I actually do think, personally, that PCS should be tied to TES to some degree, or else the young'uns will never break though. The problem is I don't agree with the way TES is currently calculated, and how much Dai's mistakes cost him vs. how much Yuzu/Patrick's mistakes cost (or didn't cost) them. Also, Dai's errors did not disturb his programs at all. I would've given him high PCS on that messy men's free simply for staying upright and looking like he wanted to be there (Chan, by contrast, looked like he wanted to finish his program and get out of there as soon as possible, even if he stayed mainly upright).
Home boosting didn't seem very apparent in Saitama, except possibly for Machida vs. Javi in the SP (but considering the free, Machida would've placed ahead anyway). Mao got lower PCS than Carolina Kostner in the LP, which is total insanity. I wonder, why does someone like Carolina get high PCS for her skating skills, allowing her to stay near the top even when she makes mistakes, while Kozuka's PCS nosedived because of his inconsistency? (This isn't a dis at Carolina--I admit I probably would've given her bronze in Saitama if I were a judge too... but the scores raise questions).
Home boosting didn't seem very apparent in Saitama, except possibly for Machida vs. Javi in the SP (but considering the free, Machida would've placed ahead anyway). Mao got lower PCS than Carolina Kostner in the LP, which is total insanity. I wonder, why does someone like Carolina get high PCS for her skating skills, allowing her to stay near the top even when she makes mistakes, while Kozuka's PCS nosedived because of his inconsistency? (This isn't a dis at Carolina--I admit I probably would've given her bronze in Saitama if I were a judge too... but the scores raise questions).