Jimmy Ma

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Jimmy Ma
Jimmy Ma - 2018 Skate America.jpg
Ma at the 2018 Skate America
Born (1995-10-11) October 11, 1995 (age 28)
Queens, New York
Hometown Great Neck, New York
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Discipline Men's singles
CoachAlexei Letov
Olga Ganicheva
Skating club Skating Club 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. Ma has competed in nine senior U.S. national championships, achieving his highest result, 5th, in 2023.

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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 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

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 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 He was named to the team for the 2021 Asian Open Trophy, but the entire American team was later withdrawn.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

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

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

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023-2024


  • Movie Star
    by CIX
2022–2023
[21]
2021–2022
[22] 		Attack on Titan :
2020–2021
[23]
2019–2020
[24]
2018–2019
[1]
2017–2018
[4]
2014–2015
[25]
  • Grand Guignol
    by Bajofondo
    choreo. by Josh Babb
2013–2014
[3]
  • Montserrat
    by Orquesta del Plata, Bajofondo
    choreo. by Josh Babb
2012–2013
[4]
  • Heart of Courage
    by Two Steps from Hell
  • Lacrimosa Dominae
    by Two Steps from Hell
    choreo. by Josh Babb
2011–2012
[4]

Competitive highlights

Competition placements at senior level  [26]
Season 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Four Continents Championships 10th9th
U.S. Championships 18th16th20th11th10th13th6th6th5th6th
GP Cup of China 9th
GP Finland 11th
GP Skate America 12th10th5th
GP Skate Canada 9th
GP Wilson Trophy 7th
CS Autumn Classic 9th
CS Cranberry Cup 2nd3rdTBD
CS Finlandia Trophy 4th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 3rd
CS U.S. Classic 3rd6th2nd5th
CS Warsaw Cup 16th
Coupe du Printemps 1st
Philadelphia Summer 2nd
Shanghai Trophy 5th
Competition placements at junior level  [26]
Season 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
U.S. Championships 4th3rd
JGP Japan 14th
JGP Latvia 13th
Gardena Spring Trophy 3rd

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System  [27]
SegmentTypeScoreEvent
TotalTSS250.97 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
Short program TSS86.64 2023 Four Continents Championships
TES47.392023 Four Continents Championships
PCS39.252023 Four Continents Championships
Free skating TSS170.132021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
TES91.032021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
PCS79.102021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System  [27]
SegmentTypeScoreEvent
TotalTSS147.79 2013 JGP Latvia
Short program TSS56.312013 JGP Latvia
TES29.562013 JGP Latvia
PCS26.92 2014 JGP Japan
Free skating TSS91.902014 JGP Japan
TES44.182014 JGP Japan
PCS52.722013 JGP Latvia

Senior level

2023–2024 season
DateEvent 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
DateEvent 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
DateEvent 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
DateEvent 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
DateEvent 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
DateEvent 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
DateEvent SP FS Total
December 29–January 8, 2018 2018 U.S. Championships 11
75.28		11
147.13		11
222.41
2016–17 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
January 14–22, 2017 2017 U.S. Championships 15
70.41		21
110.66		20
181.07
2015–16 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
January 15–24, 2016 2016 U.S. Championships 15
51.95		17
109.68		16
161.63

Junior level

2014–15 season
DateEventLevel SP FS Total
January 18–25, 2015 2015 U.S. Championships Senior16
59.09		18
105.65		18
164.74
February 11–14, 2014 2014 JGP Japan Junior14
47.81		14
91.90		14
139.71
2013–14 season
DateEventLevel SP FS Total
January 5–12, 2014 2014 U.S. Championships Junior2
63.46		3
119.27		3
182.73
August 28–31, 2013 2013 JGP Latvia Junior10
56.31		15
91.48		13
147.79
2012–13 season
DateEventLevel SP FS Total
April 2–3, 2013 2013 Egna Spring Trophy Junior4
55.08		3
98.90		3
153.98
January 20–27, 2013 2013 U.S. Championships Junior4
57.88		3
118.21		4
176.09

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