I heard that the shoe was 20 points and that they didn't hit... so that means 15 points worth of deductions without the shoe. So yeah, they still don't deserve first with 15 points of deductions.
JMO though
Not everybody is comfortable with the same shoes. Personally, I can't stand Nfinity Evolutions. I use Phoenix and I love them, but there are girls on my team that hate tumbling in them and it's not really fair to make someone wear shoes that they hate. As long as they're white cheer shoes, they...