So what if, as of the end of Nationals, Czisny has the best hard numbers, aside from the champion if she's second again? Isn't that pretty much what the situation was this year?
Well...LAST year, 5th at Worlds looked pretty good next to her 2 GP medals and GPF qualification. And Nationals indicated that at least she's on the upswing after GPF. Again, I had no problem with her initial selection to the team, but obviously something went very, very wrong in the 2 months afterward and no notice was taken of it.
THIS time, she'll have 22nd at last year's Worlds as a black mark. That alone could result in passing her up for the 3rd place skater, particularly if it happens to be, say, Wagner.