I understand your point. On the other side when 10 years ago they gave 7-8 to mao for this kind of brilliant performance, i never knew what kind of skater they were waiting for to give the 9-10 range. This kind of deflated scoring wasn't making much sense either. It make actually sense to award the top skaters of the year with the 8-10 range. due to rule changes etc. Scores are not comparable anywayI called her performance inferior to Asada's, but that wasn't the point anyway. I was pointing out the general scoring inflation with inferior choreography that goes on today as compared to the past programs.