Partnership With Samuelson
In 2000, one of his coaches, Gary Clark, teamed him up with Emily Samuelson.
Moving up to the intermediate level in the 2001–2002 season, they won the silver medal at their regional championship. At the 2001–2002 U.S. Junior Championships, they won the intermediate national title.
In the 2002–2003 season, Samuelson and Bates moved up to the novice level. They competed internationally for the first time through the North American Challenge Skate program. They placed 10th on the novice level at the event in Thunder Bay, Ontario. They won the pewter medal at their regional championship to qualify for their sectional championship. At their sectional championship, they placed 6th and did not qualify for the 2003 U.S. Championships.
Remaining as novices in the 2003–2004 season, they won their regional championship to qualify for their sectional championship, where they won the silver medal. This qualified them for the 2004 U.S. Championships on the novice level. At nationals, they won the bronze medal. Their placement at nationals earned them a trip to the Estonia International Ice Dancing Championships on the novice level, where they won the silver medal.
In the 2004–2005 season, competing in their third season as novices, Samuelson & Bates won the silver medal at their regional championship and won their sectional championship to qualify for the 2005 U.S. Championships. At nationals, they won the novice title.
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