Kate Wang and Artur Danielian's SP were the surprises for me.
The crowd was also a big surprise, it felt a much bigger event like Europeans, good job from the organizers.
When it comes to the judging, much like JGP Lake Placid i thought there was a bit favoritism towards the home skaters: GOE for the non russians were always very low, harsh calls for spins and steps sequence levels,... it wasn't even all that needed cause both in Ladies and Men the three russians were clearly the strongest.