I'm curious--why conclude that if Kovtun skates clean, he automatically gets the gold? Would the judges take a clean Kovtun over a clean Machida or Javi (who've both been cleaner than Kovtun thus far)?
I wouldn't be surprised if Kovtun won at this rate, but I think that depends on how the others skate, not how he skates.
Hehe, sorry, when I thought of that, I imagined Kovtun will be skating clean and the others not clean but nicely executed. =P I do agree that of course if the other guys skate clean as well, that will be a different outcome. :