Yes, there seems to be quite a bit of discussion on this and other message boards on this topic ..... especially among us American fans. You see, we had 3 junior men, and 5 ( that's right, FIVE ) junior ladies make the Junior Grand Prix Final. The feeling is we should give these skaters priority at Junior Worlds.
I don't think it's really anybody's fault, and I don't think anyone is intentionally trying to screw anybody. It just seems there is no clear-cut definition of what a "junior" is. Perhaps the ISU will clarify this by next season.
No matter the angle you try to look at this one, USFSA really looks silly. Desperation or hunger for hardware or whatever you might call it, the decision to send Caroline Zhang over there for example, is more like an insult to her. Like "You go there because you belong to juniors".
Zhang took gold 2 years ago, then silver, what if she gets now a bronze? That would be hilarious!
She better stayed home and work on her power stroking, that would be more efficient!