The Professional Skaters Association has announced the winners of the annual EDI Awards.
The Education and Dedication International (EDI) Awards are named after the late World and Olympic coach Edi Scholdan, who died in the 1961 U.S. World Team plane crash. Scholdan was the first president of the PSA and the inspiration for the awards, which recognize exceptional achievement in the sport of figure skating.
2021 Joint PSA and U.S. Figure Skating EDI Awards
Coach of the Year
Patrice Lauzon and Ice Academy of Montreal
Paul McGrath Choreographer of the Year
Rohene Ward
Developmental Coach of the Year
Tammy Gambill
Pieter Kollen Sport Science Award
Melissa Vriner
2021 PSA EDI Awards
F. Ritter Shumway Award
Carol Rossignol
Betty Berens Award
All PSA members
Joe Serafine National Volunteer of the Year Award
Cheryl Faust
Gustave Lussi Award
Nathan Chen
Sonja Henie Award
Mariah Bell
Photo of the Year
Melanie Heaney
Fritz Dietl Award
Ice Den Chandler in Chandler, Arizona
Shulman Award for Lifetime Achievement
PSA staff
Distinguished Official of the Year Award
Ann Barr
President’s Award of Excellence
Jill Ahlbrecht — Southwestern Region
Lisa Cardinal — North Atlantic Region
Nathan Truesdell — South Atlantic Region
Michael Bramante, Bryna Oi, Alexandria Shaughnessy-Ronzio, Ron Kravette —
New England Region
Tommy Steenberg — Upper Great Lakes Region
Erin Donovan — Eastern Great Lakes Region
Mari Malama and Nani Tanaka — Northwest Pacific Region
The Strategic Method — Tiffany McNeil, Stephanie Chase Bass, Erika Roberts, Jeremy Barrett, Chris Obzansky — Central Pacific Region
Deividas Stagniunas — Southwest Pacific Region
