1. Maxwell Theodore "Max" Aaron was born on February 25,1992 and is an American former figure skater.
25 Facts About Max Aaron
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Max Aaron is the 2013 US national champion, the 2015 Skate America champion, the 2011 US national junior champion, and a three-time US International Classic champion.
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Max Aaron is Jewish, and was raised in a traditionally Conservative Jewish home.
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Max Aaron attended Chaparral High School in Scottsdale and later Cheyenne Mountain High School, graduating in 2010.
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Max Aaron received the Principal's List Award and was on the honor roll for four years.
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Max Aaron 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.
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Max Aaron began skating as a hockey player at age four, and took up figure skating at age nine to improve his skating skills.
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Max Aaron competed in the USA Hockey nationals in 2006 and 2007.
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Max Aaron led his league in goals and penalties for two years.
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Max Aaron continued to compete in both sports until he fractured the right and left of his L5 lumbar vertebrae.
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Max Aaron 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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Max Aaron later moved from Scottsdale, Arizona, where he had skated at the Ice Den, to Colorado Springs, Colorado, to train at the Broadmoor Skating Club and the World Arena.
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Max Aaron won the bronze medal at the US national junior championships.
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Max Aaron then competed in the 2011 World Junior Championships in Gangneung, South Korea, and placed 5th.
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At the age of 20, Max Aaron won the 2013 US Championships.
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Max Aaron made his Grand Prix debut at the 2013 Skate America.
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Max Aaron won gold at his first ISU Challenger Series event, the 2014 US International Classic.
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Max Aaron began his season with silver at the 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy followed by gold at a Grand Prix event, the 2015 Skate America.
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Max Aaron won the silver medal at the 2016 US Championships.
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Max Aaron began his season with a pair of bronze medals, earned at the 2016 Autumn Classic International and 2016 Lombardia Trophy.
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Max Aaron finished 4th at the 2016 Cup of China, 5th at the 2016 Rostelecom Cup, and 9th at the 2017 US Championships.
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Max Aaron won silver at the 2017 US International Classic and bronze at a Grand Prix event, the 2017 Cup of China.
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Max Aaron placed 7th at his other Grand Prix assignment, the 2017 Internationaux de France, and 9th at the 2018 US Championships.
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Max Aaron placed 5th in Taipei and was later called up to compete in Milan, where he finished 11th.
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Max Aaron announced his retirement from competitive skating on April 19,2018.