Max Aaron just missed the 2014 Olympic and 2015 World Championships teams. He’s making sure he won’t be left out this season.
Aaron, the 2013 U.S. champion, skated a clean short program, with a quadruple jump, to lead the U.S. Championships going into Sunday’s free skate (NBC and NBC Sports Live Extra, 4-6 p.m. ET).
Aaron totaled 91.83 points in St. Paul, Minn., on Friday and leads past U.S. silver medalists Ross Miner by .93 and Adam Rippon by 3.82.
Aaron was third at the 2014 U.