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Professional Skaters Association Announces Best Performance Awards for 2021 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships
March 9, 2021 – The Professional Skaters Association is pleased to announce the winners of the EDI Awards for Best Performances at the 2021 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships. One winner was chosen from each category—men’s, ladies, pairs, and dance—to honor and recognize the outstanding efforts of these skaters. The award is based on the "total performance" with an eye to costuming, presentation, music selection, choreography, style, and technique. Winners were determined by a committee that reviewed all long and short programs at the junior and senior levels for each discipline. The following are the winners of the 2021 Best Performances at a national championship:
Best Performance Award Winners for the 2021 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships | Las Vegas, NV
 
Best Performance Ladies
Amber Glenn – Championship Ladies Free Skate Program
PSA Coaches – Darlene Cain, Peter Cain
Choreographer – Misha Ge
Music Selection – “Rain in Your Black Eyes (remake)” by Ezio Basso
Costume Designer – Denyse Frey
 
 
Best Performance Men
Jason Brown – Championship Men Short Program
PSA Coaches – Tracy Wilson, Karen Preston
Choreographer – Rohene Ward
Music Selection – “Sinnerman” by Nina Simone
Costume Designer – Elena Pollack
 
 
Best Performance Pairs
Alexa Knierim / Brandon Frazier — Championship Pairs Free Skate Program
PSA Coaches – Todd Sand, Jenni Meno-Sand, Christine Fowler-Binder, Rafael Arutyunyan, Chris Knierim
Choreographer – Renee Roca
Music Selection – “Fall on Me” by Andrew Bocelli, Matteo Bocelli
Costume Design – Lisa McKinnon
 
 
Best Performance Ice Dance
Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue — Championship Dance Free Dance Program
PSA Coaches – Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon
Choreographers – Marie-France Dubreuil, Scott Moir
Music Selection – “Hallelujah” by Jeff Buckley and k.d. lang
Costume Designer – Josiane Lamond from Elite Expressions
Best Performance Award Winner for the 2021 U.S. Synchronized Championships | Unavailable due to COVID-19
The synchronized skating award was unable to be presented this year due to the cancelation of the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The men's, ladies, ice dance, and pairs award presentations will take place during U.S. Figure Skating’s Champs Camp later this year.

Congratulations to all competitors and coaches!
The EDI awards are named after the late World and Olympic coach, Edi Scholdan, who died in the 1961 world team plane crash. Scholdan was the first president of the PSA and inspiration for the Education and Dedication International (EDI) Awards.