Max Aaron
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Aaron during the exhibition gala at the 2013 U.S. Championships
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Maxwell Theodore Aaron |
| Country represented | United States |
| Born |
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 |
| World standing | 10 (As of 17 December 2016[update]) |
| 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).
Maxwell Theodore Aaron was born in Scottsdale, Arizona. 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. He is Jewish, and was raised in a traditionally Conservative Jewish home. 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.
Aaron attended Chaparral High School in Scottsdale and later Cheyenne Mountain High School, graduating in 2010. He received the Principal's List Award and was on the honor roll for four years. He then began studying at Pikes Peak Community College and the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, where he majors in finance with a minor in communication.
Aaron began skating as a hockey player at age four, and took up figure skating at age nine to improve his skating skills. He competed in the USA Hockey nationals in 2006 and 2007. In 2007, he played U16 AAA hockey and was chosen for the US National Team Development Program. He led his league in goals and penalties for two years.
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. 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.
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