Jimmy Ma
| Jimmy Ma | |
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| Born | October 11, 1995 Queens, New York |
| Hometown | Plano, Texas |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | United States |
| Coach | Peter Cain, Nikolai Morozov |
| Skating club | SC of New York |
| Began skating | 2004 |
Jimmy Ma (born October 11, 1995) is an American figure skater. He is the 2018 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic bronze medalist and Philadelphia Summer 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 11th 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.
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2019–2020 [5] |
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| 2018–2019 [1] |
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| 2017–2018 [4] |
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| 2014–2015 [6] |
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| 2013–2014 [3] |
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| 2012–2013 [4] |
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| 2011–2012 [4] |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
2012–2013 to present
| International[7] | ||||||||
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| Event | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 |
| GP Skate America | 12th | |||||||
| CS Finlandia Trophy | 4th | |||||||
| CS U.S. Classic | 3rd | 6th | ||||||
| Philadelphia | 2nd | |||||||
| International: Junior[7] | ||||||||
| 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 |
| Eastern Sect. | 2nd J | 1st J | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st |
| North Atlantic Reg. | 1st J | 1st | ||||||
| J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned | ||||||||
2007–2008 to 2011–2012
| National[4] | |||||
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| 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
- ^ a b "Jimmy MA: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018.
- ^ ArbitalJacoby, Sheri (2018-01-29). "Figure Skater Turns A Half Million Heads". Great Neck Record. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
- ^ a b "Jimmy MA: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 22, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ 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) - ^ "Jimmy MA: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 13, 2019.
- ^ "Jimmy MA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Competition Results: Jimmy MA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018.}