The scoring is once again absolutely ridiculous.
Tell me, how in the world did S/K get more than two points better than P/T, who had a far far superior program?
S/K had better elements. They did lose the PCS to P/T.
Even with the debatable triple toe
It was cheated (noticeable with a naked eye so no wonder they checked slo-mo) and it was a weak landing with no flow out.
S/K have really, really weak skating skills, choreography, and nonexistent transitions, and their PCS deserves no more than 31.
Their SS aren't 'really weak.' They aren't great but they aren't bad either. Above average. The program was choreographed to the music more or less (although it was a little to 'subtle' IMO given how strong the music was). And there were some transitions. Not obvious ones but S/K are good at handling slightly less usual element layout and having entries into the elements which aren't that long. It wasn't exceptional and PCS were too generous but then it's not a problem with S/K per se but how the PCS are used across the board. S/K were confident and showed strong elements so they got high scores.
The scoring of B/L was also quite laughable, how the hell did they score about 70 with that program?
By having exceptional non-jump elements.
P/T were massively lowballed (this was almost as bad as 2008 WC, where they got UR calls for no reason at all.). There triple toe was maybe a little under, and that element didn't deserve a very good score, but every single other element of theirs was far superior to S/K and comparable to S/S
Not every other element. For example: S/K and S/S had a clean 3twist. P/T's 3twist was two-footed.
They deserve almost as much as S/S, maybe a few tenths less.
S/S have better basic skating and much more transitions than P/T. Their choreography is more complex.
D/R skated a well composed program with fabulous transitions
They had two very interesting and creative transitions into their elements (throw and death spiral). Nice dance lift at the start. But looking at that program again, it didn't actually seem to have that many, as a whole.
Elements were very good, but the SP lacked in tr and the program seemed very simple in comparison with a loaded difficult waltz by VT and other SPs
Savchenko/Szolkowy had a lot of transitions. No other team had entries into the elements that short. Their program was skated quite close together. V/T's program had some transitions here and there but it also had quite long entries into some of their elements.
It is ridicolus people say S/S should be more close to V/T. It is fact, V/T should be more points in the lead. The reason obvious:
1: S/S went back to old program show clearly they can not handle their own artistic goal and must try to impress in cheaper funny music but judges note that in pcs.
'Going back to an old program' is not part of the PCS criteria.
3: All quality of posture and basic skate skill are better with V/T, it is refinement in absolute manner.
S/S manage to generate speed despite using much less cross-overs in their programs and skating quite close together. They skated on deeper edges. Their SS are more even between the two partners. Their postures and lines are very good.
4: Program of V/T is more complex and include much more transition for elements. Not only for Masquerade but also Jesus Superstar, both masterpiece skate.
It's not more complex and it doesn't include more transitions. It's decently constructed in terms of relating to the music with the waltz theme being recurrent throughout but all the big elements have numerous cross-overs going in to them.
(And Jesus Christ Superstar? Seriously? That program is hardly anything other than cross-overs.)
Again: S/S had much shorter entries into the elements than any other teams.
Look at the 3toes for example. S/S have a short entry, with preceding transitions, done very close together. They don't need to stroke from one end of the rink into another like the vast majority of teams, including V/T.
I have a question to those knowledgeable. MT/M lost most of the points with their death spiral. They did a BiDs, but Kirsten face was down and her back was up. That made the position look slightly elevated. But I don't understand, BiDs would't be with the lady's face up? Was the position a mistake or just another variant of Ds?
Her hips and her bottom were raised.
Maxim skating around Tanya while she takes a break to set up for the second half in JCS is not great transitions. JCS is a program unworthy of skaters of V/T's caliber, it's badly constructed and doesn't showcase their ability well at all. The SP is good. But to suggest that S/S are doing less complex programs than V/T shows that you are either ignorant, have problems with your vision, are watching on a fuzzy stream, or are extremely biased in V/T's favor. Or all of the above. 
