 14, 2014). "Strongsville ice dancer uses failure to win national championship". Cleveland.com. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Palmer, Debbie (October 6, 2013). "Strongsville 8th Grader is National Skating Medalist". Patch. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Brlas, Terry (October 10, 2014). "Eva Pate a national figure skating champion". The Strongsville Post. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
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  18. ^ a b "Team USA Wraps up Challenger Series with Seven Medals at Golden Spin of Zagreb". U.S. Figure Skating. December 10, 2022.
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