What's your opinion of the Russian Nationals controversy?

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In general, I think the national team should correspond with the competition results, i.e. Konstantin Menshov earned it and should get to go. Otherwise why have a national championship if you're going to select the team from a skate off or by trying to predict who's going to have it together by the time Worlds comes around? I understand that they're trying to maximize their chances for the Sochi Olympics, but I would assume that playing these kind of games is distracting for the skaters and adds a whole of heap of pressure that could really compromise their performances.