24, Ice Dancer
Why She’s Interesting: Born and raised in Strongsville, Pate has been skating for nearly 20 years. She recently competed in Paris and Finland with her partner for the Grand Prix series, where only 10 teams globally are invited to participate.
Hardware: The duo took home the gold medal at the Autumn Classic International in 2023 and secured the bronze at both the Lake Placid Ice Dance International and the Trophy Metropole Nice Cote d’Azur in 2024. “It was a really big stepping stone for our skating, because it was our first International Gold Medal, which is a really big deal.”
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Slipping and Sliding: Pate’s journey on the ice began at age five, thanks to a Girl Scouts outing to the rink. Despite struggling to stand on skates, her competitive spirit kicked in, and she quickly improved with learn-to-skate lessons at Brunswick Auto Mart Arena in Strongsville. At age 14, she chose to abandon gymnastics and focus on the various forms of ice dance and has been competing since 2006. “There’s the pair skating, where the guys throw the girls. There’s freestyle, where you skate solo, and you do jumps and spins. And then there’s ice dance, where it’s more about the performance and the togetherness of skating.”
Love at First Skate: Pate met her now-husband and ice dance partner, Logan Bye, at an ice rink in Michigan where she was training in 2018. “I asked him, ‘Hey do you want to come to one of my lessons?’ — and he did. Ever since then, we’ve been inseparable.” Having won 10 international medals together, the couple got married in May and have sights set on the 2026 or 2030 Olympic American Ice team.
Blue Frost Gatorade: Her must-have drink before competitions, citing its benefits of sugar and electrolytes. Otherwise, she doesn't let any superstitions enter her mind.
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