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For any given skater, will they be able to show better musicality in contexts where they don't need to push their technical content to the max? He, exhibitions and show numbers tend to be more musical than competition programs. So if we're going to compare skaters to each other, it's only fair to compare like to like in terms of type of program.
I think it depends.
Since there are fewer elements in an exhibition and none are required, I’d guess a choreographer has more freedom in choosing them and placing them ideally, which could make it easier for a skater to relax into the music and focus on expression.
But based purely on my own experience as a singer, a huge factor in how well you express music is how much you love it and look forward to performing it. Basically, the more deeply you respond to it, the easier it is to communicate that to an audience. I think that’s probably also true for skaters.