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Emmy Ma competing at the 2019 US Nationals.

(Source: skatesus.com)

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What led me to retire from a successful sports career at 20-years-old

Parity Intern and college student Emmy Ma is 21-years-old and already on her second career. The award-winning figure skater details the high

"Young, impressionable athletes are failed by a lack of education that could protect them from – and perhaps change – the culture that tells them that their worth is defined by the number of medals to their name."

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Emmy Ma has changed nationalities from the United States, and is now competing for Chinese Taipei.

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Senior Ladies Short Program, US Nationals 2019

Rising Stars, featuring: Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn, Hanna Harrell, Emmy Ma, Megan Wessenberg, Starr Andrews, Pooja Kalyan, Ting Cui

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Nationals 2019 Ladies FS

Alright, my friends. Welcome to the second night of U.S. Figure Skating Nationals. Tonight we already finish with the ladies in the “epic” free skate. Again I won’t go into detail on all the girls, this would be hella long.

Isn’t strange that what used to be the marquee event is the first to finish? I mean the men haven’t even started yet. It’s crazy.

As always, WARNING: I don’t like Bradie Tennell. Expect my comments to reflect that!

So here we go...

I like having the NBC Gold Pass. Better commentators (Charlie White and Michael Weiss) who don’t talk throughout the whole program. No silly interviews. And you actually get to see all the skaters.

I feel like poor Courtney Hicks needs better music. She needs something powerful, strong, a la more rock. Pas de deux is for skaters like Sasha Cohen who are more classical and ballet-trained. If you’re not, it only highlights that fact. I will give her credit. She tries.

Sierra Venetta’s dress is gorgeous! And this is a lovely free skate with beautiful music. I hope she continues to improve. I enjoyed watching her.

Seeing the recap/commercial of Nathan Chen’s Olympics reminds me of Evan Lysacek’s Olympics. The first Olympics he fell apart, got sick, in the SP. Almost made the podium with the FS. Then the next Olympics he won gold. It’ll be fun to see if Nathan can do the same thing.

Ting Cui is a delightful skater. She looks beautiful tonight and is skating quite well. Actually, that was a stellar, captivating performance! What a free skate! Good for her! WOW!!! That is a great free skate score! That’s right up there with the European Ladies FS scores from earlier today. We’ll be seeing more from her in the coming years. Depending how the rest of the night plays out, she might get Four Continents, but she’ll definitely get a Grand Prix assignment next year.

With Ting Cui and Akari Nakahara are proving that we’ve got some great young skaters coming up if the USFSA would help develop them the way Russia does. Or at least, give them as much focus as they do the current golden girl.

Starr is next. It’s been a rough year for her. The pressure has seemed to get to her a little bit, but I know she’ll bounce back. I like this program. It’s different and id she can get into it, it can be great. A little shaky but she seems to e settling in with that triple-triple. Lots of speed in her spins. Not one of her best, but I do see an improvement from the fall. I hope she keeps growing next year. Ouch, she got knocked hard, but her first year on the senior international circuit is done (unless she gets Four Continents) so the stress of that should ease.

And now our final group. I’ll say it again for those reading. I don’t like Tennell. Keep that in mind in reading through the next several skaters.

Hanna Harrel has potential. Just needs some of her rough edges smoothed out. And better free skate music. For a tango, this is kind of dull. Good for her though. Oh she’s from Plano! That’s where I was born. Excellent score for her. Another one to watch.

Amber Glenn has had a very up and down career. Let’s see if she can continue her momentum from yesterday. Amber’s program is the Ashley program this year. A more adult program among all the baby ballerinas. Not her best though. Poor thing, she was really hoping this would be her year.

Emmy Ma is next. I liked her in the short. Bad fall. This music is very dull. I’m just not feeling this program tonight.

Yay, the golden girl is next. I’ll stick to the stream I think, keeps the Johnny and Tara over gushing to a minimum. I want to note that a couple of days ago, I saw a junior lady skate to Romeo and Juliet by Nino Rota and the entire FS was set to that specific version. It makes Tennell’s music just look even more out of place because of the different versions used (i.e. the classical ballet, Nino Rita, etc). A minor thing, really, I’ll admit, but it distracts me every time I see this program. Believe it or not, I do want her to skate clean and I do prefer this year’s programs over last. That said, her style is too stiff for me, right down to the helicopter arms. Oh, she slipped! Sasha Cohen’s Romeo and Juliet will always be the ultimate Juliet for me. Oh my GOD! She fell! Wow. That was shocking. Make no mistake, she’ll still make the podium and go to Worlds but she opened the door for Alysa and Mariah.

God, I hope Karen and Gracie come back next year.

Those scores were a gift. I’m not surprised she’s in first but not by that much.

Alysa is just so damn cute! I like the music, it’s a different soundtrack then we’re used to, the costume is beautiful. And there’s one triple axel! In a combo! And there’s the other! And a triple-triple! Look at that smile. She’s going to be so much fun to watch in the coming years. Okay, she’s the new Tara Lipinski. Young, supremely talented. She has better artistry than Tara had at that age and she can only get better. Not to mention the technical elements to compete against the baby Russians. How magnificent! I love Michael talking about how wonderful it is she will be able to compete with the Russians and Japanese, though she won’t be eligible for a few seasons yet. Can she still compete in the Grand Prix? And....she WON THE GOLD!!!! YEAH! How wonderful! I’m so happy for her and it will be just amazing to watch her grow and establish herself through the next few years.

Poor Mariah has to follow that. She can build on the energy though and make her mark with the judges and officials. She’s such a beautiful skater, just so light and elegant. She appears pretty solid so far. Oops spoke too soon, but she’s got it back. She’s got a lot of emotion through this program. I’m curious if Tennell’s ‘component’ gift scores will keep her the silver or if Mariah’s one mistake but otherwise clean program is enough? Quick confession, Raf scares me a little bit. Amazing score and I personally think she should have had silver but Tennell’s short program saved her.

Well, that’s the end of the ladies. Tennell and Mariah will be the ones going to World’s, but Alysa shocks everybody and rightfully earned the GOLD. The next three years will be a wild ride indeed.

Tomorrow, the men finally start. Stay tuned for the battle between Nathan, Jason, and Vincent and the new men coming up.

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2019 US Nationals Preview: Championship Ladies Part 2

2019 US Nationals Preview: Championship Ladies Part 2

HONG KONG, HONG KONG – AUGUST 03: Alysa Liu of USA competes in Advanced Novice Girls group during the Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy 2017 on August 3, 2017 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. (Photo by Power Sport Images/Getty Images)

Welcome to the second part of my senior ladies’ preview for 2019 US Nationals! If you missed part one, you should read that first,not only to learn about the athletes…

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Emmy Ma, One More Try || 2018 Junior Worlds

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Emmy Ma || 2018 Junior Worlds SP (Getty Images/ISU)