This. I was furious at first for Ross's sake but then I realised that they had to pick Jason as first alternate because otherwise people could say that the rules were interpreted one way for Adam and one way for others ie. Jason. If you're going to use the BOW rule for one skater, you then kind of have to use it for all other skaters as well, and Jason's BOW is way above Ross's. So I can understand their reasoning but on an emotional level it just completely broke my heart (and I'm a Jason fan)
They most definitely did not have to pick Jason for anything. Had they weighed nationals more they could have easily have said 4th + BOW is enough to make changes for one (its only one step off the podium after all) but 6th + BOW is not for another (not even close to a medal). There is a big enough difference between 4th and 6th to justify different treatment . It wouldn't be that hard to justify makes big changes for Adam and none for Jason especially when comparing the two BOW wise their neck and neck and neither is superior to the other :confused2: