Emmy Ma

Emmy Ma (born January 19, 2001) is an American-Taiwanese figure skater. She is the 2019 Taiwanese national champion. Representing the United States, she won bronze at the 2017 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Latvia and placed 19th at the 2018 World Junior Championships.

Emmy Ma
Personal information
Country represented Chinese Taipei
Former country(ies) represented United States
Born (2001-01-19) January 19, 2001
Manhasset, New York
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
CoachPeter Johansson, Mark Mitchell
ChoreographerJamie Isley
Skating clubSkating Club of Boston
Training locationsRevere, Massachusetts
Began skating2007
ISU personal best scores
Combined total172.62
2017 JGP Latvia
Short program59.92
2017 JGP Latvia
Free skate117.08
2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb

Personal life

Emmy Ma was born on January 19, 2001, in Manhasset, New York.[1] She has an older brother, Edward, and older sister, Emily.[2] She plays violin for New England Conservatory's Youth Philharmonic Orchestra.[2] As of 2019, Ma is a student at Boston University.[3] She has spoken about dealing with an eating disorder, citing fellow skaters Gabrielle Daleman and Gracie Gold's openness about their own struggles as a reason to come forward.[3]

Career

Ma began learning to skate in 2007.[1] She won a pewter medal in the junior ladies' event at the 2017 U.S. Championships.

Ma won bronze at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Latvia in September 2017. Making her senior international debut, she placed fifth at the 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb in December. In March, she competed at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. She qualified to the final segment and finished 19th overall.

Competing in the senior ranks, Ma placed 16th at the 2018 U.S. Championships and 9th at the 2019 U.S. Championships. She will represent Taiwan from the 2019–20 figure skating season.

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2017–2018
[1]
2016–2017
[2]
  • The Phantom of the Opera
    by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    choreo. by Jamie Isley

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

For Chinese Taipei
National[4]
Event 2019–20
Taiwanese Champ.1st

For the United States
International[2]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
CS Golden Spin5th
CS Finlandia TrophyWD
International: Junior
Junior Worlds19th
JGP Latvia3rd
JGP Poland5th
Challenge Cup1st
National[2][5]
U.S. Champ.3rd I4th J16th9th
U.S. Junior Champ.9th V
Eastern Sectionals2nd I6th N7th N6th N2nd J
New England Reg.1st N2nd N1st J
North Atlantic Reg.1st V1st I1st N
WD = Withdrew
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior

Detailed results

For Chinese Taipei
2019–2020 season
Date Event SP FS Total
August 2–3, 2019 2019–20 Taiwanese Championships 1
51.62		 1
103.42		 1
155.04

For the United States
2018–2019 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 19–27, 2019 2019 U.S. Championships Senior 6
65.13		 9
109.69		 9
174.82
2017–2018 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 5–11, 2018 2018 World Junior Championships Junior 16
52.78		 19
87.20		 19
139.98
Dec. 29, 2017 – Jan. 8, 2018 2018 U.S. Championships Senior 18
45.55		 15
92.47		 16
138.02
December 6–9, 2017 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb Senior 9
49.63		 2
117.08 		5
166.71
October 4–7, 2017 2017 JGP Poland Junior 6
52.41		 6
103.45		 5
155.86
September 6–9, 2017 2017 JGP Latvia Junior 3
59.92		 4
112.70		 3
172.62
2016–2017 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
February 23–26, 2017 2017 Challenge Cup Junior 1
52.91		 2
95.82		 1
148.73
January 14–22, 2017 2017 U.S. Championships Junior 1
60.31		 5
89.57		 4
149.88
November 16–20, 2016 2017 Eastern Sectional Junior 1
57.55		 2
99.57		 2
157.12
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References
  1. "Emmy MA: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
  2. "Emmy Ma". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on September 17, 2018.
    "Earlier versions". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018.
  3. "U.S. Championships reporters' notebook: Alysa Liu on TV tour and more from final day of U.S. Championships". NBC Sports. January 27, 2019.
  4. "Competition Results: Emmy MA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 17, 2018.
  5. "Stats on Ice - Emmy Ma". statsonice.com.
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