Worst of all, I think that a terrible precedent has been established.

I won't argue whether the judges' call was correct or not (I actually preferred the Russians routine, but my preferences have nothing to do with judging standards) but nonetheless, it was the judges' call. Right or wrong, you can't have a system where the judging gets over-ridden by popular demand. The ruling should have stood as called -- and then if necessary and provable perhaps sanctions might be taken against the judge(s) in question. And speaking of judge(s) -- why is the French judge the only one being taken to task? Didn't four other judges vote the same way?

In any case, judging ice skating is so political and so subjective that it is pointless to argue about it.

tanstaafl.