But here's my problem, Joe. Not only does Michelle have to beat Shizuka and Sasha on Saturday, she has to get more points than Irina got in the Japanese thing last week!
Ah-ha. You said something very revealing here. This judging system is much more mainstream than 6.0, so assuming the judges aren't under the influence of something, you should be able to compare scores across the board (with some margin of error I guess to compensate for different judges being used).
But alas, Kwan no longer has this opportunity.