Michelle
Well, I think if Michelle conveys that attitude and speed we saw in "The Feeling Begins" into her long program (or both for that matter!), and doesn't have any problems with the loop (or any other fluke falls), she could definitely win. Might be a tuff decision, though, if Sasha or Irina skate cleanly. It could easily go in either direction. It could just come down to those elusive triple-triples, but I kind of doubt it.
If all three fail to skate cleanly and Onda puts in a smashing performance, I wouldn't bar out a win for Japan. And as for Viktoria Volchkova, who knows! I was dumbstruck after her Cup of Russia performance. I had just become so used to seeing her fall apart and underperform that I never really expected her to put it together. So, this final should be much more exciting that last years in my opinion.