He would have won with a skate with 2 falls. Again. No, it's better that he has silver. Yuzuru is overall the better skater, but at the Championships, Javier was better. The last thing I would wish for Yuzuru is to be perceived as second Patrick Chan, winning with subpar performances. And I think that he new that Gold might slip away from him when he was blowing those kisses, he wasn'exactly jumping with joy, just graciously thanking fans for support. He knows very well how popping jumps ends and he didn't look surprised at the scores in the least.
I'm not disappointed that he was second. I'm proud of him that he managed to climb back this high after what he's been through.
You summarize the entire men's event very, very well and every part that you mention is reflected in all the fans' hearts most likely. I bet everyone can relate to the nervousness fans feel when it's the turn of our favourite skater to skate.
