People can give standing ovations but that doesn't necessarily translate into higher PCS scores.
Another key example is Skate America 2012, which I attended. I gave Christina Gao a standing ovation (as did the rest of the arena) because she had a clean and great skate. However, Adelina Sotnikova, who made a number of errors, still received a higher PCS score (59.67 vs. 56.98 for Christina).
People can give standing ovations for a great performance, but PCS measures more than that. Using the Adelina and Christina example -- despite Adelina's mistakes, I can see why she still received a higher PCS score. Despite the mistakes Adelina's skating skills/speed/presence, etc was still quite superior than Christina's, despite the later having a clean performance.
I personally like Satoko's program a lot, but I can see how in the view of some (including judges) that perhaps she didn't quite project herself.
Another key example is Skate America 2012, which I attended. I gave Christina Gao a standing ovation (as did the rest of the arena) because she had a clean and great skate. However, Adelina Sotnikova, who made a number of errors, still received a higher PCS score (59.67 vs. 56.98 for Christina).
People can give standing ovations for a great performance, but PCS measures more than that. Using the Adelina and Christina example -- despite Adelina's mistakes, I can see why she still received a higher PCS score. Despite the mistakes Adelina's skating skills/speed/presence, etc was still quite superior than Christina's, despite the later having a clean performance.
I personally like Satoko's program a lot, but I can see how in the view of some (including judges) that perhaps she didn't quite project herself.