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It could actually be that no replay slo-mo for the tech panel hurt Mao. After Mao landed her 3axel, there was a bit of a scratchy quarter rotation on the ice with snow kicking up. At a quick glance, it could look like a cheated landing. However, in slo-mo, it's clear that Mao set her blade down after a full rotation. In fact, it's the fullest rotation of her 3axel that I've ever seen her do. The bit of on-ice rotation was over-rotation, not under-rotation.One thing to remember is that the technical panel is supposed to review the takeoff of any suspected pre-rotated jumps at regular replay speed, not in slo-mo.
Of course, this is all moot if the downgrade was based on prerotation on the takeoff.