Jimmy Ma

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Jimmy Ma
Jimmy Ma - 2018 Skate America.jpg
Ma at 2018 Skate America
Personal information
Country representedUnited States
Born (1995-10-11) October 11, 1995 (age 26)
Queens, New York
Home townGreat Neck, New York
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
CoachAleksey Letov
Olga Ganicheva
Former coachPeter Cain
Darlene Cain
Nikolai Morozov
Elaine Zayak
Liu Hongyun
Steven Rice
ChoreographerNikolai Morozov
Misha Ge
Former choreographerJoshua Farris
Skating clubSC of Boston
Former skating clubSC of New York
Training locationsNorwood, Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts
Former training locationsPlano, Texas
Euless, Texas
Began skating2004
ISU personal best scores
Combined total250.97
2021 CS Golden Spin
Short program84.52
2021 Skate America
Free skate170.13
2021 CS Golden Spin

Jimmy Ma (born October 11, 1995) is an American figure skater. He is the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze medalist, the 2018 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic bronze medalist, the Philadelphia Summer International silver medalist, and the 2021 Cranberry International silver medalist.

Skating career[]

Early career[]

Ma began learning to skate in 2004.[1] He grew up in Great Neck where he skated at Parkwood Sports Complex and Chelsea Piers.[2] He made his ISU Junior Grand Prix debut in August 2013, placing 13th in Riga, Latvia. Elaine Zayak, Steven Rice and Hongyun Liu coached him in Hackensack, New Jersey.[3]

2017–2018 season[]

Ma placed eleventh at the 2018 U.S. Championships.

2018–2020 season[]

As of the 2018–2019 season, Ma is coached by Darlene Cain and Peter Cain in Euless, Texas and by Nikolai Morozov in Hackensack, New Jersey.[4] He began his season with silver at the Philadelphia Summer International and then took bronze at the 2018 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic. He made his Grand Prix debut at the 2018 Skate America.

2019–2020 season[]

Ma won the gold medal at 2020 Eastern Sectionals, earning him a spot at the 2020 U.S. Championships, where he placed thirteenth. He competed internationally at two Challenger events, placing sixth at the U.S. Classic and fourth at Finlandia Trophy.

2020–2021 season[]

Due to the coronavirus pandemic limiting travel, Ma was assigned to compete on the Grand Prix at the 2020 Skate America.[5] He placed tenth at the event.[6]

Ma placed sixth at the 2021 U.S. Championships, the best result of his senior career.[7]

2021–2022 season[]

Ma started off his season with a silver medal at the Cranberry Cup. A couple of weeks later he won another silver medal, this time at the U.S. Classic. He was named to the team for the Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy, but later the entire American team was withdrawn. He was later named to the team for the 2021 Skate America, as a replacement for Yaroslav Paniot.[8] He placed fifth overall at the event, including an unexpected third place in the short program.[9]

Programs[]

Season Short program Free skating
2021–2022
[10]
  • Attack on Titan (soundtrack)
2020–2021
[11]
2019–2020
[12]
2018–2019
[1]
2017–2018
[4]
  • Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor
    by Sergei Rachmaninoff
2014–2015
[13]
2013–2014
[3]
  • Montserrat
    by Orquesta del Plata, Bajofondo
2012–2013
[4]
  • Montserrat
    by Orquesta del Plata, Bajofondo
2011–2012
[4]

Competitive highlights[]

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

2012–2013 to present[]

International[14]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22
GP Skate America 12th 10th 5th
CS Finlandia Trophy 4th
CS Golden Spin 3rd
CS U.S. Classic 3rd 6th
CS Warsaw Cup 16th
Asian Open WD
Cranberry Cup 2nd
Philadelphia 2nd
U.S. Classic 2nd
International: Junior[14]
JGP Japan 14th
JGP Latvia 13th
Egna Spring Trophy 3rd
National[4]
U.S. Champ. 4th J 3rd J 18th 16th 20th 11th 10th 13th 6th 6th
Eastern Sect. 2nd J 1st J 4th 1st 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st
North Atlantic Reg. 1st J 1st
ISP Points Chal. 7th
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned

2007–2008 to 2011–2012[]

National[4]
Event 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12
U.S. Championships 5th N
U.S. Junior Champ. 14th I
Eastern Sectionals 6th N 2nd N
North Atlantic Regionals 3rd V 2nd I 1st I 1st N 2nd N
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Jimmy MA: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018.
  2. ^ ArbitalJacoby, Sheri (2018-01-29). "Figure Skater Turns A Half Million Heads". Great Neck Record. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  3. ^ a b "Jimmy MA: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 22, 2014.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Jimmy Ma". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018.
    "Earlier versions: 2014–2018". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "2020 Skate America". International Figure Skating. October 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "ISU GP 2020 Guaranteed Rate Skate America". U.S. Figure Skating.
  7. ^ Slater, Paula (January 17, 2021). "Nathan Chen wins fifth consecutive US National title". Golden Skate.
  8. ^ "Jimmmy Ma Added to 2021 Guaranteed Rate Skate America". U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone. U.S. Figure Skating. October 11, 2021.
  9. ^ Capellazzi, Gina (25 October 2021). "Vincent Zhou wins his first-ever Skate America title". Figure Skaters Online.
  10. ^ "Jimmy MA: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021.
  11. ^ "Jimmy MA: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020.
  12. ^ "Jimmy MA: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 13, 2019.
  13. ^ "Jimmy MA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  14. ^ a b "Competition Results: Jimmy MA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018.}

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