the crew was congratulated on an outcome that could not have been better?
I hope the crew wasn't simply congratulated because the outcome couldn't have been better but because of their acts... since everybody seems to agree on the fact they did well, it shouldn't be difficult to explain on which of their action the medals have been awarded. Instead of always ranting when somebody is asking this question (which in any case is meant to insult the crew) why can't anybody elaborate on the precise actions which deserved medals?
The glide path ends hundred of meters after the physical threshold, keeping aiming at it at 108 kts is definitely not an optimal strategy. Of course it wasn't the crew's strategy to aim that far and it's only because the AP was on that the aircraft flew that path. Aiming at the actual touchdown point would have led them to the same place while saving the precious kts they AP spoiled leading to critical Vz.