USA TODAY Sports' Christine Brennan looks ahead to the 2018 U.S. Figure Skating Championships that will help to decide who will represent Team USA at the 2018 Winter Olympics. USA TODAY Sports
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Maybe one day Twitter mentions will form part of the scoring criteria for figure skating. Why not? The whole process could scarcely be more confusing than it currently stands.
If that day comes, then Jimmy Ma is in business.
Ma, 22, from Queens, N.Y., finished Thursday night’s short program at the United States Figure Skating Championships down in 11th place in the men’s competition, with Saturday’s free skate to follow and three Olympic places on offer.