The theory she relied on based on her recollection was incorrect as it has already been shown in post above. 5 of the 7 teams in Moscow have higher PE, CH and IN than their SS and TR. A 6th team could actually have been counted if we accept tie marks. So that makes almost the entirety of all the teams competing in Cup of Russia showing the same pattern. Therefore, it's impossible to determine whether any deductions have been taken.
I am not sure how I feel about the results, it just gave an impression, rightfully or wrongfully, that there is really no need to compete, they could have won this competition by mail. I feel that Ice Dance, unlike Singles and Pairs Skating, should have more severe penalty for errors other than elements because falls are so rare. So whenever an error happens, it tends to get noticed and seems particularly glaring. Due to the dark past of Ice Dance when it almost got thrown out of the Olympics, I feel this kind of scratchy performance that still netted them comfortable lead over other good teams will not inspire more new fans to follow the sport or be regarded as trully one with real competition.
Rascal !
I think they need to organize a title naming contest and the most catchy headline showcasing D/W's lead and perfect 10s after a major stumble that drew eyebrows in Russia. Maybe something like: 
There have been so many obvious errors in their articles in the past that I don't think they do. I don't IN is smart enough to orchestrate some kind of wide-spread attack on V/M.
That said, there are differences between unintentional reporting error vs. taking shots. Perhaps as you said, they aren't smart enough but the fact the Icenetwork is a joint venture owned and operated by USFS makes these series of coincidences a little, shall we say, coincidental. How come such accident never happens to D/W on IN if they don't ever read their own articles? Isn't that strange? SkateBuzz sometimes makes error in their reporting as well, although rarely, I can't however recall any instance they attempted to trash talk anyone or borderline of spreading rumors. IN is becoming the skating version of Fox News where facts don't matter anymore, spin is. Want proof? IP pointed out their title for D/W's performance today, hence it's for the curious or catty.
, given how much I love W/P and how much I think they have improved in precision, power and edges over the past two seasons) by how close W/P were technically to D/W, even though W/P clearly missed a couple of key features in the rumba and D/W skated clean (with the exception of the fall, which should not have impacted their TES). I'm not saying I disagree, because W/P seem to be really strong technically, and I'm thrilled to see them getting the scores they diserve, but just how good are they in terms of the elements? Because they got higher levels than D/W on a few, and didn't do too badly with GOE's either. Just wondering.
