Lithuanians Margarita Drobiazko and Povilas Vanagas, who finished fifth, filed a protest questioning the voting that placed the couple lower than the Italian and Canadian couples who fell during the free dance, the final phase of the competition. The International Skating Union rejected the protest. The problem isn't the judges in and of themselves, the problem is the ISU not enforcing the rules. There ARE rules the judges are supposed to follow. The ISU is a joke and is ruining the sport. These judging scandals have been going on for a long time. The ISU should have put a stop to it years ago.