Daniil Vladimirovich Parkman (Russian: Даниил Владимирович Паркман; Georgian: დანიილ ვლადიმიროვიჩ პარკმანი; born 17 April 1999) is an American pair skater with his partner Katie McBeath.
| Daniil Parkman | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Daniil Vladimirovich Parkman |
| Native name | Даниил Владимирович Паркман (Russian) |
| Other names | Danil/Danyil |
| Born | 17 April 1999 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  United States(since 2023)  Georgia (2020–23) Russia (2017–18) |
| Discipline | Pair skating |
| Partner | Katie McBeath (since 2023) Anastasiia Metelkina (2020–22) Elena Pavlova (2017–18) |
| Coach | Jenni Meno-Sand Todd Sand Christine Binder Brandon Frazier |
| Began skating | 2003 |
He previously skated for Georgia with Anastasiia Metelkina. Together, they were the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo bronze medalists and the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb silver medalists. They also became the first Georgian pairs team to compete at a World Championships (2021).[1]
Personal life
editParkman was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia on April 17, 1999.[2] At the age of one-and-a-half years old, Parkman and his parents moved to Seattle, Washington, before moving back to Russia when Parkman was a pre-teen. He is bilingual and able to fluently communicate in Russian and English.[3]
Outside of figure skating, he also enjoys surfing.[4]
Career
editEarly career
editParkman began figure skating in 2003 while living in the United States, but began skating competitively after he and his family returned to Russia. As a singles skater, he won the gold medal on the junior level at the 2012 Tallinn Trophy. He switched to pair skating in 2015 at the age of sixteen due to his tall stature and was initially joined Nina Mozer's group in Moscow.[3]
His first pair partners were Daria Lobova and Elena Pavlova, both of whom he competed with for Russia.[5] In 2019, Parkman teamed up with fellow Russian pair skater, Viktoria Yatsenko, and had intended on representing Belarus with her, however, the couple never competed internationally together and would ultimately split.[6]
Partnership with Metelkina
edit2020–21 season
editIn December 2020, it was announced that Parkman had teamed up with fellow Russian pair skater, Anastasia Metelkina, and that they would be representing Georgia together, while being coached by Vasili Velikov. In February 2021, it was announced that the pair had earned the minimum technical scores to compete at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden.[7][1][3]
Making their debut as a pair team at these Championships, Metelkina/Parkman placed fourteenth in the short program and sixteenth in the free skate, finishing the event in sixteenth-place overall. They became the first Georgian pair team to compete at a World Championships.[1][8]
2021–22 season
editMetelkina/Parkman began their season with a silver medal at the 2021 Budapest Trophy, before going on to finish fifth at the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup. At the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, the pair took the silver medal.[9]
Although assigned to compete at both the 2022 European Championships and the 2022 World Championships, the pair ultimately withdrew from both events and were replaced by Karina Safina / Luka Berulava.[10][11]
2022–23 season
editMetelkina/Parkman opened their season at the 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, finishing fifth. They went on to compete on the Grand Prix series, finishing fourth at the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy as well as taking bronze at the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo.[12]
Despite being selected to compete at the 2023 European Championships, Metelkina/Parkman ultimately ended their partnership in December 2022 due to undisclosed issues between Parkman and the Georgian Figure Skating Federation.[13][3]
Partnership with McBeath
edit2023–24 season
editIn spring 2023, Parkman traveled to Irvine, California to have a pair skating tryout with American pair skater, Katie McBeath, whose previous partner, Nathan Bartholomay, had recently retired. The pair teamed up following the success of the tryout. In July 2023, it was announced that they would represent the United States together and that they would train at Great Park Ice under coaches Jenni Meno, Todd Sand, Christine Binder, and Brandon Frazier.[14][15]
The pair debuted at the 2023 U.S. Pairs Final where they won the gold medal, thus qualifying for the 2024 U.S. Championships. McBeath/Parkman skated a strong solid short program, placing third in that segment of the competition. However, during practice the following day, McBeath's blade snapped and fractured into two pieces while landing a throw jump. As a result, McBeath had to complete the free skate on a new blade. The pair dropped to fifth place overall following an error-ridden free skate.[16] Following the event, McBeath said, “It’ll make us stronger. We can call upon this moment if we have some other kind of emergency. Like, okay, what did we learn? That’s what we’ll take from it.”[3]
2024–25 season
editMcBeath and Parkman began their season by competing at the 2024 John Nicks International Pairs Competition, where they finished fifth. Selected as host picks for 2024 Skate America, they finished seventh at the event.[2][16][17] They were later assigned to the 2024 Cup of China as well, where they placed fifth.[2]
Programs
editPair skating with Katie McBeath (for the United States)
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2024–2025 [18] |
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| 2023–2024 [4][14] |
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Pair skating with Anastasiia Metelkina (for Georgia)
edit| Season | Short program | Free skate | Exhibition | Ref. |
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| 2020–21 |
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| 2021–22 |
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| 2022–23 |
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Competitive highlights
editPair skating with Katie McBeath (for the United States)
edit| Season | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Championships | 5th | |
| GP Cup of China | 5th | |
| GP Skate America | 7th | |
| CS John Nicks Pairs | 5th |
Pair skating with Anastasiia Metelkina (for Georgia)
edit| Season | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 16th | ||
| GP Finland | 3rd | ||
| GP Wilson Trophy | 4th | ||
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 2nd | ||
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 5th | ||
| CS Warsaw Cup | 5th | ||
| Budapest Trophy | 2nd | ||
| Denis Ten Memorial | 4th |
Pair skating with Elena Pavlova (for Russia)
edit| International: Junior[5] | |
|---|---|
| Event | 17–18 |
| Golden Spin | 4th |
Detailed results
editPair skating with Katie McBeath (for the United States)
edit| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | TSS | 173.37 | 2024 CS John Nicks Pairs Competition |
| Short program | TSS | 56.69 | 2024 Skate America |
| TES | 29.91 | 2024 Skate America | |
| PCS | 26.78 | 2024 Skate America | |
| Free skating | TSS | 118.96 | 2024 CS John Nicks Pairs Competition |
| TES | 63.56 | 2024 CS John Nicks Pairs Competition | |
| PCS | 55.40 | 2024 CS John Nicks Pairs Competition |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Jan 22–28, 2024 |  2024 U.S. Championships
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3 | 64.21 | 5 | 115.78 | 5 | 172.81 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 3–4, 2024 | 2024 CS John Nicks Pairs Competition
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10 | 54.41 | 3 | 118.96 | 5 | 173.37 |
| Oct 18–20, 2024 | 2024 Skate America
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8 | 56.69 | 7 | 111.39 | 7 | 168.08 |
| Nov 22–24, 2024 |  2024 Cup of China
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8 | 42.67 | 4 | 117.25 | 5 | 159.92 |
Pair skating with Anastasiia Metelkina (for Georgia)
edit| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | TSS | 189.60 | 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| Short program | TSS | 65.97 | 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| TES | 35.81 | 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
| PCS | 30.16 | 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
| Free skating | TSS | 123.63 | 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| TES | 62.75 | 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
| PCS | 60.88 | 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Mar 22–28, 2021 |  2021 World Championships
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14 | 56.13 | 16 | 100.60 | 16 | 156.73 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Oct 14–17, 2021 |  2021 Budapest Trophy
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2 | 66.52 | 2 | 121.51 | 2 | 188.03 |
| Oct 27–31, 2021 |  2021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
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5 | 61.06 | 4 | 114.36 | 4 | 175.42 |
| Nov 17–20, 2021 |  2021 CS Warsaw Cup
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4 | 62.70 | 4 | 121.54 | 5 | 184.24 |
| Dec 9–11, 2021 |  2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
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4 | 65.97 | 4 | 123.63 | 2 | 189.60 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 21–24, 2022 |  2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
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5 | 62.15 | 5 | 103.29 | 5 | 165.44 |
| Nov 11–13, 2022 |  2022 MK John Wilson Trophy
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4 | 58.70 | 4 | 106.90 | 4 | 165.60 |
| Nov 25–27, 2022 |  2022 Grand Prix of Espoo
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3 | 62.59 | 3 | 103.97 | 3 | 166.56 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "New Partnership". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "Katie MCBEATH / Daniil PARKMAN: Competition Results". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Cloutier, Claire. "McBeath/Parkman: "We learned a lot this season"". A Divine Sport. A Divine Sport. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Katie McBeath / Daniil Parkman". U.S. Figure Skating. U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Daniil PARKMAN". RinkResults.
- ^ Skating Union of Belarus [@skating.by] (9 August 2019). "У белорусских фигуристов начинается соревновательный период!" [Belarusian skaters begin the competitive period!] (in Russian) – via Instagram.
- ^ "Winter Star 2020: Pairs – Senior". Skating Union of Belarus. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ a b "Anastasiia METELKINA / Daniil PARKMAN: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Anastasiia METELKINA / Daniil PARKMAN: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021.
- ^ "ISU European Championships 2022: Pairs". International Skating Union. 21 December 2021.
- ^ "ISU World Championships 2022: Pairs". International Skating Union. March 2, 2022.
- ^ a b "Anastasiia METELKINA / Daniil PARKMAN: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Распалась спортивная пара Анастасии Метелкиной и Даниила Паркмана". sport24.ru (in Russian). 2023-01-17.
- ^ a b "Katie McBeath and Daniil Parkman riding new partnership to U.S. Nationals". Figure Skaters Online. Figure Skaters Online. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "McBeath/Parkman". Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "USA–Katie McBeath/Daniil Parkman". SkatingScores.com.
- ^ @AnythingGOE (September 13, 2024). "🇺🇸 Lucas Broussard, 🇺🇸 Elyce Lin-Gracey, 🇺🇸 Katie McBeath / Daniil Parkman, and 🇺🇸 Isabella Flores / Ivan Desyatov are the Skate America host picks" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Katie MCBEATH / Daniil PARKMAN: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "GEO–Anastasiia Metelkina/Daniil Parkman". SkatingScores.com. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
External links
edit- Katie McBeath & Daniil Parkman at the International Skating Union
- Katie McBeath & Daniil Parkman at SkatingScores
- Anastasiia Metelkina & Daniil Parkman at the International Skating Union
- Anastasiia Metelkina & Daniil Parkman at SkatingScores
- Daniil Parkman on Instagram