Ugh, some of the comments that the Korean fans left on Tarakanova's videos are gross. I hope she doesn't look the video up.
I think it's a difference in style. Lim is more polished and Tarakanova skates with more abandon. Tarakanova did have more speed (Lim's step sequence slowed down considerably) and better spins. Lim had nice jumps, but so did Tarakanova, and with harder entrances. Let's be real - Lim is charming, and her performance is more to my own personal taste than Tarakanova's but it's not like she's a PCS/musical/expression genius, either. In any case, it was Tarakonva's higher levels that got her the lead, much more so than the 0.6 differential in PCS.
I think it's a difference in style. Lim is more polished and Tarakanova skates with more abandon. Tarakanova did have more speed (Lim's step sequence slowed down considerably) and better spins. Lim had nice jumps, but so did Tarakanova, and with harder entrances. Let's be real - Lim is charming, and her performance is more to my own personal taste than Tarakanova's but it's not like she's a PCS/musical/expression genius, either. In any case, it was Tarakonva's higher levels that got her the lead, much more so than the 0.6 differential in PCS.