What about Johnny Weir?
Within Pacific Coliseum, however, the greater confusion seemed to be over Johnny Weir’s scores. Despite a flawless performance, he finished sixth.
Part of that, he acknowledged, was because “I did a lot of leave-outs,” lowering the difficulty of his routine.
Yet his execution kept him in medal contention. His technical score of 79.67 was 6.19 points higher than that of bronze medalist Daisuke Takahashi.
So how did Weir lose his chance at bronze?
Simply put, the judges didn’t like his routine much. Weir scored 77.10 points in the more subjective program components. Takahashi scored 84.50 - 7.4 points higher.
Weir, at least, took solace from the fact that the crowd disagreed.
Sorry, don't remember source but will say I did not write this.
Part of that, he acknowledged, was because “I did a lot of leave-outs,” lowering the difficulty of his routine.
Yet his execution kept him in medal contention. His technical score of 79.67 was 6.19 points higher than that of bronze medalist Daisuke Takahashi.
So how did Weir lose his chance at bronze?
Simply put, the judges didn’t like his routine much. Weir scored 77.10 points in the more subjective program components. Takahashi scored 84.50 - 7.4 points higher.
Weir, at least, took solace from the fact that the crowd disagreed.
Sorry, don't remember source but will say I did not write this.