Oh, soccer didn't start that fury. I know it. Lots of Nagasu fans did. soccer just seems to presume it was them? But soccer started another thread, a couple of days ago, about Nagasu's "Winner Takes It All" FS and mentioned the "controversy" then, so that seems at odds with this thread.
I'd have thought a reigning National champion, with the technical arsenal the USFS had supposedly demanded of its skaters in their division, and with comparable that-season results to the two skaters who did go, had a very good reason to be heartbroken, and more right to be upset than a skater who had had a mediocre at best season and pulled two decent skates out of nowhere at Nationals, both of which were given soft treatment by the tech panel...
According to the Nagasu fans, she was the only one with the right to be upset, even though she'd had a bad season (and Wagner a very good one), even though if the tech panel had been sterner it wouldn't have been an issue anyway (hello URs). She was the one filing appeals and suchlike. Meanwhile, reigning National Champion Aaron put on a brave smile, hugged the two who would go, blamed himself, would not even consider a petition or an appeal, had to skate his exhibition in front of a crowd that went crazy for Nagasu and were silent and unresponsive for him, and proceeded to have nightmares about the whole thing for months.
But y'know, only Nagasu was allowed to be upset about missing the Olympic team.
You have got to chill out, and stop trying to stir pointless arguments. First of all, there was never any reason to bring Max into this. Also, I am a giant fan of Mirai, and I, along with most Mirai fans, understand that Ashley had a very convincing case. You are the only one here who continues to beat the dead horse and reiterate arguments that have been made time and time and time again.
I agree with the overall sentiment of this thread. This is pointless, and doesn't need more prodding. Contact the skaters personally if you feel up to it, but this topic is almost 3 and a half years old, so I'm sure trying to stir it up again would do more harm than good.