They were right.
With the new box you can see in real time the GOE for each element and judges gave them positive GOEs for elements with very clear mistakes like the two-footed quad or the side-by-side spin completely out of sync and messy lifts.
I read here people saying that judges have created this fake hype for the russian sweep but honestly i think they really wanted to give J/C the podium but there were way too many mistakes.
Correct. M/C were just messy overall with too many mistakes and just barely missed a medal. Unfortunate for them but deserved.