I am confused by this statement. Russia did very well in Sochi. Even if they tried to take medals from Russians, it would not necessarily benefit North American skaters, since the medals were spread among Asian and European countries as well.
They tried to disqualify Sotnikova and even the Russian team by disqualifying Bobrova. There was gleeful discussion on fsu about how that would award Gracie Gold a bronze, the team gold to Canada and team silver to the USA.