Introduction
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.
Personal life
Emmy Ma was born on January 19, 2001, in Manhasset, New York. She has an older brother, Edward, and older sister, Emily. She plays violin for New England Conservatory's Youth Philharmonic Orchestra.
Career
Ma began learning to skate in 2007. 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 |
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| 2017–2018 |
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| 2016–2017 |
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Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
For Taiwan
| National | |
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| Event | 2019–20 |
| Taiwanese Champ. | 1st |
For the United States
| International | ||||||||
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| Event | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 |
| CS Golden Spin | 5th | |||||||
| CS Finlandia Trophy | WD | |||||||
| International: Junior | ||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 19th | |||||||
| JGP Latvia | 3rd | |||||||
| JGP Poland | 5th | |||||||
| Challenge Cup | 1st | |||||||
| National | ||||||||
| U.S. Champ. | 3rd I | 4th J | 16th | 9th | ||||
| U.S. Junior Champ. | 9th V | |||||||
| Eastern Sectionals | 2nd I | 6th N | 7th N | 6th N | 2nd J | |||
| New England Reg. | 1st N | 2nd N | 1st J | |||||
| North Atlantic Reg. | 1st V | 1st I | 1st N | |||||
Detailed results
| 2019–2020 season | |||||
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| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| August 2-3, 2019 | 2019 Chinese Taipei National Figure Skating Championships | Senior | 1 51.62 |
1 103.42 |
1 155.04 |
| 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 Championship | 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 Junior Grand Prix, Poland | Junior | 6 52.41 |
6 103.45 |
5 155.86 |
| September 6–9, 2017 | 2017 Junior Grand Prix, 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 |