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I thnk Plushenko would have been given the gold medal. The less than perfect quality of his jumps would have been trumped by the quad. I think Plushenko would have got excellent second marks, just like he did in 2002, despite not being a graceful artist type. Daisuke fell -- he's out.
Had I been a judge in Vancouver using 6.0 my marks would have as follows:
Dai....................Technical - 5.7.................Presentation - 6.0
Plush.................Technical - 5.8.................Presentation - 5.8
Evan.................Technical - 5.8..................Presentation - 5.7
I don't think I am the only fan or judge who thought Dai was clearly superior with his presentation.
Plushy had too many wonky jumps and the weakest spins negating his quad advantage.
The frontloading would have kept him lower in the presentation mark as well (compared to Evan and Dai).
In 6.0 a fall did not eliminate a skater from winning the LP. It depended how the other contenders skated and his placement after the SP.
Without a doubt, I had Dai winning the SP and he would have carried first place heading into the LP.
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