In 2012, she plans to dazzle her rivals with her latest trick, the double axle.

Still mastering it in training, Emma will take her trick to the ice rink when competitions kick off mid-year.

And if she masters the triple Salchow that may become part of her routine too.

This year Emma hopes to make the National Figure Skating Championships in December, following on from her silver-medal performance at last year's nationals, where she was the youngest medallist.

"I felt really surprised and happy and my coach was so proud of me," Emma said.

Drawn to the ice after a figure skating birthday party when she was eight years old, Emma has not looked back, and with the help of her coach Larissa Matskel, she has collected medals across the country.

Emma is the back-to-back winner of Sydney's Hollins Trophy pre-primary ladies last year and the elementary ladies division in 2010, as well as back-to-back winner of Canberra's Autumn Trophy.

And this year she plans to make the podium again in the Autumn Trophy, the Hollins Trophy and the WinterSun Interstate Trophy in Brisbane.

However, national competition is her 2012 figure skating pinnacle.

While it is her dream to skate internationally, Emma has to wait until she is 14 to be allowed to compete on the world stage.

Until then, she plans to keep up her 12-hour, six-day-a-week training schedule.

While her figure skating prowess has seen her take the podium across Australia, Emma has not escaped local attention.

Recently she was awarded the junior female sportsperson of the year encouragement award at the Lake Macquarie Sports Awards.