I wish people instead of stating the above would understand simple math. Patrick won the Short program over Denis with 98.37 to 91.56, and it was deserved, he was brilliant. That win gave Patrick a 6.81 point lead. Denis won the long program 174.92 to 169.41, which is a 5.51 difference. Simple math Denis did not win because his long program was not enough to overcome Patrick`s lead from the short program.
Denis program was impressive for Denis but he was not technically outstanding. Patrick planed and executed 2 quads, while Denis only had 1 quad. Denis also messed up on his third combo doing only a 2F+2T. For Denis to win he need to be prefect, which he wasn't, in the long because he had lesser technical content and for Patrick to screw up, which he did.
Again Patrick won the short program with 89.41 over Daisuke 85.72 which is 3.69 points. In the long Patrick had 2 jump errors and but so did Daisuke. Patrick jump content was also harder he had two quads and triple axle while Daisuke had one quad and two triple axles. For Daisuke to win he had to be perfect and he was not. As for PCS at this point Patrick had the best skating skills and the most transitions among the men’s skater and I think it is justifiable that he as ahead but it was by less than half a point per category. Please note in the long program Yuzuria Hanyu was also ahead of Daisuke in the long program.
2013: Patrick long program; fell hard on a no hope 3 lutz, a no hope and underotated 3 Axel, bad step out on 3 jump combination, popped 3lutz to double lutz. Patrick was seriously over-scored in the PCs in the long, not just for the negative artistic effect of 4 huge mistakes but the overall program was just a good display of amazing skating skills, not a memorable important piece of art. ( like he has done with many pieces over time) Denis Ten SP was outstanding: watch it again, the posture, the passion, the musicality, the honesty. Those landings, the spring in jumps, the camels, the step sequence. He was underscored. In the long program: he did 3 triple lutz double toe- that should have been triple?-, double toe combination, doubled the flip. But he embodied the music all the way through, his step sequences were interesting, varied, and the electricity in that last sequence and so on. Those programs were unique and a moment in time. The moment belonged to Denis and I’m still angry he was robbed of his moment. And yes, even more now. Give people what they truly earn, the future has no guarantees. I wonder how those judges feel?