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Mao's LP program didn't win, Suzuki's was the winning LP program at both Skate Canada and NHK. But Mao had a big lead after the SP, as did Osmond before her at Skate Canada. The problem is not in the judging, but rather in the fact that Suzuki is badly bombing her SP and skating a brilliant LP. She was doing the same thing last year.
The question for many people is why the difference in LP scores wasn't greater than it was. Mao's LP still received the highest PCS scores of that night, even though Suzuki's LP received the highest score overall. If this had not been the case, Suzuki would have pulled into first even with her mistake in the SP (and I wouldn't say that one jump mistake, even a substantial one, equals a "badly bombed" short program).