Maisy Hiu Ching Ma (born November 18, 1999) is a Hong Kong figure skater. She has competed in the free skate at three ISU Championships.
Career Ma's family moved to Beijing with her family when she was three years old. Her nursery school was next to an ice rink. She was entranced by the skaters and started skating herself for fun.Tribes of Hong Kong: The Figure Skaters, Discovery Magazine, February 15, 2018
Ma began skating in 2005. As a child, she was taught by Haijun Gao.
2013–14 season Ma began appearing on the junior international level in the 2013–14 season. After placing fifth at the Asian Trophy, she debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series, placing 6th in Gdańsk, Poland, in September 2013. She appeared at the 2014 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, but did not advance to the free skate. She trained under Tammy Gambill in Riverside, California until the end of the season.
2014–15 season In the 2014–15 season, Ma was coached by Rafael Arutyunyan and Nadia Kanaeva in California. She appeared at the 2014 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, but did not advance to the freeskate.
2015–16 season In the 2015–16 season, Ma joined Christine Krall and Damon Allen in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Making her senior international debut, she finished 11th at the U.S. International Classic, a Challenger Series (CS) event in September 2015. In January 2016, she won the senior silver medal at the Reykjavík International Games. In February, she competed at her first senior ISU Championship at 2016 Four Continents in Taipei, Taiwan. At the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, she qualified for the final segment by placing 11th in the short and went on to finish 15th overall.
2016–17 season and after At the beginning of the 2017–18 season, Ma planned to participate in the Asian Figure Skating Trophy, but had to withdraw due to a recurring ankle injury.
Programs Season Short program Free skating 2016–2017 Ambush from Ten Sides Adagio in G minor 2015–2016 Historia de un Amor 2014–2015 O (Cirque du Soleil) 2013–2014 The Storm Dark Eyes
Competitive highlights CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 Four Continents 20th 18th Autumn Classic 14th U.S. Classic 11th Asian Games 10th Reykjavík Int. Games 2nd International: Junior Junior Worlds 36th 41st 15th France 18th Japan 13th Poland 6th 12th Asian Trophy 5th J 7th J 7th J Skate Helena 6th J National Hong Kong Champ. 1st 1st J = Junior level
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