Max Aaron

Max Aaron

Aaron during the exhibition gala at the 2013 U.S. Championships
Personal information
Full name Maxwell Theodore Aaron
Country represented United States
Born (1992-02-25) February 25, 1992
Scottsdale, Arizona
Home town Scottsdale, Arizona
Residence Colorado Springs, Colorado
Height 1.701 m (5 ft 7 in)
Coach Tom Zakrajsek
Becky Calvin
Former coach Julie Patterson
Doug Ladret
Choreographer Phillip Mills
Former choreographer Mark Pillay
Lori Nichol
Pasquale Camerlengo
Tom Dickson
Catarina Lindgren
Skating club Broadmoor SC
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 258.95
2015 Skate America
Short program 87.03
2015 Tallinn Trophy
Free skate 172.86
2016 Worlds

Maxwell Theodore "Max" Aaron (born February 25, 1992) is an American figure skater. He is the 2013 U.S. national champion, the 2011 U.S. national junior champion, and a three-time U.S. International Classic champion (2012, 2013, and 2014).

Personal life

Maxwell Theodore Aaron was born in Scottsdale, Arizona.[1] The second of three children born to Mindy, a nurse, and Neil, a pediatrician, he has two sisters, Madeline and Molly, both of whom have competed in pair skating.[2][3] He is Jewish,[4] and was raised in a traditionally Conservative Jewish home.[5] He said:

I grew up looking to all those Jewish athletes for inspiration. I always thought the list needed to be longer. We needed to have a stronger representation of Jewish athletes, and I’m so happy that I’m part of them now.[5]

Aaron attended Chaparral High School in Scottsdale and later Cheyenne Mountain High School,[6] graduating in 2010. He received the Principal's List Award and was on the honor roll for four years.[7] He then began studying at Pikes Peak Community College[5] and the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, where he majors in finance.[7]

Career

Early years

Aaron began skating as a hockey player at age four, and took up figure skating at age nine to improve his skating skills.[8][9] He competed in the USA Hockey nationals in 2006 and 2007.[5] In 2007, he played U16 AAA hockey and was chosen for the US National Team Development Program.[8][10] He led his league in goals and penalties for two years.[8]

In the US Championships for figure skating, Aaron finished in 5th in the novice category in 2007 and 13th in the junior category in 2008.[7] He continued to compete in both sports until he fractured the right and left of his L5 lumbar vertebrae. He spent four months in a body cast and another four in physical therapy, and was required to stay off the ice for a year.[6][8][10][11]

Aaron later moved from Scottsdale, Arizona, where he had skated at the Ice Den,[6] to Colorado Springs, Colorado, to train at the Broadmoor Skating Club and the World Arena.[8][11] There, he picked Tom Zakrajsek as his head coach and Christy Krall for additional technical advice.[8]

2009–10 to 2010–11

During the 2009–10 season, Aaron won the bronze medal at the U.S. national junior championships.[8]

The following season, he won a silver medal at the SBC Cup in Karuizawa, Japan.[8] He then won the national junior title.[8] He then competed in the 2011 World Junior Championships in Gangneung, South Korea, and placed 5th.[8]

2012–13 season

Aaron won gold at the 2012 U.S. International Classic.[12] He took silver at the 2012 Cup of Nice.[13] At the age of 20, Aaron won the 2013 U.S. Championships.[14][15] His West Side Story free skate helped him score a total of 255 points to win the gold, ahead of silver medalist Ross Miner and three-time winner Jeremy Abbott.[15]

2013–14 season

Aaron made his Grand Prix debut at the 2013 Skate America. In sixth place after the short, he placed second in the free and pulled up to win the bronze medal behind winner Tatsuki Machida and silver medalist Adam Rippon. He placed 7th at the NHK Trophy.

At the 2014 U. Championships, he took the bronze medal and was named to the 2014 World Championships. His 8th-place result at Worlds with Jeremy Abbott's 5th-place finish allowed the U.S. to regain its third spot in the men's event.[16]

2014–15 season

Aaron won gold at his first ISU Challenger Series (CS) event, the 2014 U.S. International Classic. Turning to the Grand Prix series, he won the bronze medal at the 2014 Skate Canada International and placed 7th at the 2014 Rostelecom Cup. He finished fourth at the 2015 U.S. Championships.

2015–16 season

Aaron began his season with silver at the 2015 CS Nebelhorn Trophy followed by gold at a Grand Prix event, the 2015 Skate America.[17] At the 2015 Trophee Eric Bompard, he placed 7th in the short program, which became the final result after the event was cancelled due to the November 2015 Paris attacks. Later that month, he was awarded gold at the 2015 CS Tallinn Trophy.

Aaron won the silver medal at the 2016 U.S. Championships. At the 2016 World Championships in Boston, he ranked 8th in the short program and went on to set a new record for a United States male skater in the free skate, earning a total of 254.14 points, although this was broken a few minutes later by his teammate Adam Rippon. Aaron finished in eighth place.[18]

2016–17 season

Aaron decided to modify his approach to quad jumps, stating in August 2016: "I'm using an inside three turn (entrance). [...] It's kind of old school in a way, but it's been working. I wanted to try something new because obviously the three-turn wasn't working under pressure."[19]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2016–17 [7]
2015–16 [1][20]
  • Nessun dorma
    by Giacomo Puccini
    performed by Luciano Pavarotti
    choreo. by Phillip Mills
2014–15
[21][22]
2013–14
[7][23][24]
2012–13
[25]
2011–12
[7]
2010–11
[26]
2009–10
[7]
  • Once Upon a Time
2008–09
[7]
2007–08
[7]
2006–07
[7]
2005–06
[7]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

2009–10 to present

International[18]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
Worlds 7th 8th 8th
Four Continents 4th 7th
GP Cup of China 4th
GP NHK Trophy 7th
GP Rostelecom 7th 5th
GP Skate America 3rd 1st
GP Skate Canada 3rd
GP Bompard 7th
CS Autumn Classic 3rd
CS Lombardia 3rd
CS Nebelhorn 2nd
CS Tallinn Trophy 1st
CS U.S. Classic 1st
Cup of Nice 2nd
Nebelhorn Trophy 5th
U.S. Classic 1st 1st
National[7]
U.S. Champ. 8th 1st 3rd 4th 2nd
Team events
World Team
Trophy 		1st T
4th P 		1st T
8th P
J: Junior level; TBD: Assigned; WD: Withdrew
T: Team result; P: Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.

2003–04 to 2008–09

International: Junior or novice[18]
Event 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11
World Junior Champ. 5th
JGP Final 4th
JGP France 3rd
JGP Japan 2nd
Gardena Trophy 2nd J
NACS, Pittsburgh 8th N
National[7]
U.S. Championships 5th N 13th J 3rd J 1st J
U.S. Junior Champ. 1st V 3rd I
Midwestern Sectionals 8th J 2nd J
Pacific Coast Sect. 2nd N 1st J
Southwestern Reg. 1st J 1st J
Southwest Pacific Reg. 9th V 1st V 1st I 1st N 2nd J
Levels – V: Juvenile; I: Intermediate; N: Novice; J: Junior

Detailed results

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. Pewter medals for fourth-place finishes awarded only at U.S. national and regional events. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.

Senior career

2016–17 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 18–20, 2016 2016 Cup of China 5
81.67		 3
161.07		 4
242.74
November 4–6, 2016 2016 Rostelecom Cup 8
73.64		 4
161.94		 5
235.58
September 29 – October 1, 2016 2016 CS Autumn Classic International 5
70.74		 2
155.39		 3
226.13
September 8–11, 2016 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy 3
72.93		 3
145.80		 3
218.73
2015–16 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 28 – April 3, 2016 2016 World Championships 8
81.28		 7
172.86		 8
254.14
February 16–21, 2016 2016 Four Continents Championships 8
69.48		 6
151.46		 7
220.94
January 16–24, 2016 2016 U.S. Championships 1
91.83		 3
177.72		 2
269.55
November 18–22, 2015 2015 Tallinn Trophy 1
87.03		 1
165.13		 1
252.16
November 13–15, 2015 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard 7
72.91		 cancelled
October 23–25, 2015 2015 Skate America 1
86.67		 2
172.28		 1
258.95
September 24–26, 2015 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy 1
83.46		 3
139.48		 2
222.94
2014–15 season
Date Event SP FS Total
April 16–19, 2015 2015 World Team Trophy 7
76.08		 8
151.43		 8P/1T
227.51
January 18–25, 2015 2015 U.S. Championships 4
85.78		 4
173.41		 4
259.19
November 14–16, 2014 2014 Cup of Russia 6
77.09		 6
135.51		 7
212.60
October 31 – November 2, 2014 2014 Skate Canada 5
76.50		 3
155.27		 3
231.77
September 11–14, 2014 2014 U.S. Classic 1
78.96		 1
161.26		 1
240.22
2013–14 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 24–30, 2014 2014 World Championships 9
78.32		 8
147.34		 8
225.66
January 5–12, 2014 2014 U.S. Championships 4
86.95		 3
173.49		 3
260.44
November 8–10, 2013 2013 NHK Trophy 8
76.21		 7
147.14		 7
223.35
October 17–20, 2013 2013 Skate America 6
75.91		 2
162.45		 3
238.36
September 12–14, 2013 2013 U.S. Classic 1
81.49		 1
157.72		 1
239.21
2012–13 season
Date Event SP FS Total
April 11–14, 2013 2013 World Team Trophy 6
77.38		 3
159.24		 4P/1T
236.62
March 11–17, 2013 2013 World Championships 8
78.20		 6
160.16		 7
238.36
February 8–11, 2013 2013 Four Continents Championships 10
72.46		 2
162.19		 4
234.65
January 19–27, 2013 2013 U.S. Championships 4
79.13		 1
175.87		 1
255.00
October 24–28, 2012 2012 Cup of Nice 2
75.95		 3
143.67		 2
219.62
September 13–16, 2012 2012 U.S. Classic 1
74.69		 1
156.58		 1
231.27
2011–12 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 22–29, 2012 2012 U.S. Championships (Senior) 6
76.01		 13
135.14		 8
211.15
September 21–24, 2011 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy 8
65.64		 3
138.53		 5
204.17

Junior career

2010–11 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 28 – March 6, 2011 2011 World Junior Championships 5
66.96		 4
126.96		 5
193.92
January 22–30, 2011 2011 U.S. Championships (Junior) 2
62.95		 1
125.72		 1
188.67
December 8–21, 2010 2010–11 Junior Grand Prix Final 5
63.78		 4
117.50		 4
181.28
September 22–26, 2010 2010 Junior Grand Prix Japan 1
66.28		 5
113.54		 2
179.82
August 25–28, 2010 2010 Junior Grand Prix France 2
64.31		 3
113.69		 3
178.00
2009–10 season
Date Event SP FS Total
April 1–3, 2010 2010 Gardena Trophy (Junior) 3
53.84		 2
105.03		 2
158.87
January 14–24, 2010 2010 U.S. Championships (Junior) 1
62.17		 3
129.69		 3
191.86

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Max AARON: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ Ford, Bonnie D. (March 12, 2013). "Aaron not your conventional skater". ESPN.
  3. ↑ Felton, Renee (January 26, 2011). "Another day, another title for Aaron family". IceNetwork. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
  4. ↑ Schwartz, Elizabeth (February 2014). "Inspirational Olympic Quest: Max Aaron". Arizona Jewish Life Magazine.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Lieber, Chavie (February 19, 2013). "Inspired by past Jewish stars, champion skater Max Aaron eyes Sochi Olympics". Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  6. 1 2 3 Kippert, Amanda (February 2014). "The Ice Man". Phoenix Magazine.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Max Aaron". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Walker, Elvin (May 15, 2011). "Aaron starts to hit his stride". Golden Skate. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  9. ↑ Brodie, Rob (March 16, 2013). "Max Aaron: Hockey and Figure Skating". IFS Magazine.
  10. 1 2 Rosewater, Amy (March 7, 2013). "Max Aaron: All In For Sochi". Teamusa.org. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  11. 1 2 Metcalfe, Jeff (January 28, 2013). "Arizona native Max Aaron goes from the brink of quitting to U.S. figure skating champion". azcentral.com.
  12. ↑ Rutherford, Lynn (September 15, 2012). "Aaron rumbles with quad Salchow, eight triples". IceNetwork.
  13. ↑ Rutherford, Lynn (January 21, 2013). "Road to Omaha: Aaron will leave nothing on table". Ice Network.
  14. ↑ Whiteside, Kelly (January 27, 2013). "Max Aaron lands two quads, wins first U.S. title". USA Today.
  15. 1 2 Armour, Nancy (January 28, 2013). "Max Aaron wins first US Figure Skating Championships title". Associated Press. guardian.co.uk. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  16. ↑ "US Men gain ground in World Figure Skating". March 28, 2014.
  17. ↑ Slater, Paula (October 31, 2015). "Max Aaron: 'I'm still learning'". Golden Skate.
  18. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Max AARON". International Skating Union.
  19. 1 2 Rutherford, Lynn (August 29, 2016). "Late-bloomer Rippon hopes to revive quad toe". IceNetwork.com.
  20. ↑ Brannen, Sarah S. (April 27, 2015). "Aaron striving to become more balletic on the ice". IceNetwork.com.
  21. ↑ "Max AARON: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015.
  22. ↑ McCarvel, Nick (July 30, 2014). "Aaron prepares for battle by returning to his roots". IceNetwork.com.
  23. ↑ "Max AARON: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 3, 2014.
  24. ↑ Rosewater, Amy (May 21, 2013). "Hard-working Aaron aims to modernize 'Carmen'". IceNetwork.
  25. ↑ "Max AARON: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013.
  26. ↑ "Max AARON: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011.
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