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Professional Skaters Association Announces Best Performance Awards for 2022 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
April 14, 2022 – The Professional Skaters Association is pleased to announce the winners of the EDI Awards for Best Performances at the 2022 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 2022 Best Performances at a national championship:
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Best Performance Ladies
Mariah Bell — Championship Ladies Free Skate Program
PSA Coaches – Rafael Arutyunyan, Adam Rippon, Vera Arutyunyan
Choreographer – Shae-Lynn Bourne
Music Selection – "Hallelujah" by k.d. lang
Costume Designer – Jan Longmire
 
 
Best Performance Men
Ilia Malinin — Championship Mens Free Skate Program
PSA Coaches – Tatyana Malinina, Roman Skorniakov, Rafael Arutyunyan
Choreographer – Irina Romanova
Music Selection – "Nobody Knows" by Autograf and "Golden Age" by Woodkid
Costume Design – Victoria Nekrilova from Marusia design studio
 
 
Best Performance Pairs
Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc — Championship Pairs Free Skate Program
PSA Coaches – Peter Cain, Darlene Cain, Nina Mozer
Choreographer – Pasquale Camerlengo
Music Selection – "Dance For Me Wallace" and "Charms" from the W.E. soundtrack
Costume Design – Denise Freye, Darlene Cain
 
 
Best Performance Ice Dance
Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue — Championship Dance Free Dance Program
PSA Coaches – Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Pascal Denis, Romain Haguenaur, Josée Piché, Benjamin Brisebois
Choreographers – Marie-France Dubreuil, Scott Moir
Music Selection – "Drowning" by Anne Sila
Costume Designer – Josiane Lamond for Madison; Susan Hubbell for Zachary
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Best Performance Synchronized
Haydenettes — Championship Free Skate Program
PSA Coaches – Saga Krantz, Lee Chandler, Ashley Tomich
Choreographer – Saga Krantz
Music Selection – "Hold On To Tomorrow" (feat. Metropole Orkest)- Brennan Heart & Christon
Costume Designer – Yumi Couture
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.