I dunno! He wasn't that far ahead of Adam after the SP, right? And they both had a fall (I would say Ross was worse but I dunno) and Ross's jumps looked more labored/iffy to my untrained eye. But I dunno!
Absolutely thrilled for Ross! I loved seeing him live at Nationals, loved his SP here, and though he had that fall on the second lutz here, his opening 3As were great, and still enjoyed his FS. So glad he got the bronze.
Yep, it was close. Pretty much came down to the SP; Adam would have been way ahead but he messed up his jump and his whole score suffered. I think overall this is a good experience for him; he definitely is one of my favorite US male skaters and I'd like to see how he can improve at Worlds!
Adam is barely ahead of Ross in the LP. But the SP made the difference. Ross beat Adam on the PCS, but by a negligible difference. I'm surprised that in the case of Adam, judges are so willing to forgive his painfully slow speeds when it comes to PCS.