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Max Aaron
Born (1992-02-25) February 25, 1992 (age 34)
Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
OccupationFigure skater (retired)
Years activeUntil 2018
Known for2013 U.S. national champion, 2015 Skate America champion

Maxwell Theodore "Max" Aaron (born February 25, 1992) is a retired American figure skater. He secured the title of 2013 U.S. national champion, triumphed at the 2015 Skate America event, claimed the 2011 U.S. national junior championship, and won the U.S. International Classic three times consecutively in 2012, 2013, and 2014. Aaron officially ended his competitive skating career on April 19, 2018.

Personal life

Born in Scottsdale, Arizona, Maxwell Theodore Aaron is the middle child among three siblings of Mindy, a nurse, and Neil, a pediatrician. His two sisters, Madeline and Molly, both compete as pair skaters. Raised in a traditionally Conservative Jewish household, Aaron identifies as Jewish. Reflecting on his heritage and role models in sports, he remarked:

Throughout my upbringing, I looked up to Jewish athletes for motivation. I always felt the community needed more representation among sports figures, and I am proud to be counted among them now.

Aaron attended Chaparral High School in Scottsdale before transferring to Cheyenne Mountain High School, from which he graduated in 2010 with Principal's List recognition and maintained honor roll status for four consecutive years. He pursued higher education studying finance with a minor in communications at both Pikes Peak Community College and the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.

Early years

Starting his skating journey as a hockey player at age four, Aaron transitioned to figure skating at nine to improve his overall skating ability. He participated in USA Hockey national tournaments during 2006 and 2007 while competing at the U16 AAA level and was part of the US National Team Development Program. For two seasons, he led his league in goals scored as well as penalties incurred.

In figure skating competitions, Aaron finished fifth in the novice category at the 2007 U.S. Championships and ranked thirteenth in junior at the 2008 nationals. He balanced both hockey and figure skating until sustaining a fracture to his L5 lumbar vertebrae, necessitating a year-long hiatus from skating for rehabilitation.

To advance his training, Aaron moved from Scottsdale to Colorado Springs where he joined the Broadmoor Skating Club and World Arena training facilities under head coach Tom Zakrajsek and technical advisor Christy Krall.

2009–10 to 2010–11

Aaron earned a bronze medal at the 2010 U.S. national junior championships. The following season saw him capture silver at the ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Japan before claiming the national junior title in 2011. Later that year, he placed fifth at the World Junior Championships held in South Korea.

2012–13 season

During the 2012–13 season, Aaron won gold at the U.S. International Classic and secured silver at the Cup of Nice competition in 2012. At age twenty, he became the 2013 U.S. Champion by accumulating a total score of 255 points, surpassing silver medalist Ross Miner and three-time champion Jeremy Abbott with his memorable West Side Story free skate performance.

2013–14 season

Making his debut on the ISU Grand Prix circuit at the 2013 Skate America event, Aaron advanced from sixth place after the short program to ultimately claim bronze. He followed this with a seventh-place finish at NHK Trophy.

At the 2014 U.S. Championships, Aaron earned the bronze medal and was subsequently selected for the World Championships team. His eighth-place result contributed to securing three men's spots internationally for the United States alongside Jeremy Abbott’s fifth-place finish.

2014–15 season

Aaron began the season by capturing gold at his debut event in the ISU Challenger Series, the 2014 U.S. International Classic. During the Grand Prix circuit, he secured a bronze medal at the 2014 Skate Canada International and finished seventh at the 2014 Rostelecom Cup. At the 2015 U.S. Championships, he placed just outside the podium in fourth position.

2015–16 season

He opened the season with a silver medal at the 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy and went on to win gold at 2015 Skate America. At the 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard, Aaron ranked seventh after the short program, which ultimately became his final standing due to the event's cancellation following the November 2015 Paris attacks. Subsequently, he earned gold at the 2015 Tallinn Trophy.

At the 2016 U.S. Championships, he achieved second place. Competing at the 2016 World Championships held in Boston, Aaron set a new benchmark for U.S. male skaters in the free skate segment with a score of 254.14 points, concluding the competition in eighth place overall.

2016–17 season

In August 2016, Aaron refined his quad jump approach by adopting an inside three turn entry, aiming to enhance consistency under competitive pressure.

He collected bronze medals at both the 2016 Autumn Classic International and the 2016 Lombardia Trophy. His Grand Prix placements included fourth at the 2016 Cup of China, fifth at the 2016 Rostelecom Cup, and ninth at the 2017 U.S. Championships.

2017–18 season

Aaron secured a silver medal at the 2017 U.S. International Classic and took bronze at the 2017 Cup of China. He placed seventh at the 2017 Internationaux de France and ninth at the 2018 U.S. Championships.

Although he was not chosen for the 2018 Winter Olympics, he competed at the Four Continents in Taipei, finishing fifth, and served as third alternate for the World Championships, where he ultimately placed eleventh after being called up. Aaron announced his retirement from competitive figure skating on April 19, 2018.

Programs

Season Short program Free skate Exhibition Ref.
2005–06 rowspan="2" Template:NA rowspan="5" Template:NA [1]
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
  • Once Upon a Time
2010–11 [2]
2011–12 Template:NA [1]
2012–13 [3]
2013–14 [1][4][5]
2014–15
  • "Black Betty"
 [6][7]
2015–16 [8][9]
2016–17
  • "Black Betty"
 [10][1]
  • "Thunderstruck"
2017–18
  • Les Misérables
    By Claude-Michel Schönberg
  1. "Bring Him Home"
  2. "One Day More"
    Choreo. by Katherine Hill
 Template:NA [11][1]


Senior level

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See also

External links

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