Logan Bye

American ice dancer
Logan Bye
Eva Pate, Logan Bye, Igor Sphilband, and Adrienne Lenda at the 2020 U.S. Championships
Born (1998-03-02) March 2, 1998 (age 26)
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
DisciplineIce dance
PartnerEva Pate
CoachPasquale Camerlengo
Igor Shpilband
Natalia Deller
Adrienne Lenda
Skating clubSkating Club of New York
Began skating2001
Winter Youth Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2016 Lillehammer Ice dance

Logan Bye (born March 2, 1998) is an American ice dancer. With his skating partner and fiancée, Eva Pate, he is the 2023 Autumn Classic International champion and a two-time Challenger Series silver medalist.

With former partner Chloe Lewis, he is the 2016 Youth Olympic silver medalist, 2016 JGP Estonia bronze medalist, and 2018 U.S. Junior bronze medalist.

Personal life

Logan Bye was born on March 2, 1998, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[1] He moved to Portland, Oregon, in 2012, and then, two years later, to Michigan. He has a younger sister named Jessica.[2] In May 2021, he graduated from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, earning a master's degree in biomedical engineering.[3][4]

Bye began dating Eva Pate in December 2018 before they became on-ice partners.[5] They became engaged in August 2022.[6]

Career

Bye began learning to skate in 2001.[1]

Partnership with Chloe Lewis

Early years

Logan Bye and Chloe Lewis met in February 2010 at a rink in Sun Valley, Idaho, and began training together in August 2010.[2] Because they lived in different cities, they trained half a month together and half apart during their first two seasons.[7][8] During the 2010–11 season, they qualified to compete at the intermediate level at the U.S. Junior Championships, where they finished sixth.

Lewis and Bye placed fourth on the novice level at the 2012 U.S. Championships. They began training together regularly after Bye moved to Beaverton, Oregon, in the autumn of 2012.[2] They won the novice title at the 2013 U.S. Championships.

During the 2013–14 season, Lewis and Bye were coached by Ikaika Young in Portland, Oregon; by Judy Blumberg in Sun Valley, Idaho; and by Igor Shpilband in Novi, Michigan.[2][9] They were invited to make their international junior debut, appearing twice on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. They finished fifth at the 2013 JGP Mexico in Mexico City, and eleventh at the 2013 JGP Czech Republic in Ostrava. Lewis and Bye ended the season at the 2014 U.S. Junior Championships, where they finished in sixth place.[10]

In 2014–15, Lewis and Bye were coached by Shpilband and Blumberg in Novi, Michigan.[11] Only given one Junior Grand Prix assignment for that season, they finished fifth at the 2014 JGP France in Courchevel, and then finished seventh at the 2015 U.S. Junior Championships.[10]

2015–16 season

Lewis and Bye were coached solely by Shpilband going into their third international junior season.[1] Again given two Junior Grand Prix assignments, Lewis and Bye placed fifth at both the 2015 JGP Spain and the 2015 JGP United States.[10]

In January 2016, Lewis and Bye finished sixth at the 2016 U.S. Junior Championships.[10] As a result of this placement, they were selected for Team USA as the lone American entry at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Hamar, Norway.[12] Ranked third in the short dance and second in the free dance, they were awarded the silver medal.[13][14] Bye said afterward that "being here is an honor and getting a medal it definitely inspires us quite a bit, knowing that all of our work for the season has paid off, and we’re just going to keep on working."[7]

2016–17 season

Beginning the season on the Junior Grand Prix circuit, Lewis and Bye finished sixth at the 2016 JGP Czech Republic.[15][10] They then competed at the 2016 JGP Estonia, where, despite difficulties again in the short dance, they won the bronze medal.[15]

At the 2017 U.S. Junior Championships, Lewis and Bye placed fourth and received the pewter medals.[10]

2017–18 season

Lewis and Bye at the 2018 World Junior Championships

In their final season on the Junior Grand Prix circuit, Lewis and Bye finished fifth at both the 2017 JGP Australia and the 2017 JGP Italy.[10]

Lewis and Bye won the bronze medal at the 2018 U.S. Junior Championships. By virtue of their top three finish, they were assigned to the American team for the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria,[16] where they finished in seventh place.[10]

While the team had initially intended to continue and had planned programs for the following season, Lewis had begun to feel "very burnt out" with training and ultimately chose to retire from competitive skating.[17][18]

Partnership with Eva Pate

2019–20 season

Bye had begun dating solo ice dancer Eva Pate in December 2018, and in June 2019, they decided to become an on-ice partnership.[5][18] They were coached by Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo, Adrienne Lenda, and Natalia Deller in Novi, Michigan.[18]

Pate and Bye made their domestic debut at the Midwestern Sectional Dance Challenge, where they won the silver medal.[19] They went on to win the U.S. Ice Dance Final in Hyannis, Massachusetts.[20] This, in turn, qualified them for their debut at the 2020 U.S. Championships, where they finished in seventh place.[21]

2020–21 season

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.[22] They finished in seventh place.[23]

At the U.S. Championships later that season, they finished in seventh place as well.[23]

2021–22 season

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.[23] 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."[24] Making their debut in the Challenger series, they finished in seventh place at the 2021 Warsaw Cup.[23][25]

At the U.S. Championships, Pate and Bye finished in eighth place.[23]

2022–23 season

Pate and Bye began their season at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International, where they won the silver medal.[23] 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."[26] They went on to win a second silver medal at the 2022 Nepela Memorial.[27] 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."[25] They finished fifth at the event.[28] 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.[29]

Concluding the season at the 2023 U.S. Championships, Pate and Bye finished eighth for the second consecutive year.[23]

2023–24 season

Pate and Bye at the 2023 Skate Canada International

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.[23] This was the team's first international gold medal.[30] Given two assignments on the Grand Prix assignments, they finished sixth at the 2023 Skate Canada International[31][32] and fourth at the 2023 Cup of China.[33]

At the 2024 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Pate and Bye finished in fifth place.[23]

Programs

Ice dance with Eva Pate

Season Rhythm dance Free dance Exhibition
2023–2024
[34] 		The Hunger Games
  • The Hanging Tree

by James Newton Howard, feat. Jennifer Lawrence

performed by Lorde

2022–2023
[35]
2021–2022
[36]

The Hunger Games

2020–2021
[37]
2019–2020
[38]

With Lewis

Season Short dance Free dance
2017–2018
[39]
  • Carino
    by Jennifer Lopez
  • Como Ama Una Mujer
    by Jennifer Lopez
  • On the Floor
    by Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull
  • Final Breath
  • Place de République
  • Metal Gleamed in Twilight
    by Cœur de Pirate
2016–2017
[40]
2015–2016
[1]
2014–2015
[11]
  • Samba: Chiqui Chiqui Boom
    by David Civera
  • Mambo: Mambo Jambo
    (Qué rico el mambo)
  • Mambo: It's Mambo Time
  • Preludes
    by Frédéric Chopin:
    • Prelude in C minor
    • Prelude in F minor
    • Prelude in E minor
2013–2014
[9]

Competitive highlights

Ice dance with Eva Pate

Competition placements at senior level [23]
Season 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
GP Cup of China 4th
GP France 5th
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
U.S. Ice Dance Finals 1st
U.S. Championships 7th 7th 8th 8th 5th

Ice dance with Chloe Lewis

Competition placements at junior level [10]
Season 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
World Junior Championships 7th
Winter Youth Olympics 2nd
JGP Australia 5th
JGP Czech Republic 11th 6th
JGP Estonia 3rd
JGP France 5th
JGP Italy 5th
JGP Mexico 5th
JGP Spain 5th
JGP United States 5th
Lake Placid Ice Dance 2nd
U.S. Championships 6th 7th 6th 4th 3rd

Detailed results

Ice dance with Eva Pate

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System 
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 
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Nov 12–16, 2019 United States 2020 U.S. Ice Dance Final 1 62.84 1 99.93 1 162.77
Jan 20–26, 2020 United States 2020 U.S. Championships 7 60.07 7 95.75 7 155.82
Results in the 2020–21 season 
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 23–24, 2020 United States 2020 Skate America 7 59.61 7 91.79 7 151.40
Jan 11–21, 2021 United States 2021 U.S. Championships 7 64.37 7 90.56 7 154.93
Results in the 2021–22 season 
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 12–15, 2021 United States 2021 Lake Placid Ice Dance International 3 65.24 5 94.63 5 159.87
Sep 14–17, 2021 United States 2021 U.S. International Classic 4 67.20 3 104.50 3 171.70
Nov 17–20, 2021 Poland 2021 CS Warsaw Cup 9 67.39 6 103.61 7 171.00
Jan 3–9, 2022 United States 2022 U.S. Championships 8 73.06 8 107.66 8 180.72
Results in the 2022–23 season 
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jul 26–29, 2022 United States 2022 Lake Placid Ice Dance International 2 71.60 2 107.86 2 179.46
Sep 12–16, 2022 United States 2022 CS U.S. International Classic 3 72.66 2 106.97 2 179.63
Sep 29 – Oct 1, 2022 Slovakia 2022 CS Nepela Memorial 2 72.31 2 106.38 2 178.69
Nov 4–6, 2022 France 2022 Grand Prix de France 5 69.46 6 104.57 5 174.03
Dec 7–10, 2022 Croatia 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 7 65.64 4 108.80 4 174.44
Jan 23–29, 2023 United States 2023 U.S. Championships 7 75.52 9 107.09 8 182.61
Results in the 2023–24 season 
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 1–2, 2023 United States 2023 Lake Placid Ice Dance International 3 72.78 3 105.17 3 177.95
Sep 14–16, 2023 Canada 2023 CS Autumn Classic International 1 77.02 2 114.18 1 191.20
Oct 27–29, 2023 Canada 2023 Skate Canada International 6 72.12 6 109.34 6 181.46
Nov 10–12, 2023 China 2023 Cup of China 4 73.29 4 111.29 4 184.58
Jan 22–28, 2024 United States 2024 U.S. Championships 7 73.81 5 110.94 5 184.75

Ice dance with Chloe Lewis

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System 
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 139.17 2018 World Junior Championships
Rhythm dance TSS 58.07 2018 World Junior Championships
TES 31.31 2015 JGP in Spain
PCS 27.67 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
Free dance TSS 81.30 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
TES 41.00 2015 JGP in Spain
PCS 43.32 2018 World Junior Championships
Results in the 2013–14 season 
Date Event SD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 5–7, 2013 Mexico 2013 JGP Mexico 5 42.50 5 61.82 5 104.32
Oct 3–5, 2013 Czech Republic 2013 JGP Czech Republic 12 41.16 11 61.93 11 103.09
Jan 5–12, 2014 United States 2014 U.S. Championships (Junior) 6 46.35 6 75.79 6 122.14
Results in the 2014–15 season 
Date Event SD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 20–24, 2014 France 2014 JGP France 7 41.40 5 70.66 5 112.06
Jan 18–25, 2015 United States 2015 U.S. Championships (Junior) 8 48.18 5 77.47 7 125.65
Results in the 2015–16 season 
Date Event SD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 2–6, 2015 United States 2015 JGP United States 3 53.57 5 74.68 5 128.25
Sep 30 – Oct 4, 2015 Spain 2015 JGP Spain 5 57.03 5 81.19 5 138.22
Jan 15–24, 2016 United States 2016 U.S. Championships (Junior) 7 56.02 6 80.43 6 136.45
Feb 12–21, 2016 Norway 2016 Winter Youth Olympics 3 55.07 2 81.30 2 136.37
Results in the 2016–17 season 
Date Event SD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jul 29–30, 2016 United States 2016 Lake Placid Ice Dance International 2 58.37 3 77.53 2 135.90
Aug 31 – Sep 4, 2016 Czech Republic 2016 JGP Czech Republic 6 49.82 5 76.36 6 126.18
Sep 28 – Oct 2, 2016 Estonia 2016 JGP Estonia 4 51.04 3 81.09 3 132.13
Jan 14–22, 2017 United States 2017 U.S. Championships (Junior) 4 60.60 4 87.83 4 148.43
Results in the 2017–18 season 
Date Event SD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 23–26, 2017 Australia 2017 JGP Australia 5 52.26 5 72.14 5 124.40
Oct 11–14, 2017 Italy 2017 JGP Italy 5 53.72 5 76.76 5 130.48
Dec 29, 2017 – Jan 8, 2018 United States 2018 U.S. Championships (Junior) 3 62.14 3 81.07 3 143.21
Mar 5–11, 2018 Bulgaria 2018 World Junior Championships 8 58.07 6 81.10 7 139.17

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