Jimmy Ma | |
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![]() Ma at the 2018 Skate America | |
Born | Queens, New York | October 11, 1995
Hometown | Great Neck, New York |
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | ![]() |
Discipline | Men's singles |
Coach | Alexei Letov Olga Ganicheva |
Skating club | Skating Club of Boston |
Began skating | 2004 |
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. Ma has competed in nine senior U.S. national championships, achieving his highest result, 5th, in 2023.
Skating career
[edit]Early career
[edit]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
[edit]Ma placed eleventh at the 2018 U.S. Championships.
2018–2020 season
[edit]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
[edit]Ma won the gold medal at the 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
[edit]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
[edit]Ma started his season with a silver medal at the Cranberry Cup. A couple of weeks later, he won another silver medal at the U.S. Classic. He was named to the team for the 2021 Asian Open Trophy, but the entire American team was later withdrawn.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
[edit]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 and 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]
Ma finished fifth at the 2023 U.S. Championships.[15] This in turn earned him an assignment to the 2023 Four Continents Championships.[16] Despite a slight underrotation on his triple Axel in the short program at Four Continents, Ma placed third in the segment, winning a bronze small medal. He said that he was "really glad that I was able to retire this program on a good note."[17][18] The free skate proved more difficult, and he dropped to ninth.[19][20]
2023–2024 season
[edit]Ma won the bronze medal at the Skating Club of Boston's Cranberry Cup event, before coming ninth at the 2023 CS Autumn Classic International and fifth at the Shanghai Trophy.[10]
Programs
[edit]Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2023-2024 |
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2022–2023 [21] |
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2021–2022 [22] |
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2020–2021 [23] |
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2019–2020 [24] |
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2018–2019 [1] |
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2017–2018 [4] |
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2014–2015 [25] |
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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
[edit]- GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
Season | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
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Four Continents Championships | 10th | 9th | |||||||||
U.S. Championships | 18th | 16th | 20th | 11th | 10th | 13th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 6th | |
GP Cup of China | 9th | ||||||||||
GP Finland | 11th | ||||||||||
GP Skate America | 12th | 10th | 5th | ||||||||
GP Skate Canada | 9th | ||||||||||
GP Wilson Trophy | 7th | ||||||||||
CS Autumn Classic | 9th | ||||||||||
CS Cranberry Cup | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | ||||||||
CS Finlandia Trophy | 4th | ||||||||||
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 3rd | ||||||||||
CS Lombardia Trophy | TBD | ||||||||||
CS U.S. Classic | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 5th | |||||||
CS Warsaw Cup | 16th | ||||||||||
Coupe du Printemps | 1st | ||||||||||
Philadelphia Summer | 2nd | ||||||||||
Shanghai Trophy | 5th |
Season | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 |
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U.S. Championships | 4th | 3rd | |
JGP Japan | 14th | ||
JGP Latvia | 13th | ||
Gardena Spring Trophy | 3rd |
Detailed results
[edit]Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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Total | TSS | 250.97 | 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
Short program | TSS | 86.64 | 2023 Four Continents Championships |
TES | 47.39 | 2023 Four Continents Championships | |
PCS | 39.25 | 2023 Four Continents Championships | |
Free skating | TSS | 170.13 | 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
TES | 91.03 | 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
PCS | 79.10 | 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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Total | TSS | 147.79 | 2013 JGP Latvia |
Short program | TSS | 56.31 | 2013 JGP Latvia |
TES | 29.56 | 2013 JGP Latvia | |
PCS | 26.92 | 2014 JGP Japan | |
Free skating | TSS | 91.90 | 2014 JGP Japan |
TES | 44.18 | 2014 JGP Japan | |
PCS | 52.72 | 2013 JGP Latvia |
Senior level
[edit]2024–2025 season | ||||
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Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
August 8–11, 2024 | 2024 Cranberry Cup International | 7 78.24 |
2 158.53 |
3 236.77 |
2023–2024 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
January 22–28, 2024 | 2024 U.S. Championships | 9 76.54 |
6 162.03 |
6 238.57 |
November 17–19, 2023 | 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo | 3 80.19 |
11 111.07 |
11 191.26 |
November 10–12, 2023 | 2023 Cup of China | 7 77.29 |
10 127.87 |
9 205.16 |
October 3–5, 2023 | 2023 Shanghai Trophy | 5 62.30 |
4 137.03 |
5 199.33 |
September 14–17, 2023 | 2023 CS Autumn Classic International | 9 66.03 |
9 125.05 |
9 191.08 |
September 9–13, 2023 | 2023 Cranberry Cup International | 1 83.05 |
3 139.44 |
3 222.49 |
2022–23 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
March 17–19, 2023 | 2023 Coupe du Printemps | 1 80.94 |
1 141.79 |
1 222.73 |
February 7–12, 2023 | 2023 Four Continents Championships | 3 86.64 |
13 134.40 |
9 221.04 |
January 23–29, 2023 | 2023 U.S. Championships | 7 73.88 |
5 169.21 |
5 243.09 |
November 11–13, 2022 | 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy | 6 77.72 |
7 136.75 |
7 214.47 |
October 28–30, 2022 | 2022 Skate Canada International | 9 61.73 |
9 142.66 |
9 204.39 |
September 13–16, 2022 | 2022 CS U.S. Classic | 8 69.88 |
3 146.88 |
5 216.76 |
2021–22 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
January 18–23, 2022 | 2022 Four Continents Championships | 9 69.98 |
9 145.14 |
10 215.12 |
January 3–9, 2022 | 2022 U.S. Championships | 5 91.62 |
8 135.36 |
6 226.98 |
December 7–11, 2021 | 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 5 80.84 |
2 170.13 |
3 250.97 |
November 17–20, 2021 | 2021 CS Warsaw Cup | 10 71.49 |
19 123.60 |
16 195.09 |
October 22–24, 2021 | 2021 Skate America | 3 84.52 |
10 143.60 |
5 228.12 |
September 14–17, 2021 | 2021 U.S. International Classic | 2 84.07 |
2 149.51 |
2 233.58 |
August 11–15, 2021 | 2021 Cranberry Cup International | 2 78.30 |
2 152.29 |
2 230.59 |
2020–21 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
January 11–21, 2021 | 2021 U.S. Championships | 6 82.30 |
8 148.48 |
6 230.78 |
October 23–24, 2020 | 2020 Skate America | 11 63.36 |
10 133.62 |
10 196.98 |
2019–20 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
January 20–26, 2020 | 2020 U.S. Championships | 12 71.54 |
13 122.31 |
13 193.85 |
October 11–13, 2019 | 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy | 8 66.48 |
2 147.01 |
4 213.49 |
September 17–22, 2019 | 2019 CS U.S. Classic | 6 67.34 |
6 132.96 |
6 200.30 |
2018–19 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
January 19–27, 2019 | 2019 U.S. Championships | 10 74.84 |
11 132.08 |
10 206.92 |
November 11–18, 2018 | 2018 Skate America | 7 71.85 |
12 113.53 |
12 185.06 |
September 12–16, 2018 | 2018 CS U.S. Classic | 4 73.21 |
3 132.89 |
3 206.10 |
August 3–5, 2018 | 2018 Philadelphia Summer International | 4 67.32 |
2 131.56 |
2 198.88 |
2017–18 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
December 29–January 8, 2018 | 2018 U.S. Championships | 11 75.28 |
11 147.13 |
11 222.41 |
2016–17 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
January 14–22, 2017 | 2017 U.S. Championships | 15 70.41 |
21 110.66 |
20 181.07 |
2015–16 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
January 15–24, 2016 | 2016 U.S. Championships | 15 51.95 |
17 109.68 |
16 161.63 |
Junior level
[edit]2014–15 season | |||||
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Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
January 18–25, 2015 | 2015 U.S. Championships | Senior | 16 59.09 |
18 105.65 |
18 164.74 |
February 11–14, 2014 | 2014 JGP Japan | Junior | 14 47.81 |
14 91.90 |
14 139.71 |
2013–14 season | |||||
Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
January 5–12, 2014 | 2014 U.S. Championships | Junior | 2 63.46 |
3 119.27 |
3 182.73 |
August 28–31, 2013 | 2013 JGP Latvia | Junior | 10 56.31 |
15 91.48 |
13 147.79 |
2012–13 season | |||||
Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
April 2–3, 2013 | 2013 Egna Spring Trophy | Junior | 4 55.08 |
3 98.90 |
3 153.98 |
January 20–27, 2013 | 2013 U.S. Championships | Junior | 4 57.88 |
3 118.21 |
4 176.09 |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
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- ^ Slater, Paula (January 23, 2022). "Third time's the charm for Junhwan Cha". Golden Skate.
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- ^ "Jimmy MA: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021.
- ^ "Jimmy MA: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020.
- ^ "Jimmy MA: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 13, 2019.
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- ^ a b "Personal Bests Jimmy Ma (USA)". International Skating Union.
External links
[edit]- Jimmy Ma at the International Skating Union
- Jimmy Ma at SkatingScores.com
- Jimmy Ma at U.S. Figure Skating