Emmy Ma

{{Short description|Taiwanese-American figure skater}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox figure skater |name= Emmy Ma |image= Emmy Ma - 2018 World Junior Championships.jpg |imagesize= |caption= Ma at the 2018 World Junior Championships |fullname= |altname= |birth_date= {{birth date and age|2001|1|19|mf=yes}} |birth_place= Manhasset, New York, U.S. |hometown= Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. |height= {{cvt|1.62|m|order=flip}} |country= {{TPE}} (2019–) {{USA}} (until 2019) |coach= Peter Johansson Mark Mitchell |skating club= Academy at Mitchell Johansson Method |beganskating= 2007 |retired= May 5, 2022 }}

'''Emmy Ma''' (born January 19, 2001) is a Taiwanese-American former competitive figure skater. Representing Chinese Taipei, she is the 2021 International Challenge Cup silver medalist and 2019 Taiwanese national champion.

Earlier in her career, representing the United States, she won bronze at 2017 JGP Latvia and placed 19th at the 2018 World Junior Championships.

== Personal life == Emmy Ma was born on January 19, 2001, in Manhasset, New York.<ref name=ISU-1718/> She has an older brother, Edward, and older sister, Emily.<ref name=USFS-EM/> She plays violin for New England Conservatory's Youth Philharmonic Orchestra.<ref name=USFS-EM/> As of 2019, Ma is a student at Boston University.<ref name=NBC-190127>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019/01/27/u-s-championships-reporters-notebook-alysa-liu-on-tv-tour-and-more-from-final-day-of-u-s-championships/|title=U.S. Championships reporters' notebook: Alysa Liu on TV tour and more from final day of U.S. Championships|publisher=NBC Sports|date=January 27, 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref name=NBC-190127/>

== Career == Ma began learning to skate in 2007.<ref name=ISU-1718/> She won a pewter medal in the junior ladies' event at the 2017 U.S. Championships.

=== For the United States === 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 switched to represent Taiwan from the 2019–20 season.

=== For Taiwan === Ma won the 2019–20 Taiwanese national title, but did not compete internationally for Chinese Taipei. During the 2020–21 season, she did not travel to Taiwan for the 2020–21 Taiwanese Championships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ma was set to make her international debut for Taiwan at the 2020 CS Cup of Tyrol, but the event was cancelled due to the pandemic. She made her debut at the 2021 Challenge Cup where she won a silver medal. She placed second in the short and third in the free skate. This earned her her minimums for the 2021 World Championships, where she placed twenty-ninth.<ref name=2021WC/>

== Programs == {|class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! Season ! Short program ! Free skating |- ! 2020–2021 <ref name=ISU-2021/> | * Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix {{small| (from ''Samson and Delilah'') by Camille Saint-Saëns choreo. by Jamie Isley }} | * Amazing Grace * My Chains Are Gone {{small| performed by Alison Jiear choreo. by Jamie Isley }} |- ! 2017–2018 <ref name=ISU-1718/> | * One More Try {{small| by George Michael performed by Brenna Whitaker choreo. by Jamie Isley}} | rowspan=2 | * The Phantom of the Opera {{small| by Andrew Lloyd Webber choreo. by Jamie Isley }} |- ! 2016–2017 <ref name=USFS-EM/> | * Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix {{small| by Camille Saint-Saëns }} |}

== Competitive highlights == ''CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix''

=== For Chinese Taipei === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center | International<ref name=ISU-EM/> |- ! Event ! 19–20 ! 20–21 |- | align=left | Worlds || || 29th |- | align=left | {{small|CS}} Cup of Tyrol || || C |- | align=left | Challenge Cup || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center | National<ref name=ISU-EM/> |- | align=left | Taiwanese Champ. || bgcolor=gold | 1st || |- | colspan=3 align=center | TBD = Assigned; C = Cancelled |}

=== For the United States === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan="4" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | International<ref name=USFS-EM/> |- ! Event ! 16–17 ! 17–18 ! 18–19 |- | align=left | {{small|CS}} Golden Spin || || 5th || |- | align=left | {{small|CS}} Finlandia Trophy || || || WD |- ! colspan="4" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | International: Junior |- | align=left | Junior Worlds || || 19th || |- | align=left | {{small|JGP}} Latvia || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || |- | align=left | {{small|JGP}} Poland || || 5th || |- | align=left | Challenge Cup || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || |- ! colspan="4" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | National<ref name=USFS-EM/><ref name=SOI/> |- | align=left | U.S. Champ. || bgcolor="d1c571" | 4th J || 16th || 9th |- | colspan="4" align="center" | WD = Withdrew Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior |}

==Detailed results== === For Chinese Taipei === {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="5" | 2020–2021 season |- ! Date ! Event ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | March 22–28, 2021 | 2021 World Championships | align=center | 29 55.63 | align=center | - | align=center | 29 55.63 |- | February 25–28, 2021 | 2021 Challenge Cup | align=center | 2 65.25 | align=center | 3 112.04 | align=center bgcolor=silver | 2 177.29 |- ! colspan="5" | 2019–2020 season |- ! Date ! Event ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | August 2–3, 2019 | 2019–20 Taiwanese Championships | align=center | 1 51.62 | align=center | 1 103.42 | align=center bgcolor="gold" | 1 155.04 |}

=== For the United States === {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan=6 | 2018–2019 season |- ! Date ! Event ! Level ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | January 19–27, 2019 | 2019 U.S. Championships | Senior | align=center | 6 65.13 | align=center | 9 109.69 | align=center | 9 174.82 |- ! colspan=6 | 2017–2018 season |- ! Date ! Event ! Level ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | March 5–11, 2018 | 2018 World Junior Championships | Junior | align=center | 16 52.78 | align=center | 19 87.20 | align=center | 19 139.98 |- | Dec. 29, 2017 – Jan. 8, 2018 | 2018 U.S. Championships | Senior | align=center | 18 45.55 | align=center | 15 92.47 | align=center | 16 138.02 |- | December 6–9, 2017 | 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | Senior | align=center | 9 49.63 | align=center | 2 '''117.08 ''' | align=center | 5 166.71 |- | October 4–7, 2017 | 2017 JGP Poland | Junior | align=center | 6 52.41 | align=center | 6 103.45 | align=center | 5 155.86 |- | September 6–9, 2017 | 2017 JGP Latvia | Junior | align=center | 3 '''59.92''' | align=center | 4 112.70 | align=center bgcolor=cc9966 | 3 '''172.62''' |- ! colspan=6 | 2016–2017 season |- ! Date ! Event ! Level ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | February 23–26, 2017 | 2017 Challenge Cup | Junior | align="center" | 1 52.91 | align="center" | 2 95.82 | align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1 148.73 |- | January 14–22, 2017 | 2017 U.S. Championships | Junior | align=center | 1 60.31 | align=center | 5 89.57 | align=center bgcolor=d1c571 | 4 149.88 |}

== References == {{Reflist|refs=

<ref name=ISU-EM>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00102622.htm |title= Competition Results: Emmy MA |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180917034952/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00102622.htm |archivedate= September 17, 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-1718>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00102622.htm |title= Emmy MA: 2017/2018 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180529110705/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00102622.htm |archivedate= May 29, 2018 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-2021>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00102622.htm |title= Emmy MA: 2020/2021 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20210326144844/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00102622.htm |archivedate= March 26, 2021 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=USFS-EM>{{cite web |url= https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=62 |title= Emmy Ma |publisher= U.S. Figure Skating |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180917034829/https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=62 |archivedate= September 17, 2018 |url-status= live }} {{cite web |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/profile/emmy_ma |title= Earlier versions |publisher= IceNetwork.com |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180701163144/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/profile/emmy_ma |archivedate= July 1, 2018 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=SOI>{{cite web |url= https://www.statsonice.com/skater/emmyma/|title= Stats on Ice - Emmy Ma|website= statsonice.com }}</ref>

<ref name=2021WC>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/results/season2021/wc2021/CAT002RS.htm |title= ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2021 Results – Ladies |publisher= International Skating Union }}</ref>

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