The planned program is important, because the instruction to the "Technical People" to "Call the intended x" depends upon the written plan in the following circumstances:
1. Fall on take off
2. Rotation not complete up to 1/4 turn (on any or all jumps of combo/seq and twist lift)
3. Starting from the wrong edge (on any or all jumps of combo/seq
4. Fall on landing of spin
There is a warning in the "Judges" column of the ISU documentation: "
Attention!! Refer to jump called by the Technical People"
Also, the "Instructions for Technical Specialists - Singles" state,
4. Short Program: If there is no second jump in a jump combination, the Technical Specialist identifies the intended combination during or after the program.
7. In Free Skating, in the case of an intended jump combination where the skater turns on o ne foot between the jumps without the free foot touching the ice, the Technical Specialist will identify the element as a jump combination.
8. In Free skating if the skater turns between the jumps with the free foot touching the ice, the Technical Specialist will identify the element as a jump sequence...However, in the Short Program such a turn between the intended jumps will always be considered as a jump combination
This means that botched combinations will not be counted against the Zayak rule for repeated jumps, but if the skater falls on the first jump,
11. The possible second jump of a jump combination will be ignored and therefore not counted [if] a skater falls after the first jump.
Similar rules apply for Pairs jumps, where if one skater falls on the first jump, the attempt counts as a the planned combo or sequence.
Off-topic, but interesting, is
18. An Axel jump taking off from the forward inside edge is a non listed element and therefore doesn't count.
From the "Well Balanced Free Program - Singles" communication:
*There may be up to three jump combincations or jump sequences in the Free Program. One jump combination could consiste of up to three (3) jumps, the other two up to two (2) jumps. [The Plushenko Rule?]
*Of all the triple and quadruple jumps only two (2) can be repeated and these repetitions must be in either a jump cimbination or in a jump squence. A repeated triple or quadruple solo jump, not included into a jump combination or jump sequence, will be considered as part of a not successfully executed jump cimbination and counted as a jump combination with only one jump executed. If three (3) jump combinations or jump sequences (in total) have already been executed, the repeated solo jump will be treated as an additional element and therefore not considered. No triple or quadruple jump can be attempted more than twice.
Ladies have a maximum of 7 jump elements (with one Axel) and Men a maximum of 8 jump elements (with one Axel).
To answer Mathman's question, it depends on how many triples were in combination or sequence. Assuming this is Ladies, if there were 7 triples, one of each in 7 jump elements, the 3A would not count; it would be considered an 8th or extra jump element. If there were 7 triples, and one of them was repeated three times, the third repeat would not count, but the rules aren't clear whether the 3A would be treated as an additional element and not count either. (Luckily for the skaters, flutzes and lips don't count as flips and lutzes, otherwise this would not be such a marginal situation.) If there were 7 triples in six jump elements, then the 3A would count.
The total number of triples and quads in a program is restricted by the Zayak rule, the number of jump elements allowed, and the take-off and landing edges for each jump (for combos).
