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KKonas said:
Just got off teleconference with Aaron. Said he and Lori Nichol have completely retooled his FS, music changes (still from Carmen), jump layout, and now only 2 quads planned for Nationals. He has been very disappointed with his performances so far and is now feeling much more confident going into Boston.
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Thx, KKonas. :)

Added Tom Zakrajsek ‏@CoachTomZ:
@LynnRutherford This new version has the music pieces and pacing that Lori originally wanted. It shows Max as a complete skater. I like it!
7:08 PM - 27 Dec 13
https://twitter.com/CoachTomZ/status/416767573879836673​

ETA, for reference:
The AP story about the teleconference:
It is being discussed in its own thread in The Edge:

:bmrk: 2014 U.S. NATIONALS :bmrk:​
 
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Urgh, Zakasjek liking it is not neccessarily a good thing...
 
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Off-ice photo:

Becky Calvin ‏@becky_coach
Tom, Max & I at BSC Nationals send off. Looking good Max!! pic.twitter.com/fCNndKiSwp
9:19 PM - 29 Dec 13
https://twitter.com/becky_coach/status/417525329545031680​

ETA:

@Drew_Meekins
Trying 2 convince @CoachTomZ 2 tweet updates/tips from Nationals! He said only if I can get him 200 more followers! Challenge accepted! #FF
10:37 AM - 28 Dec 13
https://twitter.com/Drew_Meekins/status/417001389483491329​
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I know that TZ does not get a lot of love in this thread, but some of his potential updates from Nats could give us news of Max. :yes:​

#2014U.S.Nationals​
 
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(1) Olympians meet 'model Olympians'
Olympians come alive when they square off with mannequins in one of the most unusual pieces of sports programming you'll see this week.

Two hits with Max :):
- at approx 0:24 for just a couple of seconds
- at approx 1:20 for somewhat longer​

The video includes other Team USA skaters as well.​

#SochiHopeful​

(2) Sneak Peek: Progressive Skating & Gymnastics Spectacular
Disson Skating
Published on Dec 30, 2013
Get a preview of the 2014 Progressive Skating & Gymnastics Spectacular, featuring Olympic, world and national champions from two of the most beloved Olympic sports: figure skating and gymnastics.
The show airs on Sunday, January 5, 2014, on NBC as part of the Oxytrol for Women NBC Skating Series.
http://youtu.be/sz9BMpqdthg?t=48s (1:23 in length)​

Snippet of Max jumping at approx. 0:48.​

#DissonSkatingGymnasticsSpectacular​

(3) Team USA’s Top Winter Sports Moments Of 2013

Excerpts from the section on Figure Skating:

- Max Aaron vaulted from an eighth-place showing at the 2012 national championships to claim the U.S. men’s title in 2013.

- Team USA won the gold medal at the World Team Trophy event in April in Tokyo. The team, captained by Wagner, finished first, followed by Canada and Japan. A figure skating team event will make its Olympic debut in Sochi.​

#Throwbacks

#2013U.S.Nationals

#2013WTT​

(Pls forgive me if these items already were posted elsewhere on GS. I have not been able to spend much time here in the last few days.)

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ETA:
(4) Random #throwback photo posted a year ago for Omaha Nats (of Max with a young skater):

:bm: 2014 JANUARY :bm:​
 
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(1) Road to Sochi: Max Aaron

Among the highlights of this video: a clip of 9-year-old Max skating with Scott Hamilton in a Stars on Ice show; lots of good footage of adult Max training in the gym; and nice soundbites from his mother.
ETA, freeze frame of young Max with Hamilton:

ETA, the link above is for the piece aired by the NBC station in Denver.

The NBC station in Phoenix has the same piece online:
Road to Sochi
Only two spots are availabe on the men's figure skating team, and defending U.S. National Champion Max Aaron from Scottsdale hopes he gets one of them.
http://www.azcentral.com/video/3016041542001 (2:19)​

And the NBC station in Phoenix aired a similar version of the same piece:
Scottsdale man skating towards Olympic dreams
Defending national champion Max Aaron is gearing up for the U.S. National Figure Skating Championships in Boston as he vies for one of two available spots in this year's Olympic Games in Sochi.
http://www.azcentral.com/video/3019991854001 (2:55)​

(2) Fan art of U.S. men skaters:

I think Max is in the top row, second from the left.​
 
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I agree, Max is the second from the left on the top row. The only other two I can pick are Joshua and Jason, who are the two on the right of the top row. Actually, I think Adam is between Max and Joshua. I think it might be Ross on the left of Max.

Anyone got any more?
 
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golden411 said:
~ Max is one of the selected athletes shown in stylized artwork at the top of two of Liberty Mutual's general pages about its sponsorship program:
And of course Max's image also is on the page showing all of the Team LM athletes:
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@MaxTAaron
#TeamUSA sponsor @LibertyMutual is sharing my #RISE story this week. Follow them to see it all! #sp pic.twitter.com/YLDBWQDot2
8:09 AM - 6 Jan 14
https://twitter.com/MaxTAaron/status/420225661584687104​

Accordingly, the "profile" imagery on @LibertyMutual's Twitter page has been changed to feature the same type of stylized artwork depicting Max.
And the cover photo on LibertyMutual's FB page has been changed to artwork of Max.
ETA, the Max video described below now is in the prime position right at the top of Liberty Mutual's YouTube page:

golden411 said:
Three great new videos of Max from his sponsor Liberty Mutual Insurance (all published on Dec 20):

...

(3) RISE: Max Aaron, a film by Liberty Mutual
Ask U.S. figure skater Max Aaron what it all came down to, and he'll say mental preparation. It was the biggest performance of his career, and he blew it. Everyone said he'd never fit in. Everyone said he'd never be a champion. But instead of giving up, Max got back up. Now, Max is on the RISE and in the running for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
On his journey to make Team USA, there's no turning back — there's no stopping him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAxq7DTNm3g (2:44 in length) -- thanks to dardar :) for flagging this one on FSU​

This longer one includes some gems of #throwback footage of Max at a very young age, both as a hockey player and as a figure skater. In one brief clip, mini Max even is skating pairs or ice dance with a little girl; he seems to be wearing a cowboy costume complete with chaps. :cool: (The hockey stuff is different from what was in the highly enjoyable montage of a somewhat older Max that US Figure Skating published some months ago.)
A cameo appearance by Max's loving -- and lovely -- parents :bow: is another bonus of this video. Very nice to hear from them, esp. because Max's devotion to them and to his grandparents is a recurring theme in many of his interviews. :yes:​
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And @LibertyMutual finally :) has tweeted a link to the very nice video about Max that is described above. I suppose the company was waiting until the week of Boston Nats to heavily promote Max.

@LibertyMutual
When everyone doubted U.S. Olympic Hopeful @MaxTAaron, he believed in himself. WATCH his story: http://t.co/2JsIB2Vefo #RISE #TeamUSA
RISE: Max Aaron, a film by Liberty Mutual
Ask U.S. figure skater Max Aaron what it all came down to, and he'll say mental preparation. It was the biggest performance of his career, and he blew it. Ev...
6:30 AM - 6 Jan 14
https://twitter.com/LibertyMutual/status/420200589172441089​

karne said:
I agree, Max is the second from the left on the top row. The only other two I can pick are Joshua and Jason, who are the two on the right of the top row. Actually, I think Adam is between Max and Joshua. I think it might be Ross on the left of Max.

Anyone got any more?
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karne, thanks for identifying Joshua and Adam. And I definitely agree re Jason and Ross.
Maybe Keegan Messing is in the third row at the very left?
And I think Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski are the bigger two in the bottom right corner.
 
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golden411 said:
karne, thanks for identifying Joshua and Adam. And I definitely agree re Jason and Ross.
Maybe Keegan Messing is in the third row at the very left?
And I think Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski are the bigger two in the bottom right corner.
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I saw this on Tumblr and I been trying to figure it out all day! I'm going to start a thread and see if others can identify.
 
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golden411 said:
@MaxTAaron
#TeamUSA sponsor @LibertyMutual is sharing my #RISE story this week. Follow them to see it all! #sp pic.twitter.com/YLDBWQDot2
8:09 AM - 6 Jan 14
https://twitter.com/MaxTAaron/status/420225661584687104​

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Liberty Mutual also has significantly updated Max's athlete page:

And Max now is the featured athlete at the top of the overview page for all Team LM athletes:

ETA:
golden411 said:
And @LibertyMutual finally :) has tweeted a link to the very nice video about Max that is described above. I suppose the company was waiting until the week of Boston Nats to heavily promote Max.

@LibertyMutual
When everyone doubted U.S. Olympic Hopeful @MaxTAaron, he believed in himself. WATCH his story: http://t.co/2JsIB2Vefo #RISE #TeamUSA
RISE: Max Aaron, a film by Liberty Mutual
Ask U.S. figure skater Max Aaron what it all came down to, and he'll say mental preparation. It was the biggest performance of his career, and he blew it. Ev...
6:30 AM - 6 Jan 14
https://twitter.com/LibertyMutual/status/420200589172441089​
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Today's corresponding post on LM's FB page with this video about Max now has 300 comments. :)
 
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Photos of Max on practice ice in Boston (Jan 8):

ETA:

Yikes, I just read what had transpired before practice.
Max Aaron and Brandon Mroz got into town at 3 a.m. Wednesday morning and headed off to practice at the TD Garden a few hours later.
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2014/01/08/66414738
http://www.icenetwork.com/photos/66414452?image_id=1 (photo of them all smiles after practice)​

And this unrelated tweet and photo from a random person are sweet:‏
@USFigureSkating Max Aaron =champ & a gentlemen. Came to my aid after I fell off a curb! #boston2014 pic.twitter.com/8acCbQ54Um
5:37 PM - 8 Jan 14
https://twitter.com/kjgreenwade/status/421093234178150402​

And congratulations to Maddie Aaron/Max Settlage, who won the Junior Pairs SP at U.S. Nats today with a score of 58.77 (32.29 + 26.48).
 
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Becky Calvin ‏@becky_coach
Here's an Edea poster of Max Aaron from Italian Nationals. Great photo! @MaxTAaron pic.twitter.com/lZg0zhQtK4
11:45 PM - 20 Dec 13
https://twitter.com/becky_coach/status/414300455171538944​

ETA, a better photo showing the poster featuring Max -- Coach Tom Z is posing with it:
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And now at U.S. Nationals, the Edea Skates booth is displaying the giant Max poster. :)
ETA, the photo at the link above is part of a group with the caption: "Ready at the US National in Boston !"

ETA:

Photos from Sarah and Drew blog gallery: Jan. 9
~ Max Aaron and Agnes Zawadzki lounge in matching NormaTec recovery pants.
~ Maddie Aaron and Max Settlage watched the senior pairs short program from the stands, screaming their heads off. They won the junior pairs short program Wednesday.

Perfect game plan puts Aaron, Settlage in front
2011 novice champions grab junior pairs lead; Liu, Perini land second
 
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Congratulations to Maddie Aaron and Max Settlage, who won the U.S. Junior Pairs gold today! :yay:

A big and auspicious day already for the Aaron family ... with the Senior Men's SP still to come ...

ETA:

Max's SP in Boston (thanks to Chemistry 66 for posting the link in the U.S. Nats Men's SP thread):

Max's post-SP interview:
http://web.icenetwork.com/video/topic/66313784/v31296647 (1:12 in length; IN subscription not required)​

Wishing Max a great FS on Sunday, with bigger things ahead thereafter ;).
Don't forget that he placed fourth in the SP last year as well ... and we all remember how his SP paved the way for a super-successful outcome to his FS. :yes:

Photo of Max today that provides a good view of his new SP costume (from SP warm-up, maybe??):

Caption to photo of Max's SP:
Reigning champion Max Aaron's lone mistake was tacking on only a double to his opening quad Salchow. His 86.95 points have him right in the mix for a berth in Sochi.
http://web.icenetwork.com/photos/66485040?image_id=7 (see photo #7 in the gallery)​
 
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Lynn Rutherford ‏@LynnRutherford 1h
U.S. world teams: Ladies, dance same as Sochi, while DenneyCoughlin join CastelliShnapir in pairs; Max Aaron joins Jeremy Abbott #Boston2014
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Max is going to Worlds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :yay:

EDIT:

http://www.usfsa.org/Story.asp?id=49828&type=media

2014 U.S. Olympic Team - Men's Singles Nominations
Jeremy Abbott
Jason Brown

Alternate No. 1 - Max Aaron
Alternate No. 2 - Joshua Farris
Alternate No. 3 - Richard Dornbush
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At least there's this...so, Max made it to the Olympic roster...if not the actual Olympics.
 
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dardar1126 said:
Twitter:

Max Aaron ‏@MaxTAaron 15m
Words can't express how thankful I am for everything in life and all the love everyone has given me.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bd8vtZqCMAAtq73.jpg
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:cry:

We love you, Max! :love: You always make us proud...you are a wonderful role model, both on and off the ice. You bring honor to yourself and your family every day. :rock:
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Great post, dardar. My sentiments exactly. As I just wrote in the U.S Nationals thread, Max is a class act. :bow:

Don't want anyone to miss the full msg from Max at the photo link above, so I've copied and pasted his beautiful :cry: words from Facebook:

Words can't express how thankful I am for everything in life and all the love everyone has given me.
Sorry for the delay but I wanted to take the time to write something from the heart. I want to thank all my friends, family, fans and sponsors for all the support this year leading up to my first Olympic Trials. It breaks my heart knowing I won't be at the games but I know we have an amazing team. Congratulations to all the team members, especially my friends Jeremy and Jason. My spirit will live through the team, hoping for success in every discipline. I am honored to be selected for the World Championships and hope to make the USA Proud! Can't thank you all enough from the bottom of my heart for the moments you all have given me. If there was a way to thank each and every one of you I would. Go USA!​
 
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@MaxTAaron
Just wanted to hug my mom after watching this @LibertyMutual film about @JazmineFenlator. #TeamUSA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnZrjrpuizA … #sp
8:16 AM - 19 Jan 2014
https://twitter.com/MaxTAaron/status/424938412517244928​

The Aaron family is as sweet as they come. :love: Hope that both parents are able to travel to both Junior Worlds and Worlds.

ETA, unrelated videos:

Progressive (2013): Max Aaron
allendale101
Published on Dec 31, 2013
Highlights of the performance by 2013 U.S. National Champ Max Aaron at the 2013 Progressive Skating & Gymnastics Spectacular held in Jamestown N.Y. on Dec. 14, 2013.
http://youtu.be/GnuAK-ArLU8 (3:42 in length)​

Bittersweet (at this point) video from before Nationals:
Past Olympic gold medalists help future Olympic skater
Jackson Sun
Published on Jan 12, 2014
Past figure skating gold medalists [Hamilton and Hughes] converse about Max Aaron's chances of representing the United States at the Sochi Winter Olympics. (Sound from Max too.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=via1F0BqxzQ (1:57)​
 
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Being a #TeamLM athlete is about giving everything you’ve got. Feeling inspired by this pic from @LibertyMutual. #RISE
http://instagram.com/p/jzNVBrI2Kr/ (Caption: "I'm not out. I'm all in.")​

Another one from maxtaaron:
Inspired by this pic of #bobsled driver and fellow #TeamLM athlete @JazmineFenlator from @LibertyMutual. #sp
http://instagram.com/p/j9yn1kI2PG/ (Caption: "'Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.' Helen Keller.")​

ETA:
Very cool that Jim Craig of the Olympic "Miracle on Ice" hockey team was part of the American Legends show in which Max performed.
I hope that Max got to spend some quality time backstage with one of his inspirations. In the USFS "having a bad day" fluff montage this season, Max said that his antidote is watching coach Herb Brook's motivational speech that led to the "Miracle on Ice." :)​
 
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