In all this mess, there is one thing nobody (at least from Evgenia's camp) seems to want to mention: if that's true what Evgenia said to Eteri("why you didn't keep Alina in juniors for one more season?"), that shows that Eteri is giving everyone an equal chance to win, even if she has some preferences, she still tries to give everyone a chance to shine, which is what happened with Alina.
Also, keeping Alina in juniors for one more season would be an incredibly silly move, and now we know that for sure. I imagine how stupid Eteri would feel if she kept her in juniors and then her main bet gets injured, basically leaving her with no options. Yes, in the end Evgenia managed to participate and she has performed very nice, but that wasn't that obvious by the time she was injured. This case shows that Eteri was pretty smart to not bet everything on one horse.