- Joined
- Feb 27, 2012
Aaron prepares for battle by returning to his roots
by Nick McCarvel
At the Colorado Championships this weekend, Max will debut his two new programs:
(I have added the music choices to the Programs thread.
The article confirms my suspicions that Max did not compete at the Vail Invitational, although his name had been on the rosters there.)
My favorite excerpt pertains to Mark Pillay's assessment of Max:
More:
by Nick McCarvel
ETA, the subtitle of the article is:
2013 U.S. champ tries to bounce back after missing out on Olympic berth
At the Colorado Championships this weekend, Max will debut his two new programs:
SP Footloose -- with lyrics. Choreographed by Mark Pillay
FS Gladiator soundtrack -- with dialogue. Choreographed by Pasquale Camerlengo.
FS Gladiator soundtrack -- with dialogue. Choreographed by Pasquale Camerlengo.
(I have added the music choices to the Programs thread.
The article confirms my suspicions that Max did not compete at the Vail Invitational, although his name had been on the rosters there.)
My favorite excerpt pertains to Mark Pillay's assessment of Max:
"Mark emailed me in January saying he had an idea for Max," said Tom Zakrajsek, Aaron's coach. "When we started working together, he said something to the fact that, 'Boy, this kid gets a bad rap when he's labeled as "not artistic."' Mark was thrilled to work with him, and I encouraged Max to just listen to Mark."
More:
The goal now is Pyeongchang, and an ever-improving Aaron taking steps, year by year, to get there.
"We already have our quadrennial plan in place," Zakrajsek explained. "We're working on Year One. We're thinking about not just this season but next year a tad, too. The years build on each other."
Aaron is close to landing a quad loop, which would add to his already-impressive jump repertoire. He'll keep two quads in his free skate and one in the short this season, although he and Zakrajsek promise that there is more armor in a back-up plan, should the need arise.
... " .... I want to start out fresh. I want to get back to being a consistent skater for the U.S. that can do it all, not just one trick."
... "Not just because of the setbacks I've had, but the places I've been and the things that I've endured, I feel like I now know better who I am," Aaron said. "It was really hard. Something I'm going to do from here on out is I'm going to enjoy the path...."
"We already have our quadrennial plan in place," Zakrajsek explained. "We're working on Year One. We're thinking about not just this season but next year a tad, too. The years build on each other."
Aaron is close to landing a quad loop, which would add to his already-impressive jump repertoire. He'll keep two quads in his free skate and one in the short this season, although he and Zakrajsek promise that there is more armor in a back-up plan, should the need arise.
... " .... I want to start out fresh. I want to get back to being a consistent skater for the U.S. that can do it all, not just one trick."
... "Not just because of the setbacks I've had, but the places I've been and the things that I've endured, I feel like I now know better who I am," Aaron said. "It was really hard. Something I'm going to do from here on out is I'm going to enjoy the path...."
Michelle might be "the nice girl," but I don't think I've heard anyone describe her as a delicate flower.
