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CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

*2013 U.S. junior bronze medalists
*2011 U.S. novice champions

SKATING NOTES

Teamed up in May 2010.

Aaron started skating at age 5 after watching her brother play hockey and her sister figure skate ... Participated in the Basic Skills Program from 2000-02 ... Has two siblings who also skate competitively, older sister, Molly, and older brother, Max ... Previously competed with Craig Norris ... Formerly coached by Julie Patterson.

Settlage started skating when he was 10 - "I took learn-to-skate lessons in Flagstaff when I went to a skating party, where I found out that all my friends could skate but I couldn't." ... Began skating pairs at age 13 ... Previously competed with Caitlin Fields, with whom he won a pair of silver medals (in juvenile and intermediate) at the U.S. Junior Championships ... Has also competed in singles at the regional and U.S. Junior championships.

PERSONAL NOTES

Aaron's father, Neil, is a pediatrician and mother, Mindy, is a nurse in the NICU ... Has a Golden Retriever named Zeke ... Member of the Principal's List and National Latin Honor Society ... Volunteers with special needs children, and at club-hosted events and competitions.

Settlage spent nearly 18 months in an orphanage in Da Nang, Vietnam, before his parents adopted him in 1993 ... Became a U.S. citizen in 1994 ... Has a younger brother, Will (13) ... Has a poodle named Matty and a terrier mix named Biscuit ... Qualified for the state championships two years in a row in swimming ... Received the Chuck Williams Award for Artistry in 2009 and the Haley Rose Gans Inaugural "Skate with All Your Heart" Memorial Award from the Broadmoor SC in 2010 ... Works with developmentally disabled students on the ice ... Volunteers with the Broadmoor Skating Club (at the Broadmoor Open, Pikes Peak Classic, regional events, Four Continents, etc.).

CONNECT WITH US

Twitter: @Max_Settlage
Settlage Facebook fan page

IN OUR WORDS

If I wasn't a figure skater ... (Settlage) I would want to be a competitive swimmer. When I was younger, I competed in state meets. I swam backstroke and breaststroke. I swam at the High Altitude Training pool, where I met Kozuka Kitajima and Australian swimmers.

I look up to ... (Aaron) my parents.
... (Settlage) because I want to be an artist, I look up to these famous cartoonists: Charles Schulz, William Joyce, Bill Waterson, Gary Larson and Dr. Seuss.

My figure skating hero is ... (Aaron) Sasha Cohen.
... (Settlage) Meryl Davis & Charlie White and Tatiana Volosozhar & Maxim Trankov.

I manage my pre-skate jitters by ... (Aaron) meditating.

After I'm done skating, I want to ... (Aaron) go to college, become a nurse and work in a NICU.

Something most people don't know about me is ... (Aaron) I performed many years in ballet recitals.
... (Settlage) I am a true leftie, but I also skated mirror pairs when I began. I can spin counter-clockwise, and my first partner and I did moves in weird combinations of rightie/leftie.

OUR FAVORITES

Aaron

Off-ice conditioning: Gyrotonics, yoga
Warm up music: My program music!
Jump: Flip
Things to do on a day off: Going to the pool or shopping
Way to relax: Yoga
Olympic sport: Swimming and diving
Beverage: Coffee
Snack: Oatmeal
Team: Phoenix Coyotes
Book: Sara's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay

Settlage

Warm up music: Maroon 5
Jump: Double Axel
Way to relax: Draw until my fingers hurt
Olympic sport: Swimming and gymnastics
Beverage: Snapple
Snack: Cake
Meal: Chicken parmesan
Book: Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer
Favorite costume of my career: My favorite costume would have to be what I wore for my 2011 program to The Nutcracker. I never thought I would ever be asked to wear white pants, but they worked! I have also been able to re-use the costume when I perform in holiday shows. I have a photo of John Coughlin and Larry Ibarra as elves and me in that soldier's costume. You have to see it to believe it!

WE PREFER

Aaron

Gloves or No Gloves
E-Reader or Book
Footwork or Lift
Theater or Rental
Homecooking or Restaurant
Treadmill or Trail
Short Program or Free Skate
Pre-competition nap: Yes

Settlage

Gloves or No Gloves
E-Reader or Book
Footwork or Lift
Theater or Rental
Homecooking or Restaurant
Treadmill or Trail
Short Program or Free Skate
Pre-competition nap: Yes

 

PAST SEASON NOTES

• 2013 Season Notes
  SP Music: "The Swan" by Camille Saint-Saens
  FS Music: Selections from Carmen by Georges Bizet
  
  Costumes designed by Kay Evans and Jill Settlage
• 2012 Season Notes
  SP Music: "El Conquistador" by Maxime Rodriguez
  FS Music: Music from the ballet Romeo and Juliet by Prokofiev and music from the film Romeo + Juliet by Timothy Atack
  
  Costumes designed by Jill Settlage and Kay Evans
• 2011 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Clair de Lune" Claude Debussy
  FS Music: Music from The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky
  
  Won the novice title at the 2011 U.S. Championships

2013 - U.S. Championships, Junior - 3rd
2013 - Midwestern Sectional, Junior - 1st
2012 - Junior Grand Prix (Croatia) - 7th
2012 - Junior Grand Prix (United States) - 3rd
2012 - U.S. Championships, Junior - 6th
2012 - Midwestern Sectional, Junior - 1st
2011 - Junior Grand Prix (Poland) - 5th
2011 - U.S. Championships, Novice - 1st
2011 - Pacific Coast Sectional, Novice - 1st

IJS Personal Bests

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
SP - 45.86 (2012 Junior Grand Prix, Croatia)
FS - 86.62 (2012 Junior Grand Prix, United States)
Final Score - 130.44 (2011 Junior Grand Prix, United States)

U.S. QUALIFYING COMPETITION
SP - 52.94 (2013 U.S. Championships, Junior)
FS - 87.89 (2013 Midwestern Sectional, Junior)
Final Score - 138.41 (2013 U.S. Championships, Junior)