The first alternate very, very often gets the 4CC's spot, for that matter.
It's not fair to Armin or the others who finished ahead of Dornbush, no, but it has nothing to do with race. They didn't exactly ask Carriere or Razzano either (I don't think).
Funny that last season they went strictly by Nationals results and picked Bradley/Dornbush/Miner and used that reasoning to defend their decision but now are deviating from the Nationals results. I know it's 4CC not Worlds but it's still kind of hypocritical.
That being said, I still hope Dornbush does well and I know he didn't skate like his usual self at Nationals so I can see the logical defenses for an exception.
I don't know why Dornbush was picked over Armin, but I don't think anyone should automatically cry racism without knowing any other facts. This knee-jerk reaction makes it very hard for anyone to judge or critique anything, ever. As a teacher, I have been called racist when I've had to reprimand a student or say no to whatever they asked. It's only been a few times that it's happened, thank goodness, but it's not a fair accusation unless you have some more info to back it up.
Since Middle Easterners are considered Caucasian, and he's not that much darker than the Latino Rudy Galindo, the Italian Brian Boitano or the Greek Evan Lysacek, I would guess that the reason has to do with something else.
Is Armin going to Worlds, or he is going nowhere? Abott and Adam only for Worlds?
I dont remember how many USA spots are for Worlds.