Sorry Mathman, maybe I misunderstood your original question about what to show a friend, focusing too much on your follow-up about Ten's scores, which I think is irrelevant for that purpose.
If I were choosing one or a handful of programs to show a friend to get them interested in skating, I probably would try to choose clean programs, and "great" programs.
Of course this would depend on what my friend tends to be interested in. E.g., if said friend really liked quirky avant-garde choreography and disdained classical style in dance, I might choose to show some examples of quirkier skating programs, to say "Yes, skating can do that too," even if I couldn't find videos of clean performances.
And of the hundreds of basically clean good performances I've seen and loved over the years, if I had to choose just a handful to show a friend, I would narrow down to styles I think my friend would like, or maybe a significant contrast to show the range I think the sport allows for.
If I were looking for all-time great performances to show, I think Chan's record-breaking short program from 2013 Worlds would be on my short list; I don't think any of the other medal performances from this year's men's competition would make that cut.
This is a pretty good topic for a new separate thread--what programs to show someone to get them interested in skating. :yay: Just a suggestion!