I just finished watching the competition expecting cheating and I didn’t find any. Titova was amazing! Two 3A’s and the 4S 3T was amazing, in the second half. She did fall on a under rotated 4S. Veronika was also amazing on her three quads… she won the free skate due to this technical content. Artistically, they have a lot of improvements to make. Plushenko’s skaters flew up the standings. From like 16th to 4th and Veronika from like 10th to silver. Those were big jumps because his skaters put out solid free skates.
However, he was defeated by smaller camps. Gordeeva landed two quads and was in the final flight. Personally, I thought her performance was similar to Titova. But, she was in final flight, so, I can see why her scores were higher. She deserved her bronze medal.
Finally, Alina G… I was pumping after she landed the best 4S of the competition. She deserved the high GOE for this jump. Plushenko needs to realize flow after jumps are important too. Also, Alina’s skating skills were substantially better than the Plushenko skaters and yet her PCS score is 3-4 points higher. I argue that it should be higher. After Alina’s skate, I thought that technically she was similar to Titova and Gordeeva, but, much better in PCS. I was nervous of where the judges would place her as I was used to her being lowballed. When she placed in 2nd in the free skate, I thought that was fair and her lead in the SP, gave her the win. I only watched a fair competition. No idea what Plushenko was talking about.
However, he was defeated by smaller camps. Gordeeva landed two quads and was in the final flight. Personally, I thought her performance was similar to Titova. But, she was in final flight, so, I can see why her scores were higher. She deserved her bronze medal.
Finally, Alina G… I was pumping after she landed the best 4S of the competition. She deserved the high GOE for this jump. Plushenko needs to realize flow after jumps are important too. Also, Alina’s skating skills were substantially better than the Plushenko skaters and yet her PCS score is 3-4 points higher. I argue that it should be higher. After Alina’s skate, I thought that technically she was similar to Titova and Gordeeva, but, much better in PCS. I was nervous of where the judges would place her as I was used to her being lowballed. When she placed in 2nd in the free skate, I thought that was fair and her lead in the SP, gave her the win. I only watched a fair competition. No idea what Plushenko was talking about.
In both cases, there are less resources available for developing skaters and probably less support in the form of local federation clout. 
