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 29)
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
Medal record
Four Continents Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Seoul Singles

Jimmy Ma (born October 11, 1995) is an American figure skater. He is the 2025 Four Continents bronze medalist, 2021 Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze medalist, the 2018 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, fifth, 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. Ma subsequently competed on the 2023–24 Grand Prix circuit, finishing ninth at the 2023 Cup of China and eleventh at the 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo. He then closed off the season with a sixth-place finish at the 2024 U.S. Championships. [10]

2024–2025 season: Four Continents bronze

Ma began the season by competing on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, winning bronze at the 2024 CS Cranberry Cup International, finishing sixth at the 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy, and sixth at the 2024 CS Tallinn Trophy. [10]

In January, at the 2025 U.S. Championships, Ma placed third in the short program and seventh in the free skate, finishing in fifth place overall. [21] Following the withdrawal of Andrew Torgashev, Ma was assigned to compete at the 2025 Four Continents Championships in Seoul, South Korea the following month. [22] Ma placed second in the short program and third in the free skate, winning the bronze medal overall. [21] With the event taking place a few weeks following the 2025 Potomac River mid-air collision, which killed four members of the Skating Club of Boston, Ma dedicated his medal to the victims, including Evgenia Shishkova, Vadim Naumov, Jinna Han, Spencer Lane, as well as Han and Lane's mothers, Jin Han and Christine Lane. [23]

On March 2, 2025, Ma took part in Legacy on Ice, an ice show organized by U.S. Figure Skating that paid tribute to lives lost aboard American Eagle Flight 5342. [24] He performed to "One Day I'll Fly Away," which was set to be Jinna Han's competitive routine for the upcoming season. [25]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2024–2025
[26] [4] [27]
2023–2024
[28]


  • Movie Star
    by CIX
2022–2023
[29]
2021–2022
[30] 		Attack on Titan :
2020–2021
[31]
2019–2020
[32]
2018–2019
[1]
2017–2018
[4]
2014–2015
[33]
  • 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  [21]
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 10th9th3rd
U.S. Championships 18th16th20th11th10th13th6th6th5th6th5th
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 2nd3rd3rd
CS Finlandia Trophy 4th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 3rd
CS Lombardia Trophy 6th
CS Tallinn Trophy 6th
CS U.S. Classic 3rd6th2nd5th
CS Warsaw Cup 16th
Coupe du Printemps 1st
Philadelphia Summer 2nd
Shanghai Trophy 5th
Competition placements at junior level  [21]
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  [21]
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

Senior level

Results in the 2014-15 season   [21]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Jan 18–25, 2015 Flag of the United States.svg 2015 U.S. Championships 1659.0918105.6518164.74
Results in the 2015-16 season   [21]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Jan 15–24, 2016 Flag of the United States.svg 2016 U.S. Championships 1551.9517109.6816161.63
Results in the 2016-17 season   [21]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Jan 14–22, 2017 Flag of the United States.svg 2017 U.S. Championships 1570.4121110.6620181.07
Results in the 2017-18 season   [21]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Dec 29 – Jan 8, 2018 Flag of the United States.svg 2018 U.S. Championships 1175.2811147.1311222.41
Results in the 2018-19 season   [21]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Aug 3–5, 2018 Flag of the United States.svg 2018 Philadelphia Summer International 467.322131.562198.88
Sep 12–16, 2018 Flag of the United States.svg 2018 CS U.S. Classic 473.213132.893206.10
Nov 11–18, 2018 Flag of the United States.svg 2018 Skate America 771.8512113.5312185.06
Jan 19–27, 2019 Flag of the United States.svg 2019 U.S. Championships 1074.8411132.0810206.92
Results in the 2019-20 season   [21]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Sep 17–22, 2019 Flag of the United States.svg 2019 CS U.S. Classic 667.346132.966200.30
Oct 11–13, 2019 Flag of Finland.svg 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy 866.482147.014213.49
Jan 20–26, 2020 Flag of the United States.svg 2020 U.S. Championships 1271.5413122.3113193.85
Results in the 2020-21 season   [21]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Oct 23–24, 2020 Flag of the United States.svg 2020 Skate America 1163.3610133.6210196.98
Jan 11–21, 2021 Flag of the United States.svg 2021 U.S. Championships 682.308148.486230.78
Results in the 2021-22 season   [21]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Aug 11–15, 2021 Flag of the United States.svg 2021 Cranberry Cup International 278.302152.292230.59
Sep 14–17, 2021 Flag of the United States.svg 2021 U.S. Classic 284.072149.512233.58
Oct 22–24, 2021 Flag of the United States.svg 2021 Skate America 384.5210143.605228.12
Nov 17–20, 2021 Flag of Poland.svg 2021 CS Warsaw Cup 1071.4919123.6016195.09
Dec 7–11, 2021 Flag of Croatia.svg 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 580.842170.133250.97
Jan 3–9, 2022 Flag of the United States.svg 2022 U.S. Championships 591.628135.366226.98
Jan 18–23, 2022 Flag of Estonia.svg 2022 Four Continents Championships 969.989145.1410215.12
Results in the 2022-23 season   [21]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Sep 13–16, 2022 Flag of the United States.svg 2022 CS U.S. Classic 869.983146.885216.76
Oct 28–30, 2022 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2022 Skate Canada International 961.739142.669204.39
Nov 11–13, 2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy 677.727137.757214.47
Jan 23–29, 2023 Flag of the United States.svg 2023 U.S. Championships 773.885169.215243.09
Feb 7–12, 2023 Flag of the United States.svg 2023 Four Continents Championships 386.6413134.409221.04
Mar 17–19, 2023 Flag of Luxembourg.svg 2023 Coupe du Printemps 180.941141.791222.73
Results in the 2023-24 season   [21]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Aug 9–13, 2023 Flag of the United States.svg 2023 Cranberry Cup International 183.053139.443222.49
Sep 14–17, 2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2023 CS Autumn Classic International 966.039125.059191.08
Oct 3–5, 2023 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2023 Shanghai Trophy 562.304137.035199.23
Nov 10–12, 2023 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2023 Cup of China 777.2910127.879205.16
Nov 17–19, 2023 Flag of Finland.svg 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo 380.1911111.0711191.26
Jan 22–28, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg 2024 U.S. Championships 976.546162.036238.57
Results in the 2024–25 season   [21]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Aug 8–11, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg 2024 CS Cranberry Cup International 778.242158.533236.77
Sep 13–15, 2024 Flag of Italy.svg 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy 773.015156.406229.41
Nov 12–17, 2024 Flag of Estonia.svg 2024 CS Tallinn Trophy 1166.274143.446209.71
Jan 20–26, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg 2025 U.S. Championships 391.917144.875236.78
Feb 19–23, 2025 Flag of South Korea.svg 2025 Four Continents Championships 282.523162.493245.01

Junior level

Results in the 2012-13 season   [21]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Jan 20–27, 2013 Flag of the United States.svg 2013 U.S. Championships (Junior) 457.883118.214176.09
Apr 2–3, 2017 Flag of Italy.svg 2013 Gardena Spring Trophy 455.08398.903153.98
Results in the 2013-14 season   [21]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Aug 28–31, 2013 Flag of Latvia.svg 2013 JGP Latvia 1056.311591.4813147.79
Jan 5–12, 2014 Flag of the United States.svg 2014 U.S. Championships (Junior) 263.463119.273182.73
Results in the 2013-14 season   [21]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Sep 10–14, 2014 Flag of Japan.svg 2014 JGP Latvia 1447.811491.9014139.71

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