Am I the only one who thinks it is quite embarrassing to see that 5 out of 9 judges gave Brezina a -2 only for his 3F+COMBO when the rules clearly state that: Combo consisting of one jump only, GOE must be -3 in the short program?
In the judges' defense, this case is not as obvious as you might think. Here is the clip to what exactly happened :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G0Y0I2-5wQ#t=1m8s
As you can see, Brezina in fact did tag along a double toe after stepping out of his 3F. Here is the tricky part. The Tech Panel ruled that the touch down of his free foot included a weight transfer, therefore, chose to ignore the 2T as part of the combo, hence the + COMBO indication. Some of the individual judges ruled that the touch down of free foot did not include a weight transfer, therefore, under the rules, Brezina was still considered to have performed a jump combo and therefore, would not get the automatic -3 GOE. This is one of the grey area where by simply looking at the protocols, it doesn't give us the whole picture.
In my opinion, there was a clear weight transfer because he used his free foot to stabilize himself in order to set up for the 2nd jump. In other words, had he not put his foot down, he would most likely fall and therefore, this is a case where the double toe should not count and a mandatory -3 be assigned.
But as we have seen with Plushenko's solo Triple Lutz not preceded by satisfactory connecting steps, most of the judges on this panel did not apply the appropriate deduction in this competition. It kind of makes you less willing to give them the benefits of doubt when we add up all these questionable calls together.
( Plushy love you!
I think I was shocked after the axel and took me some seconds to come round. Watching the video I think the quad was out of program because he is not well, but the mistake of Lz looked like a loss of focus and the axel was like he rushed the exit. The rest of program was like he wanted to finish and leave although audience was helpful. And after KnC he was in tears. Then we saw him coming to watch the last group, I was 100% he had withdrawed already.
Thank you. 
