Like the blogger that kwanatic posted, I also was expecting a spiral at the exact same part as MK. But even then, why is Mirai doing that weird y-spiral and letting go? It doesn't look good and her arabesque is already excellent.
From watching from the same vantage point, Caroline seems to be as fast as any other girls. Is that the general consensus?
From what I can tell from the video, the reason why Caroline Zhangs's SS mark is still low (even though she appears equivalent in speed through much of her programs to the other skaters) is the WAY in which she stroked through the programs. To a skater/practiced eye, she looks like she's really WORKING to generate any speed versus effortless flow that Wagner, Nagasu, Hicks, and Keiser seem to project to generate the same speed and flow.
. I'm still bummed over Frank's decision to use that old warhorse Spartacus for Nagasu's FP. Practically every skater in the universe has used that music at some point in their career. Nagasu's status deserves better. Wagner looked great.