That was the thing, his SP was not a meltdown if you watch the actual performance; with the deduction and the element not being counted the numbers are low but he gave a good performance.
Also today's win overcome the fear/jinx of skating first in the group!! Another plus!
He repeated multiple times how he worked hard/trained hard...gosh I couldn't imagine how hard that must be since you know he is not someone to say "man I train hard!" easily.
I don't think the pressure on him has increased (or decreased) because of this win if we are talking about the Olympics; they will bring up that he is the reigning Olympic champion and that he is the record holder.