Not only, by not officially entering they had no obligation to announce their result so if they didn't achieve a gold medal score they presumably wouldn't have made any announcement and no-one would have been the wiser.
This cowardly bullshit followed by the grandstanding on Twitter is high-school bully behaviour.
If they failed while not participating officially, they would have never competed at the eyes public if they didnt disclose it (doubtful, given prior decisions to prioritise hype vs transparency)
This cowardly bullshit followed by the grandstanding on Twitter is high-school bully behaviour.