The Professional Skaters Association has announced 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 free and short programs at the junior and senior levels for each discipline. 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.
The following are the winners of the 2021 Best Performances:
Best Performance Ladies
Amber Glenn — Championship ladies free skate
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’s 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
PSA Coaches — Todd Sand, Jenni Meno-Sand, Christine Fowler-Binder, Rafael Arutunian, Chris Knierim
Choreographer — Renee Roca
Music Selection — “Fall on Me” by Andrew Bocelli, Matteo Bocelli, "Immersive Light of Love" by Karl Hugo
Costume Design — Lisa McKinnon
Best Performance Ice Dance
Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue — Championship Free Dance
PSA Coaches — Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon
Choreographers — Marie-France Dubreuil, Scott Moir
Music Selection — “Hallelujah” by Jeff Buckley and k.d. lang, "Pray Gently to the Light" by Karl Hugo
Costume Designer — Josiane Lamond from Elite Expressions
