Lisa B. Guitierrez 
On Friday, Ashley Wagner, a three-time U.S. national figure skating champion, finished fourth in a qualifying competition which decided the contestants for the next Olympics in South Korea.
Three younger skaters were chosen by the judges instead, and they will be the ones representing the United States in the important event.
Wagner was not very satisfied with the outcome, and she let out her frustration on the judges, claiming that she was furious with their decision.
The world silver-winning skater stated that she believed she had skated flawlessly and deserved a shot, but not everyone seems to agree with her assessment.
There have been some critical opinions going around the Web, with people claiming that she performed sub-par and does not deserve to go to South Korea.
While there seems to be some divide around the quality of her performance, that fact alone should be enough to cast a shadow of doubt on her eligibility for representing the nation.
It is worth pointing out that she was still selected the first alternate, so she might even end up going if things worked out her way.
At this point though, it is mostly down to chance and beyond her control whether that is going to happen or not.
Wagner still has some fans who support her and would no doubt love to see her in South Korea, but that alone is not a sufficient factor to drive the whole decision on.
We suspect that there will be additional developments on this front in the coming days/weeks, and it will be interesting to follow how the situation unfolds.
As an athlete, I'm allowed to be mad. As a senior competitor with over 10 years of experience, I'm allowed to question things. At the end of the day, I laid out my best and I'm going home proud! Congrats to the lovely ladies of the team, you've got me in your cheering squad now!
— Ashley Wagner (@AshWagner2010) January 6, 2018
After getting slammed in some corners for her controversial statements, the 26-year-old Aliso Viejo, California native tried to defend her point of view on social media the next day stating that she has the right to express her anger as an athlete.
