patsue47 said:
Unfortunately, we'll probably never see Sarah's personal best. ...., and won't see how she would deal with being the overwhelming favorite.
Except this I agree with every thing in your post.
I think we had seen Sarah's personal best, which was her SLC LP.
And we did see how she deal with being the overwhelming favorite going into 03 Nats and Worlds. Although she might not be viewed as a fav by ABC broadcast team, she was certainly by the rest of the world.