I don't understand why skaters try and do a triple loop triple loop combination. It's almost impossible to rotate the second loop jump yet Cesario keeps trying to land it. Why not go for a triple flip triple toe or a triple toe triple toe combo?
I watched Skate America on NBC so I didn't get to see her. Here are links to her SP and FS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqz8IgQUh4g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovkJMZmhFe8
Also, mandatory -GOE for a << jump is so dumb. Her 3Loop+3Loop<< combo in the SP should have received +1 GOE. It was clean and aggressive. More backwards CoP rules.
It should have received +1 GOE before any deductions have been applied, yes. But it wasn't clean. The second jump was underrotated over 1/2.
Yes it was clean. The underrotation is separate from the quality of the element. She did a solid 3Loop+3Loop<< combo. The underrotation is already penalized by making this combo worth no more than a 3Loop+2Loop. There's NO reason it should be further penalize with -GOE. This is a bad CoP rule that does nothing but wrongfully punish skaters for attempting harder content. Why should a 3Loop+2Loop score higher than a 3Loop+3Loop<<? The latter combo is actually more difficult...
The amount of rotation and where you land is all relative.
That's fine, the sport shouldn't actually encourage "2.5" jumps, but they shouldn't be further penalized for no reason either.
A 3Loop+3Loop<< is factually harder than a 3Loop+2Loop. If the 3Loop<< is landed cleanly, then score it as you would a clean 3Loop+2Loop. Giving it less points is a misrepresentation of what the skater accomplished on the ice.
I don't understand why skaters try and do a triple loop triple loop combination. It's almost impossible to rotate the second loop jump yet Cesario keeps trying to land it. Why not go for a triple flip triple toe or a triple toe triple toe combo?
so this is why she keeps trying the 3Lo+3Lo!She attempts 3Lo–3Lo combinations more commonly than 3T–3T because there is less pressure on her facet joint.