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Can we also talk about Kim Yuna? Yes because she received some huge scores even when she was intentionally watering down her technical contents. At Worlds 2013 she received 148 points in the free with a 6 triples program.
I understand your point, but I think that the example you chose doesn't really support it. This Les Miz performance was one of the most complete and satisfying free skates of all time. Her TES score was so high because of the quality of her jumps. Yuna got huge (and well-deserved) GOEs on every jump element except the 2A combination. The PCS were quite appropriate for this enchanting performance. If she had skated like this at the Olympics she would have won. (My opinion -- YMMD.)
(just a reminder to those who criticizes Evgenia's scores with programs much more difficult)
I liked this statistic from the Hersh article:
The two-time defending world champion from Russia has not fallen in her last seven competitions (13 programs). That covers 268 jump attempts.
...since the end of compulsory figures in 1990, no woman has been as overwhelming an Olympic gold-medal favorite as Medvedeva, 17, who headlines the women’s field at Rostelecom.