No. That's just the way you are choosing to read it. You open a thread built on a distortion and then complain when people oppose your distortion which just so happens to conform to your opinion that sotnikova didn't deserve to win.
No, it's not the way I am choosing to read. You have poor reading comprehension and/or you do not understand competitive ice skating.
Again, these rules have been in place for the past FOUR seasons and ANY Level 4 Step Sequence that you examine will show 5 different types of turns executed at least once in both directions and 3 different types of steps executed at least once in both directions.
The burden of proof is on you. Show me ANY Level 4 step sequence from the past four years where my "interpretation" of the rule is wrong.
Assuming you are correct, what is the chance that the caller made a genuine mistake in determining the level? It was obviously a very close call according to your detailed analysis.
It's not that close of a call at all. She only did ONE type of step in both directions. The rules require THREE.
Part of what this all goes to show, though, is how the rules for step sequence level have been long overdue for a rehaul. Sequences are overly busy and impossible to be judged by one person in any normal space of time.