No doubt, Evan Lysacek deserved gold for his nearly flawless and energetic performance. Being the first gold medalist in men's figure skating since Brian Boitano, Lysacek beat defending gold medalist Evgeni Plushenko of Russia, leaving him with the silver.

Although Lysacek and Plushenko deserved their medals, some say that sometimes-controversial Johnny Weir skated better than his scores were worth. While Weir's program may not have been as stylized as Lysacek's and lacked Plushenko's ingenuity, it was clean and contained all the necessary elements.

Perhaps it's his flamboyant behavior and bizarre skating costumes, or maybe his outspoken ways. Certainly these factors may have put Weir in a negative light leaving judges with a less than favorable view of him. However, when analyzing both his short program and free skate performances, Weir did well enough to at least get a bronze.

Weir is certainly entitled to free speech, just as everyone else, and being different is part of who he is. But, as a public sports figure, he should be aware that what he does and say will influence people's opinions of him, including the judges who score him. I think this was evident in last night's skating event.

Unfortunately, Weir has built a reputation that may be unfavorable to many, and in the competitive world he has chosen to be in, it could affect his success.

With the scores he received for his performance on this year's Winter Games it sure seems that his behavior may very well have affected his Olympic success.

A couple of local figure skating spectators in Miami had this to say about last night's men's figure skating results:

"I loved Evan Lysacek's skating performance, he was great. But I do think that Johnny Weir got scored unfairly." Ingrid Teusch, Miami-Ft Lauderdale.

"I don't know, that skater, Johnny Weir, is a little strange he's seems kind of obnoxious and it's off putting. Even though he skates pretty good, he's just too weird." John Frank, Miami.

What did you think of the men's skating program results  last night? Was Johnny Weir underscored? Leave a comment below and give your opinion.