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- Dec 9, 2017
1. Takahashi - he was 5th in LP 156.98 TES 73.48!!
2. Kozuka- he was 8th in LP 151.60 TES 78.40 ( 8th in short TES 42.14!!!)
3. Plushenko- he was 2nd in LP 165.51 TES 82.71 (SP TES 51.10!!)
I'm really curious how they could have been ahead of Plushenko?
You're just showing us the judges' scores. Takahashi had better spins, footwork, and better programs and skating skills in general in that event, and so did Kozuka, across both programs.
Kozuka even had a MORE difficult LP, because he actually attempted the 3F, a harder 3A combo, had a 3 jump combo, and also attempted that 3A so late in the program. Takahashi also had a more difficult LP in terms of technique, for that matter, even though he actually fell on his quad attempt, he attempted the 3F and had a 3A late in the program. For that matter, Plushy made small errors in almost all his jumping passes (some of those axes were bad). Along with the PCS gaps, Takahashi and Kozuka were ahead.
For the SP, neither Takahashi nor Kozuka had harder jumps, but again better spins and footwork, and the PCS gap was enough to swallow Plushy's lead on jumps.
In the event, Plushy was overscored both on GOEs and PCS. So all this added up to that particular top 6 for me.