Professional Skaters Association Announces Winners of the 2021 EDI Awards

June 1, 2021 Rochester, MN — The Professional Skaters Association (PSA) announced the winners of the annual EDI Awards at the Professional Skaters Association headquarters in Rochester, MN on Thursday May 27, 2021.

EDI Awards host Andrea Williamson

The Education and Dedication International (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 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 AWARD: Patrice Lauzon and Ice Academy of Montreal

Marie-France Dubreuil & Patrice Lauzon

Steffany Hanlen

PAUL MCGRATH CHOREOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AWARD: Rohene Ward

Rohene Ward

DEVELOPMENTAL COACH OF THE YEAR: Tammy Gambill

Tammy Gambill

PIETER KOLLEN SPORT SCIENCE AWARD: Melissa Vriner

Melissa Vriner and daughters

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

Nathan Chen

SONJA HENIE AWARD: Mariah Bell

Mariah Bell

PHOTO OF THE YEAR: Melanie Heaney

FRITZ DIETL AWARD: Ice Den Chandler in Chandler, AZ

SHULMAN AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: PSA Staff

DISTINGUISHED OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR AWARD: Ann Barr

PRESIDENT’S AWARD OF EXCELLENCE Jill Ahlbrecht – Lisa Cardinal – Nathan Truesdell – Michael Bramante, Bryna Oi, Alexandria Shaughnessy- Ronzio, Ron Kravette – Tommy Steenberg – Erin Donovan – Mari Malama and Nani Tanaka – Tiffany McNeil, Stephanie Chase Bass, Erika Roberts, Jeremy Barrett, Chris Obzansky – Deividas Stagniunas