By default? Not a fair assessment in my opinion. He went out and won it. It is a competition and on this day he was the best.
Yes I sounded harsh, I am sorry. He did went out will all guns blazing and he was the only one not shaking in his boots and actually enjoyed being on the ice(he and Misha Ge). My point is he is not the best skater in this competition overall and if Yuzuru/Dai performed their best, Kevin's best would not have been enough. I am just sad about Yuzuru and Dai, that's all. Kevin was great today and fun to watch. Even if the scores are strange overall I think the standings are fair and this is all that matters.