... I sense that some wish the Chan or even Plushenko (who came darn close) had gotten there first. ...
I'm curious, where do you get this idea? I glanced through the thread and I don't think that's the case. For me, while I'm a fan of Patrick Chan, I don't dream of him getting a quad lutz any time soon, all along I thought Adam Rippon would be the one landing the first one in competition.