Yeah, and same for Javi now. Patrick, S/B and Javi deserve to be in the gala IMO because how how good they are as skaters, but not getting better spots than actual medalists. It's just not fair.
We've always had extra skaters, like how Misha comes with his extra fun program and they do deserve an invite to the first part but it's just so disrespectful to people who actually medaled to fling them into the first half and basically say, who cares you were better here, you don't matter.
Well this entire competition was a disaster and this is just another nail in the coffin. The French should really never be given anything, ever again to organize.