Do you think Michelle

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I don't think that the new system makes that much of a change. After all, Kwan's non-CoP-friendly "Bolero" still came in 3rd -- with a fall -- when she did the elements that she had planned; it was the QR -- when she didn't do the elements that she had planned -- that killed her. Therefore, the issue (IMO) is whether Kwan will be able to do the planned elements. The "comeback stories" show that nerves and drive play a big part in this -- and if Michelle's hip is OK, I think her nerves and drive will "stand her in good stead" for the remainder.

Yeah but keep in mind Sasha also had mistakes in the long and beat Kwan by a comfortable margin, and Irina who skated flawlessly would have been over her by 20+ points if she had done a different triple instead of the third triple loop, something she would have not have made up by eliminating her mistakes. I would say all things being unscathed, she still has some progress to make on COP compared to those two.