Posted March 5th
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The Professional Skaters Association named their picks for the best programs at US Nationals. One award is given in each discipline. The awards are named in honor of Edi Scholdan, the first president of the PSA , who died in the 1961 plane crash that killed some many US skaters and coaches.
Sometimes the awards are given to skaters that didn't win the gold, in fact, sometimes that come nowhere near the podium. Sometimes a short program is picked; sometimes a long. Sometimes a junior is picked over all the seniors. The PSA members who vote were all at the 2013 US Figure Skating and saw all performances live.
Without further ado here are this year's awards:
Perhaps the biggest shocker is in the Ladies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0k-6-qSo8k
In the other 3 disciplines, the PSA went with the winner of the FS/LP.
Pairs:
Men:
And the Synchro Award
Video is on IN, but there is this video from Sectionals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nltHCcoIBoQ
Would you have picked different performances?
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The Professional Skaters Association named their picks for the best programs at US Nationals. One award is given in each discipline. The awards are named in honor of Edi Scholdan, the first president of the PSA , who died in the 1961 plane crash that killed some many US skaters and coaches.
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 present at nationals that reviewed all long and short programs at the junior and senior levels for each discipline.
Sometimes the awards are given to skaters that didn't win the gold, in fact, sometimes that come nowhere near the podium. Sometimes a short program is picked; sometimes a long. Sometimes a junior is picked over all the seniors. The PSA members who vote were all at the 2013 US Figure Skating and saw all performances live.
Without further ado here are this year's awards:
Perhaps the biggest shocker is in the Ladies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0k-6-qSo8k
Best Performance Award Winners for the 2013 U.S. Championships in Omaha, NE:
Ladies Singles: Winner – Polina Edmunds (Junior Free Skate)
Coaches – Nina Edmunds & David Glynn
Choreographer – Marina Klimova
Music – “Romeo and Juliet” by Nino Rota
In the other 3 disciplines, the PSA went with the winner of the FS/LP.
Pairs:
Best Performance Award Winners for the 2013 U.S. Championships in Omaha, NE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY1ueehSTHI
Pair Skating: Winner – Alexa Scimeca & Christopher Knierim (Senior Free Skate)
Coaches – Dalilah Sappenfield & Larry Ibarra
Choreographers – Dalilah Sappenfield & Larry Ibarra
Music – “La Vita E Bella (Life is Beautiful)” by Nicola Piovani
Men:
Best Performance Award Winners for the 2013 U.S. Championships in Omaha, NE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKvKgouJCaA
Men’s Singles: Winner – Max Aaron (Senior Free Skate)
Coach – Tom Zakrajsek
Choreographer – Pasquale Camerlengo
Music – “West Side Story” by Leonard Bernstein
Best Performance Award Winners for the 2013 U.S. Championships in Omaha, NE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv9M4E8eD8s
Ice Dancing: Winner - Meryl Davis & Charlie White (Senior Free Dance)
Coaches - Marina Zoueva & Oleg Epstein
Choreographer - Marina Zoueva
Music – “Notre-Dame de Paris” by Riccardo Cocciante and Luc Plamondon
And the Synchro Award
Best Performance Award Winner for the 2013 U.S. Synchronized Championships in Plymouth, MI:
Synchronized Skating: Winner – Miami University (Senior Free Skate)
Coaches – Katie Bowling, & Lee Ann Shoker
Choreographer – Sarah Kawahara & Carla DeGirolamo
Music – Music from the 1920’s by various artists
Video is on IN, but there is this video from Sectionals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nltHCcoIBoQ
Would you have picked different performances?