Romanza was absoslutely gorgeous during the 2006 Worlds! For me it was pure brilliance.
I also loved Dream of Desdemona, Rachmaninoff, East of Eden, Sparctacus, The Feeling Begins!
All of those programs are "for the ages." I don't think Michelle can be criticized for not having 3-3s in the short program, since that was a rarity under 6.0, where the SP score wasn't carried over. What she had was the "it" factor, whether it was in a seamless performance like Rach or her explosive footwork in TFB or in her amazing spiral, choreographed exactly to the right beat of the music, in Spartacus at 2005 Nationals. ( PS-I think you meant 1996 for Romanza--another groundbreaking performance).