![]() ![]() Three hours on the ice, two hours of strength and flexibility off the ice, and one hour in between it all to catch up on schoolwork. Luckily, my routine at the rink set me back on track. A surmounting pressure from myself and my new coaches overwhelmed me, and I felt as though everything my mom and I had sacrificed and worked so hard for would be for nothing. I was unable to showcase my new triple jumps successfully in competition for three seasons as my growing body was plagued with injury after injury. It seemed like an ironic twist of fate that this was just about the same time that the puberty “monster” (as many in the skating world called it) crept into my life. When I was thirteen, my mother and I uprooted our entire lives to move from Long Island to Boston in search of a more rigorous training environment. Not too long after, my teachers and parents saw great potential in me and before I knew it, spinning and jumping on the ice became my priority.Įarly love on the ice: Me at age six with my parents. ![]() In the end, I chose skating after being inspired by the 2006 Winter Olympic Games. It was hard to choose just one because I loved them all. I was given lessons in piano, violin, singing, swimming, skiing, tennis, and ballet. When I was three years old, my father held my hand tightly as I teetered behind him in my sister’s too-big hand-me-down ice skates.Īt a very young age, my parents allowed me every opportunity to explore where my passions might flourish. In her own words, the award-winning figure skater shares the highs and lows of her mental health experiences as a young figure skater. Our favorite pro figure skater turned Parity intern, Emmy Ma.Ĭollege student Emmy Ma is 21-years-old and already working toward her second career. ![]()
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