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so SBS jumps are important and can cost skaters medals when not exectued properly. The lifts on the other hand may have a base value of 7.15 but that doesn't mean the judge will see it that way, the skaters could be downgraded.
I never said that jumps aren't important, just that they aren't the biggest point getters - which they aren't. Look at K/S LP at 2010 Worlds for example:
5ALi4 7.15 base value 1.60 GOE = 8.75
5SLi4 6.60 base value .60 GOE = 7.20
Two very big numbers and bigger than both of the points earned from jump sequences, in the example you gave. I'm not saying that jumps don't get points - but the majority of the time there will be a number of elements scored higher than a jump (especially if the jump is not in a sequence).
As for lifts being downgraded, how does that matter? Skaters could be downgraded on jumps as well...
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