I recall during the Olympics that one of the “fun facts” about him was that he had an 800 on the math portion of the SAT (and was no academic slouch). He certainly cleared the academic bar and had a rather amazing EC.
Yeah, if he’d been doing something less showy in the gazillion hours he invested in skating, Yale might have passed over his app in favor of another qualified applicant. But it’s all moot. He is an excellent student with a somewhat unique background. He didn’t pull a fast one on anyone.