That GPF win was strictly a fluke due to the new judging system. I was there and Plushenko outskated him soundly. But I forget what happened, but Plush wasn't given credit for a 4toe or 3axel due to the strange new system. Eman's LP was okay, but was shaky and weak.
I believe Plushenko (or his coach/choreographer) was just counting wrong and he didn't use one of his jumping passes. No jump = no points. So it was a fluke, but it was a "fair" fluke.
How Sandhu won https://twitter.com/Lily_shenka/status/731372493886251009 Plushenko did 3 combinations, and 2 were allowed....I don't believe they didn't know it!!:dumb: