Yarden's Schubert Sonata apparently did not go over well, and I think the abundance of Jatekok was just a BIT too out there for a single-round recital. Also her Rzewski, while pretty accurate, was a bit watered down. I did not hear DeTurck's concerto, although his Schubert D. 960 and his recital were both immaculate; I am surprised he did not take third. Savitsi I think probably did deserve to win, and while Korshin-Skaya should have certainly taken first place in the First e-comp, I don't think her repertoire was effective enough to take first this time. Her Prokofiev Sonata No. 6, the first movement in particular, is absolutely insane though. Her Seventh is even better, believe it or not.
I didn't catch the first competition, but I've heard the MIDI of her 7th sonata (Not that that does her actual performance justice.)
In my humble opinion, Korchinskaya was far supirior to Mei-Ting. In the 2006 comp. still, her Liszt and Schumann were astounding, and I've never heard such a convincing interpretation of the first movement of the Prok. 6.
That sonata is tough though, that sonata (as well as no.8?) seems to me that it's a piece with such potential, but no one ever plays it up to it. The Prok.7 however, does (in my opinion) have a few interpreters that got the best out of it. I'd have to think about it for a while...
Still, 06 ecomp had probobly the highest caliber of players of any competition I've seen (That and that one Van Cliburn a couple years ago... forgot which....)