Jimmy Ma
{{Short description|American figure skater}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox figure skater
| name = Jimmy Ma
| image = Jimmy Ma - 2018 Skate America.jpg
| caption = Ma at the 2018 Skate America
| fullname =
| altname =
| country = {{USA}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|10|11|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Queens, New York
| hometown = Great Neck, New York
| height = {{height|m=1.64}}
| coach = Alexei Letov
Olga Ganicheva
| skating club = Skating Club of Boston
| beganskating = 2004
| retired =
| discipline = Men's singles
| medalrecord = {{Figure skating infobox medals
|4CC={{FS medal|b|4CC|2025|Seoul|m}}
}}
}}
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.
Skating career
= Early career =
= 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. 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. He placed tenth at the event.
Ma placed sixth at the 2021 U.S. Championships, the best result of his senior career.
= 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 He was named to the team for the 2021 Asian Open Trophy, but the entire American team was later withdrawn.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. He placed fifth overall at the event, including an unexpected third place in the short program. 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.
Hoping to qualify for the American Olympic team, Ma competed at the 2022 U.S. Championships but finished in sixth place. He was instead sent to the 2022 Four Continents Championships in Tallinn, where he finished tenth.
= 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. On the Grand Prix at the 2022 Skate Canada International, Ma finished ninth. He came seventh at the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy.
Ma finished fifth at the 2023 U.S. Championships. This in turn earned him an assignment to the 2023 Four Continents Championships. 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." The free skate proved more difficult, and he dropped to ninth.
= 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.
= 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.
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. Following the withdrawal of Andrew Torgashev, Ma was assigned to compete at the 2025 Four Continents Championships in Seoul, South Korea the following month.{{cite web |title=2024-25 International Assignments and Results |url=https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/sports/2024/6/25/2024-25-international-assignments-and-results.aspx |website=U.S. Figure Skating |publisher=U.S. Figure Skating |access-date=25 February 2025}} Ma placed second in the short program and third in the free skate, winning the bronze medal overall. 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.{{cite web |last1=Ma |first1=Jimmy |title=This one’s for you. ❤️🕊️ |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DGYWiz8xizq/?hl=en&img_index=1 |website=Instagram |publisher=Instagram |access-date=24 February 2025}}
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.{{cite web |title=Legacy on Ice |url=https://www.usfigureskating.org/event/legacy-ice |website=U.S. Figure Skating |publisher=U.S. Figure Skating |access-date=4 March 2025}} He performed to "One Day I'll Fly Away," which was set to be Jinna Han's competitive routine for the upcoming season.{{cite web |title=Figure skaters killed in midair collision to be honored at tribute show in Washington |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khGTVDnqJWA |website=YouTube |publisher=NBC10 Boston |access-date=8 March 2025}}
Programs
Competitive highlights
{{smalldiv|
- GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
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{{Figure skating competitive highlights
|level=senior|ref={{r|SS-JM}}
|season1=2014–15|season2=2015–16|season3=2016–17|season4=2017–18|season5=2018–19
|season6=2019–20|season7=2020–21|season8=2021–22|season9=2022–23|season10=2023–24
|season11=2024–25
|{{FS placements|11|Four Continents Championships|p8=10th|p9=9th|p11=3rd}}
|{{FS placements|11|U.S. Championships|p1=18th|p2=16th|p3=20th|p4=11th|p5=10th|p6=13th|p7=6th|p8=6th|p9=5th|p10=6th|p11=5th}}
|{{FS placements|11|{{small|GP}} Cup of China|p10=9th}}
|{{FS placements|11|{{small|GP}} Finland|p10=11th}}
|{{FS placements|11|{{small|GP}} Skate America|p5=12th|p7=10th|p8=5th}}
|{{FS placements|11|{{small|GP}} Skate Canada|p9=9th}}
|{{FS placements|11|{{small|GP}} Wilson Trophy|p9=7th}}
|{{FS placements|11|{{small|CS}} Autumn Classic|p10=9th}}
|{{FS placements|11|{{small|CS}} Cranberry Cup|p8=2nd|p10=3rd|p11=3rd}}
|{{FS placements|11|{{small|CS}} Finlandia Trophy|p6=4th}}
|{{FS placements|11|{{nowrap|{{small|CS}} Golden Spin of Zagreb}}|p8=3rd}}
|{{FS placements|11|{{small|CS}} Lombardia Trophy|p11=6th}}
|{{FS placements|11|{{small|CS}} Tallinn Trophy|p11=6th}}
|{{FS placements|11|{{small|CS}} U.S. Classic|p5=3rd|p6=6th|p8=2nd|p9=5th}}
|{{FS placements|11|{{small|CS}} Warsaw Cup|p8=16th}}
|{{FS placements|11|Coupe du Printemps|p9=1st}}
|{{FS placements|11|Philadelphia Summer|p5=2nd}}
|{{FS placements|11|Shanghai Trophy|p10=5th}}
}}
{{Figure skating competitive highlights
|level=junior|ref={{r|SS-JM}}
|season1=2012–13|season2=2013–14|season3=2014–15
|{{FS placements|3|U.S. Championships|p1=4th|pewter1=yes|p2=3rd}}
|{{FS placements|3|{{small|JGP}} Japan|p3=14th}}
|{{FS placements|3|{{small|JGP}} Latvia|p2=13th}}
|{{FS placements|3|Gardena Spring Trophy|p1=3rd}}
}}
Detailed results
{{Figure skating personal bests|ref={{r|SS-JM}}
|250.97|2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
|86.64|{{nowrap|2023 Four Continents Championships}}
|47.39|2023 Four Continents Championships
|39.25|2023 Four Continents Championships
|170.13|2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
|91.03|2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
|79.10|2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
}}
= Senior level =
{{Figure skating detailed results
|season=2014-15|ref={{r|SS-JM}}
|Jan 18–25, 2015|{{flagicon|USA}} 2015 U.S. Championships|16|59.09|18|105.65|18|164.74
}}
{{Figure skating detailed results
|season=2015-16|ref={{r|SS-JM}}
|Jan 15–24, 2016|{{flagicon|USA}} 2016 U.S. Championships|15|51.95|17|109.68|16|161.63
}}
{{Figure skating detailed results
|season=2016-17|ref={{r|SS-JM}}
|Jan 14–22, 2017|{{flagicon|USA}} 2017 U.S. Championships|15|70.41|21|110.66|20|181.07
}}
{{Figure skating detailed results
|season=2017-18|ref={{r|SS-JM}}
|Dec 29 – Jan 8, 2018|{{flagicon|USA}} 2018 U.S. Championships|11|75.28|11|147.13|11|222.41
}}
{{Figure skating detailed results
|season=2018-19|ref={{r|SS-JM}}
|Aug 3–5, 2018|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} 2018 Philadelphia Summer International}}|4|67.32|2|131.56|2|198.88
|Sep 12–16, 2018|{{flagicon|USA}} 2018 CS U.S. Classic|4|73.21|3|132.89|3|206.10
|Nov 11–18, 2018|{{flagicon|USA}} 2018 Skate America|7|71.85|12|113.53|12|185.06
|Jan 19–27, 2019|{{flagicon|USA}} 2019 U.S. Championships|10|74.84|11|132.08|10|206.92
}}
{{Figure skating detailed results
|season=2019-20|ref={{r|SS-JM}}
|Sep 17–22, 2019|{{flagicon|USA}} 2019 CS U.S. Classic|6|67.34|6|132.96|6|200.30
|Oct 11–13, 2019|{{flagicon|FIN}} 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy|8|66.48|2|147.01|4|213.49
|Jan 20–26, 2020|{{flagicon|USA}} 2020 U.S. Championships|12|71.54|13|122.31|13|193.85
}}
{{Figure skating detailed results
|season=2020-21|ref={{r|SS-JM}}
|Oct 23–24, 2020|{{flagicon|USA}} 2020 Skate America|11|63.36|10|133.62|10|196.98
|Jan 11–21, 2021|{{flagicon|USA}} 2021 U.S. Championships|6|82.30|8|148.48|6|230.78
}}
{{Figure skating detailed results
|season=2021-22|ref={{r|SS-JM}}
|Aug 11–15, 2021|{{flagicon|USA}} 2021 Cranberry Cup International|2|78.30|2|152.29|2|230.59
|Sep 14–17, 2021|{{flagicon|USA}} 2021 U.S. Classic|2|84.07|2|149.51|2|233.58
|Oct 22–24, 2021|{{flagicon|USA}} 2021 Skate America|3|84.52|10|143.60|5|228.12
|Nov 17–20, 2021|{{flagicon|POL}} 2021 CS Warsaw Cup|10|71.49|19|123.60|16|195.09
|Dec 7–11, 2021|{{flagicon|CRO}} 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb|5|80.84|2|170.13|3|250.97
|Jan 3–9, 2022|{{flagicon|USA}} 2022 U.S. Championships|5|91.62|8|135.36|6|226.98
|Jan 18–23, 2022|{{flagicon|EST}} 2022 Four Continents Championships|9|69.98|9|145.14|10|215.12
}}
{{Figure skating detailed results
|season=2022-23|ref={{r|SS-JM}}
|Sep 13–16, 2022|{{flagicon|USA}} 2022 CS U.S. Classic|8|69.98|3|146.88|5|216.76
|Oct 28–30, 2022|{{flagicon|CAN}} 2022 Skate Canada International|9|61.73|9|142.66|9|204.39
|Nov 11–13, 2022|{{flagicon|GBR}} 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy|6|77.72|7|137.75|7|214.47
|Jan 23–29, 2023|{{flagicon|USA}} 2023 U.S. Championships|7|73.88|5|169.21|5|243.09
|Feb 7–12, 2023|{{flagicon|USA}} 2023 Four Continents Championships|3|86.64|13|134.40|9|221.04|small5=yes
|Mar 17–19, 2023|{{flagicon|LUX}} 2023 Coupe du Printemps|1|80.94|1|141.79|1|222.73
}}
{{Figure skating detailed results
|season=2023-24|ref={{r|SS-JM}}
|Aug 9–13, 2023|{{flagicon|USA}} 2023 Cranberry Cup International|1|83.05|3|139.44|3|222.49
|Sep 14–17, 2023|{{flagicon|CAN}} 2023 CS Autumn Classic International|9|66.03|9|125.05|9|191.08
|Oct 3–5, 2023|{{flagicon|CHN}} 2023 Shanghai Trophy|5|62.30|4|137.03|5|199.23
|Nov 10–12, 2023|{{flagicon|CHN}} 2023 Cup of China|7|77.29|10|127.87|9|205.16
|Nov 17–19, 2023|{{flagicon|FIN}} 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo|3|80.19|11|111.07|11|191.26
|Jan 22–28, 2024|{{flagicon|USA}} 2024 U.S. Championships|9|76.54|6|162.03|6|238.57
}}
{{Figure skating detailed results
|season=2024–25|ref={{r|SS-JM}}
|Aug 8–11, 2024|{{flagicon|USA}} 2024 CS Cranberry Cup International|7|78.24|2|158.53|3|236.77
|Sep 13–15, 2024|{{flagicon|ITA}} 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy|7|73.01|5|156.40|6|229.41
|Nov 12–17, 2024|{{flagicon|EST}} 2024 CS Tallinn Trophy|11|66.27|4|143.44|6|209.71
|Jan 20–26, 2025|{{flagicon|USA}} 2025 U.S. Championships|3|91.91|7|144.87|5|236.78
|Feb 19–23, 2025|{{flagicon|KOR}} 2025 Four Continents Championships|2|82.52|3|162.49|3|245.01|small5=yes
}}
= Junior level =
{{Figure skating detailed results
|season=2012-13|ref={{r|SS-JM}}
|Jan 20–27, 2013|{{flagicon|USA}} 2013 U.S. Championships (Junior)|4|57.88|3|118.21|4|176.09|pewter1=yes
|Apr 2–3, 2017|{{flagicon|ITA}} 2013 Gardena Spring Trophy|4|55.08|3|98.90|3|153.98
}}
{{Figure skating detailed results
|season=2013-14|ref={{r|SS-JM}}
|Aug 28–31, 2013|{{flagicon|LAT}} 2013 JGP Latvia|10|56.31|15|91.48|13|147.79
|Jan 5–12, 2014|{{flagicon|USA}} 2014 U.S. Championships (Junior)|2|63.46|3|119.27|3|182.73
}}
{{Figure skating detailed results
|season=2013-14|ref={{r|SS-JM}}
|Sep 10–14, 2014|{{flagicon|JPN}} 2014 JGP Latvia|14|47.81|14|91.90|14|139.71
}}
References
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{{cite web |url= https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=96 |title= Jimmy Ma |publisher= U.S. Figure Skating |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180915193343/https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=96 |archivedate= September 15, 2018 |url-status= live }}
{{cite web |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/profile/jimmy_ma |title= Earlier versions: 2014–2018 |publisher= IceNetwork.com |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180701165607/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/profile/jimmy_ma |archivedate= July 1, 2018 |url-status= unfit }}
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{{cite news |url= https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/news/2022/9/15/figure-skating-ilia-malinin-rewrites-the-history-books-with-quad-axel-to-take-gold.aspx |title=Ilia Malinin Rewrites the History Books with Quad Axel to Take Gold |last=Sausa |first=Christie |work= U.S. Figure Skating |date= September 15, 2022 }}
{{cite news |url= https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/news/2022/10/29/figure-skating-starr-andrews-emily-chan-and-spencer-howe-win-first-grand-prix-medals.aspx |title=Starr Andrews, Emily Chan and Spencer Howe Win First Grand Prix Medals |work= U.S. Figure Skating |date= October 29, 2022 |archive-date= October 30, 2022 |access-date= November 5, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221030033330/https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/news/2022/10/29/figure-skating-starr-andrews-emily-chan-and-spencer-howe-win-first-grand-prix-medals.aspx |url-status= live }}
{{cite web |last1=McCarvel |first1=Nick |title=ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2023 Preview: Levito, Miura/Kihara And Chock/Bates All Aim for Titles Ahead of Figure Skating Worlds |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/four-continents-figure-skating-preview-levito-miura-kihara-chock-bates |website=Olympic Channel |date=February 6, 2023 |access-date=February 9, 2023 |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207191655/https://olympics.com/en/news/four-continents-figure-skating-preview-levito-miura-kihara-chock-bates |url-status=live }}
{{cite web|url=https://isu.org/figure-skating/news/news-fsk/14470-kao-miura-jpn-skates-into-five-point-lead-in-colorado-springs?templateParam=15|title=Kao Miura (JPN) Skates into Five-Point Lead in Colorado Springs|date=February 9, 2023|publisher=International Skating Union|access-date=February 17, 2023|archive-date=February 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217191718/https://isu.org/figure-skating/news/news-fsk/14470-kao-miura-jpn-skates-into-five-point-lead-in-colorado-springs?templateParam=15|url-status=live}}
{{cite web|url=https://isu.org/figure-skating/news/news-fsk/14483-miura-jpn-flies-high-to-take-gold-and-electric-messing-can-medals-at-last?templateParam=15|title=Miura (JPN) Flies High to Take Gold and Electric Messing (CAN) Medals at Last|date=February 11, 2023|publisher=International Skating Union|access-date=February 17, 2023|archive-date=February 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217191718/https://isu.org/figure-skating/news/news-fsk/14483-miura-jpn-flies-high-to-take-gold-and-electric-messing-can-medals-at-last?templateParam=15|url-status=live}}
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External links
- {{isu name | id= 00034363 | name= Jimmy Ma }}
- [https://www.skatingscores.com/usa/men/jimmy_ma Jimmy Ma] at SkatingScores
- [https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=96 Jimmy Ma] at U.S. Figure Skating
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