When I went down, I was able to watch the skating from last night interrupted when I did my errands but I got to see everything before I went to lunch. Some observations:
Only Rachael Flatt, Kim Yu-Na, and Marai Nagasu skated completely clean programs. I found it interesting that Rachael was downgraded on her two triple flips when none of the other skaters were downgraded on what were OBVIOUS partially rotated jumps. The eight points she lost would have had her in 4th place with Marai in 5th and Miki Ando in 6th. I think that particular strict judge eased up after Rachael skated. I KNOW all of those other jumps were not fully rotated, and Rachael's looked much better landed, at least at the vantage point of the NBC cameras.
I thought Joannie had a lovely skate, but if she had been able to skate a completely clean program, she would have won silver just like at last year's world championships.
Yu-Na skated a majestic and difficult program, but I still don't quite see the magic. Maybe I'll get it after I've watched it a few more times. She's effortless and beautiful, but I don't get the same thrill I got when watching Michelle Kwan at her best. Maybe I'm just getting too old and it's all too familiar now (or it could be the change in the judging system which now makes everyone's programs too much alike.)
I was impressed with Mao Asada's two triple axels in her program, but it was otherwise rather lockstep and mechanical; of course, that just made the memory of Yu-Na's performance that much more ethereal.
Right now, Rachael Flatt has a more difficult program of jumps, but she needs to work some on style. Marai Nagasu has lots of style (especially for 16) and just needs to increase the difficulty in her program so that in four years, she'll be the one they're all chasing.