Except if Adelina came in fourth or fifth it would not have been mildly controversial if at all.Not true. A number of other posters have defended Adelina and Yulia, including Sam Skwanch. Most of them have dropped this fruitless argument by this time. Their lady won and has the hardware to show for it. They will never convince those who thought either Yuna or Carolina should have won, so they are discussing other topics.
In the parlance of poker, "Losers cry, 'Deal.'"
Not winners. They are off celebrating and counting their winnings.
If Polina Edmunds were placed in third after the short program, and Gracie Gold was in fourth, Adelina was in fifth, and Yulia was in sixth---it wouldn't have been remotely controversial. The American ladies had far and away superior layouts to Adelina. 3Lz-3T, 3F vs 3T-3T, 3F. Adelina only placed in third because of PCS and GOE. The controversy is over widespread Russ-flation home cooking.