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Jimmy Ma
Ma at 2018 Skate America
Born (1995-10-11) October 11, 1995 (age 29)
Queens, New York
HometownGreat Neck, New York
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
CoachAlexei Letov
Olga Ganicheva
Skating clubSC of Boston
Began skating2004

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 He was named to the team for the 2021 Asian Open Trophy, but later the entire American team was withdrawn.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] Ma was subsequently assigned to two additional Challenger events, coming sixteenth at the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup before winning a bronze medal at the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.[10]

Hoping to qualify for the American Olympic team, Ma competed at the 2022 U.S. Championships, but finished in sixth place.[11] He was instead sent to the 2022 Four Continents Championships in Tallinn, where he finished tenth.[12]

2022–2023 season

At the 2022 CS U.S. Classic, Ma initially placed eighth in the short program. He rebounded in the free skate, finishing third in that segment, rising to fifth place overall.[13] On the Grand Prix at the 2022 Skate Canada International, Ma finished ninth.[14] He came seventh at the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy.[10]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2022–2023
[15]
  • Movie Star
    by CIX
2021–2022
[16]
2020–2021
[17]
2019–2020
[18]
2018–2019
[1]
2017–2018
[4]
  • Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor
    by Sergei Rachmaninoff
2014–2015
[19]
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[10]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23
Four Continents 10th
GP Skate America 12th 10th 5th
GP Skate Canada 9th
GP Wilson Trophy 7th
CS Asian Open WD
CS Finlandia Trophy 4th
CS Golden Spin 3rd
CS U.S. Classic 3rd 6th 5th
CS Warsaw Cup 16th
Cranberry Cup 2nd
Philadelphia 2nd
U.S. Classic 2nd
International: Junior[10]
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.{{cite web}}: 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.{{cite web}}: 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. ^ a b c d "Competition Results: Jimmy MA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018.}
  11. ^ Slater, Paula (January 9, 2022). "Chen seizes sixth consecutive U.S. national title". Golden Skate.
  12. ^ Slater, Paula (January 23, 2022). "Third time's the charm for Junhwan Cha". Golden Skate.
  13. ^ Sausa, Christie (September 15, 2022). "Ilia Malinin Rewrites the History Books with Quad Axel to Take Gold". U.S. Figure Skating.
  14. ^ "Starr Andrews, Emily Chan and Spencer Howe Win First Grand Prix Medals". U.S. Figure Skating. October 29, 2022.
  15. ^ "Jimmy MA: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022.
  16. ^ "Jimmy MA: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021.
  17. ^ "Jimmy MA: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020.
  18. ^ "Jimmy MA: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 13, 2019.
  19. ^ "Jimmy MA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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