People need to look at the protocols, period. Barring the two-foot on the 3A, the rest of Mao's SP was divine. I think you have to either be a.) a hater, b.) in denial, c.) blind, or d.) completely devoid of artistry and understanding of the sport to ignore her overall skating. There was no falls or evident mistakes, and her short program was beautifully skated. Clearly THAT was enough for the judges to reward Asada's skating. She only got 6+ point on it anyway! Like the Eurosport guys said- the 3A didn't even factor in the overall scoring.
It's not the skaters who are killing the sport. It's not Patrick Chan or Mao Asada who are ruining the sport.
It's the idiots who continue to watch and pretend they know what they're talking about (uhm, go apply for a license to judge. I'm sure Cinquanta would be more than pleased.) who are killing the fun or figure skating.
Peace.
I think saying "they" are killing the sport is on the excessive side, but I would be interested to hear the reasons you think they are killing the sport. Personally, I think there are many things hurting the sport ( spotty tv access, etc) , but I would place these people you call "idiots" near the bottom of the list.