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enlight said:I wouldn't say he is the new king. He only beat oda's total by six points.
Still, if (BIG IF) Joubert can deliver that jump content every time, no one without a quad has a prayer of catching him, no matter how pretty their spins and presentation may be.And when a 3 quad program is only 6 points ahead of a no-quad program, that's not really so great.
Here Oda's (intended) jump layout from Skate America:
3A+3T+2Lo 13.0
3Lo 5.0
3Lz+2T 7.3
3A 7.5
3S+2T 5.8
3F 5.5
3 Lz 6.0
2A 3.3
Total 51.4
Here's Joubert at Cup of Russia
4T+2T 10.3
4S 9.5
3A 7.5
4T 9.0
3Lo+2T 6.3
3F 5.5
3Lz 6.0
3S 4.5
Total 58.6
That's a lot of ground to make up.
Plus...Oda's program is completely maxed out. Without a quad, he cannot sqeeze any more points into his jump layout than he already has. He has already done two Axels and two Lutzes (his biggest jumps) and three combos. So he cannot even ungrade his 3Lz+2T to 3Lz+3T without a Zayak violation.
Joubert's program, on the other hand, has plenty of room for extra points if needed. He has not repeated any jump except the 4T, so he could do another Axel in combination or an extra Lutz in combination. He did not do a triple toe, so he could upgrade his opening combo to 4T/3T without a rule violation.
If a skater does not have a quad, his only hope is that the guys who do mess up. (This happens a lot, of course.)
Anyway, Joubert's performance was not only 6 points higher than Oda's all-time best, it was also 4 points higher than Lambiel's all-time best (with two quads), 16 points higher than Lysacek's all-time best, 19 points higher than Takahashi's all-time best,...
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