As I recall, many thought that TAT improved Mao's presentation but ruined her technical sides. And, pcs is not simply about presentation. YuNa has better speed and skating skill than Mao.Kim gets that high of PCS because she is frequently considered the only person in the field to be truly artistic and complete. This makes people think "Oh my God, she MUST win or else it will be a black mark on the sport" and the judges respond with high marks. If Michelle in her prime was competing against Kim, it would be a different story.
If Mao Asada's presentation had not been ruined by Tarasova, she too would have buffered Yu-Na's marks because Yu-Na would no longer be considered the only person who "needs" to win.
It depends on taste. For me, YuNa is most artistic. There is no reason to think YuNa would get lower pcs than Kwan. YuNa is faster than Kwan and has excellent skating skill. YuNa is one of the rare female skaters who jumps with the note of the music.Slutskaya and Lipinski skated really fast and I don't think their presentation skills were lacking. Very competitive with Yuna. To me Yuna isn't as artistic as Kwan.
Under 6.0 the two would have been competitive with each other, but under CoP YuNa beats MK.
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