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- Dec 18, 2014
Think the problem was Rika skated before Evgenia and Lilbet. I think if she skated after she probably would’ve gotten the bump. Hard to save someone and help them out with PCS and GOE and scoring if you don’t know what score you’re targeting.
Yes, if she skated on Kaori place, they would give her Kaori's PCS and put her in 3rd. She had bad starting position prior the FP and judges could not control her placement, but that was her fault after all (because the mistake in SP). But more important thing is that she still managed to produce very good skate and 4th placement in a competetion where most of the ladies skated clean is still a success. Both American ladies placement is also a success looking from that point of view (after all to win a medal or securing those three spots is not the most important thing, it's much more important to give everything you can and most of the ladies did that).