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I don't think he'll get the PCS to do it. I know he's got the quads, but his lutz and axel are both iffy. The fact that he beat those three isn't all that noteworthy as I expect internationally he wouldn't have if they skated closer to their potential.
Denis Ten competes too much. Period. He's gone from Senior Grand Prix Events to 4CC to the Olympics to junior and now senior worlds. I don't expect him to do well.
As people point out, men's is deep and inconsistent. I'm just going with what my survey says. If I'm wrong... well, I've been wrong before and the world still turns....
Bradley could potentially beat Abbott if Jeremy has his usual worlds meltdown. Realistically there are about 4 people guarunteed to beat Bradley - Plushenko, Oda, Kozuka, Chan. Beyond that it's anyone's game, I mean Abbott, Verner, and Takahashi are probably the best skaters at the event but no one knows if they will be 2nd or 5th or 20th, or 4th in the SP and then 20th in the FS or vice versa. Lysacek, Weir, Lambiel won't be there and I think Joubert's ego has been pretty badly bruised so I remain skeptical of his chances here. The little boys tend to do well but usually make a few mistakes and will likely get lower PCS than Bradley. Where it will be Bradley's last competition I have the feeling he might do well here.