Why not a 3Sal or a 3T
Does this refer to Oda's 2x2A..? Because he cannot put more than 8 triples in a program and he already has his jump layout maxed out.
The strategy seems to be to maximize the points with the easiest jumps. OK.
Actually, the point is to maximize the point with the most difficult jumps. For more loop jumps check out junior & novice competitions - those skaters who haven't mastered flip & jump gather points with loops and salchows.
It amused me how novice Murakami won in the LP in a local competition over WInter Universiade Champion, in spite of having ger 3Lz and 3F downgraded. She won on strenght of her great lower tier jumps (lovely 3S-2L-2L combo). But, of course, she wouldn't be competetive with senior skaters who have all the jumps more or less steady.
I don't particularly miss 3L - I see plenty of it in Galas and I sure have seen enough of it in previous seasons, particularly in 04/05 season, where it was required in SP in Junior competitions. Personally I appreciate a bit of change every season, like in Mao's jump layouts - solo 3Ls in 04/05 to close the programs, 3L-2L-2L year later, now it's 3F-3L (and 3L-2L & 3L in Galas) and 3T is back. Maybe 3S for next year..? It's nice to see the skaters improve.
So put a cheated 3loop in a combo. It works.
It does not. Cheated loop will be downgraded, and the judges are really strict on this recently.