I see it like this: If on her best at the Olympics Yu-na can get 71, then certainly to go down to 65-67 here (she was score 65.) Likewise I believe Mao rose to the occasion and probably deserves a point or two better than Vancouver so that would put her (in my ranking) at 68 (instead of 62.)
The Vancouver Olympics are a different competiiton from Worlds with a different panel of judges, so of course, you will have differences in results. But Mao has received low PCS for her FS this season (at 4cc), so it wasn't her lower PCS in this particular competition is unprecedented. Plus, all the other skater received lower PCS and she is being marked relative to other skaters. I think it has to do with her music choice and choreography this season. She's essentially a light and lyrical skater so I think the program was a bad choice for her.
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