I have to say, I've always seen Mao's footwork as among the best of the ladies today. When Yuna is fully committed to training and in top gear, though, she's pretty good too , as the scores will attest.Mao doesn't. Her difficult footwork is marred by mediocre edges, unclear execution, mediocre speed and flow, mediocre upper body control.
Other than the top two skaters, Akiko and Kiira has vastly superior edging and flow over their step sequences to Mao Asada.