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@Sylvia. That might be the reference. If so, you clearly weren't making light of Ross' last name, but merely correcting the misspelling, so I apologize. I remember the comments differently, but if this is the reference, it was a misreading on my part as emotions were exceedingly high surrounding lagging prospects for U.S. men post-2013 Worlds. I do not think that Ross skated as poorly as he was judged at Worlds that season. Ross did falter, but top skaters are given way more breaks in the scoring than second and third tier skaters who have talent but often have a hard time breaking through due to the dearth of competitive opportunities.
It's rather interesting to look back at the trajectory for U.S. men post-2010 and to see everything that has transpired from this distance. There are obviously so many factors involved. Chief among them is the fact that the competitive structure in figure skating is antiquated in light of the increased depth of talent. Some skaters are caught up in a bottleneck where it's difficult to improve and to achieve notable progress. The sport places it's hopes upon a small handful of talented jumpers for the most part, but then too easily throws skaters on the scrap heap when they run into injuries and performance problems. Presentation skills are generally treated as an afterthought, and the balance is often unfair in the scoring. But we've been over this ad nauseam, and too many emotions and interconnecting factors are involved in analyzing and in trying to gain perspective.
In your subsequent paragraph after correcting spelling of Ross' last name, you praised Max for his Worlds placement but neglected to mention Ross. Therefore, it seemed by implication that you were referencing Ross as not being mentally and physically prepared to do well in 2013, which I disagreed with since Ross and Richard Dornbush both performed very well in 2011 under less than desirable circumstances at Moscow Worlds. They were both treated unfairly in the scoring I felt, but U.S. fed had miscalculated politically and strategically by not sending Jeremy Abbott who was more experienced and well regarded by international judges. We've been over that scenario plenty of times.
I now realize that I misread the context and you weren't referring to Ross, but to younger skaters in the pipeline. I don't see where U.S. fed necessarily rushed skaters out too soon, they just miscalculated emerging realities re quads and the scoring system. And they obviously miscalculated by not sending Jeremy to Worlds in 2011 with Ryan and Richard (and in lieu of Ross). Perhaps 3 spots would not have been lost had Jeremy been sent, although there's no guarantee, but at least Jeremy was more experienced and accomplished. In any case, had three spots not been lost, Ross would have been able to go to Worlds in 2012 since he came in 3rd at Nationals that year. I feel for Ross and Richard especially since they were both very talented and well-rounded skaters who got caught up in the quad era, and in U.S. fed's lack of understanding the importance of quads and the importance of strategies needed for their athletes to succeed under the IJS system.
OTOH, Ross and Richard may indeed feel happy and fortunate for what they've achieved in their careers, for all the highs and the lows and for what they learned in the process on the battlefield. I wish them both well. They've contributed valiantly to the sport and represented U.S. men with such grace, character and sportsmanship.
It is finally somehow fitting that it's a U.S. man, Nathan Chen, who came along in seniors over the past couple of seasons to take the World by storm with his quads and his feel for the music, and his unique and edgy movement qualities, combined with a singular competitive focus.
In another plea for some perspective though, even 
almost 5 years later.)
I didn't say that Ross skated well at 2013 Worlds. He faltered yes, but not as poorly as his overall placement would suggest, IMHO. In any case, I was referring to 2011 when Ross skated consistently well in both performances at his first Worlds. And I wasn't disrespecting Max, nor addressing you. I was responding to Sylvia's comments from five years ago, which it turns out I had misread at the time. 
Actually 
#blessed
Moving on... direct links to 2 of Jackie Wong's tweets:
