Background
Max Settlage was born on July 1, 1992 in Thừa Thiên–Huế Province, Vietnam.
Max Settlage was born on July 1, 1992 in Thừa Thiên–Huế Province, Vietnam.
After being adopted, he was raised in Flagstaff, Arizona. Settlage began skating at age ten. He was paired with Madeline Aaron in May 2010 by coach Dalilah Sappenfield.
The pair, both clockwise jumpers, moved from Arizona to Colorado for training.
Aaron/Settlage began competing on the International Skating Union Junior Grand Prix series in 2011. After winning the United States. national junior title in January 2014, they were sent to the World Junior Championships and placed fifth.
Aaron/Settlage moved up to the senior level in the 2014-2015 season. They were chosen to compete at the 2014 Skate Canada International after Zhang/Bartholomay"s withdrawal.
(with Aaron).