If the French judge’s low/high score was tossed, my bet would be an influence over the Spanish judge, who I believe placed the American couple 3rd, when all others had them 1st or 2nd. But the French judge (& several others) also barely deducted the French pair after they had a clear bobble on their spin/twizzle move (which is the main complaint in skating aficionado commentary threads). A previous pair with a similar mistep was clearly deducted more harshly.
I placed the Americans first (they had an expressive storyline throughout the routine, with the female acting as a matador) , the Canadian pair second (joyful) & French 3rd (routine seemed dull and seemed that he was carrying/dragging her about a lot more than others)
the Spanish team and French team workout at the same facility....how ironic...