My thoughts on some of the pairs:
Sui-Han: They are incredible. Although I was rooting for Savchenko & Massot, I would be very happy with them as the next Chinese Olympic Champions. I honestly prefer them to Shen & Zhao, even if that is a cardinal sin on this site.
Tarasova-Morozov: I am not a fan, but I will admit they skated super well, and they look very ready for this meet. I think a lot of the predictions they would come 4th along with the Russian situation has spurned them and they are jaded and hungry, and they are after gold. I still think they were overscored on PCS, their PCS should not be on par with S&H and S&M. Their TES was right but PCS is bloated. Atleast their SP is much better than their LP. If they get similar PCS for their LP, particularly if they dont skate perfectly which they have not done this year so far, I will toss my cookies.
Duhamel-Radford: Not a fan of them either but I would feel for them if they wound up 4th, although not nearly as much as I would if they didnt get an Oly Gold already. I get a feeling that is what they are destined for, they are only barely in 3rd since S&M made a big mistake, they are likely the lowest scoring of the top 4 if they go cleanish, and their program is the highest risk and the least likely to go clean with to boot. They are fighters though, and will fight for a medal should any of the other 3 top pairs have mistakes.
Savchenko-Massot: My heart breaks for them, I so badly wanted Aliona to finally get gold here. It still isnt impossible, but I am thinking silver might be their best case scenario now. I can see them making up 5-6 points on T&M who have struggled with their LP and consistency all season, but Sui & Han is much less likely. Even if S&H fall on the salchow (which they havent their last 2 competitions) they would need to be absolutely perfect to stand a shot now.
Yu-Zhang: Strong skate, and they are definitely a technically strong team, but their PCS are accurate. They clearly dont have the speed, quality, or lightness of any of the top pairs. I will admit this team has panned out far better than I anticipated but I still think the Chinese fed. is making a huge mistake pinning their future around a mid to old 30s year old Zhang who even at his peak despite his physical strength and technical abilities never had the presentation qualities or personality to win a major title, let alone now as a very old man in the sport. And I miss Yu-Jing.
Della Monica-Guarise: I thought they were underscored, I preferred them to their teammates by far. I give him huge credit for how far he has come since becoming a figure skater, I never figured it would be possible for them to reach this point, where they probably have now (finally) surpassed Della Monica-Kocon as a pair in ability. I hope they continue for 2022, I still think they have a lot more to give and even more improvements left.
Marchei-Hotarek: They did skate well but as mentioned I prefer their teamates to them. I totally disagree with some of the above posters who think Savchenko-Massot should be below them, I would honestly switch them with their teammates. They are technically strong but I dont find they have their own style, and they dont grab or excite me like some of the others, but a very good skate for them again. Combined with their great team event skate they are definitely ready for this meet.
James-Cipres: Good skate, it seems they are still fighting for jobs respect which they will probably never get. Underscored IMO but that is the norm for them. Although Kurt Browning on CBC made a good point that they never have quite found that one thing that makes them stand out from the rest, and I think that along with that the French doesnt care about politiking for pairs much hurts them.
Sequin-Bilodeau: Not their best but I am happy after all their injury troubles they were able to have a fairly good skate at the Olympics and to be here at all, and skate fairly well. I hope they have a great skate tommorow.
Peng-Jin: I feel awful for them. Wow I didnt anticipate them missing the free skate, as they have been coming along fairly nicely this year. I wonder if this might be it for them. The Chinese fed. isnt very forgiving, and clearly is not invested in them, and only in He Zhang anyway.