I take 100% Jon's side on this. I can understand if maybe Team America didn't have enough time to personally thank him, but apparently they were all getting texts throughout the event from Jon (regarding what features were on for the day), so a text or phone call would have at least been nice.
It doesn't matter if the rider's weren't familiar with the judging score when it comes down to what they did. They WERE familiar with the method of video release, and they definitely understood why it was the way it is (release on Jon's site for sponsors next year). They 100% knowingly released their video, knowing full well what was going to happen.
Jon has every right to call them out on what they did, because they were poor sports about it. They complain about spending thousands of dollars to come across the world for his event. I would be pretty surprised if I found out that their travel wasn't paid for by one of their many sponsors. Not to mention the hospitalities they had while in Sweden. The price of that helicopter flying them around all two weeks would alone be more money than it cost them to make it to Sweden.
When I read the official release from Team America, although it does sound like they're sincere in what they're saying, I still get a strong feeling that they're just trying to cover up their actions with a sorry note. It's too bad that this had to happen, as Team America is a great group of athletes that do/have done wonders for the sport, but I do think that they are in the wrong on this one.
That's just my opinion. People will disagree.