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The CoP argument was to actually quantify just how much more jump content Goebel had in the overall competition over Plushenko, in both segments. It also shows how grossly held up Plushenko was in the SP, placing 4th after a fall and no combination. If anything, he's lucky the 2002 Olympics was pre-CoP because no matter how much PCS he was given by the judges, he would have been buried in the SP, and likely would have lost the LP to Goebel considering his jump disadvantage. Only under 6.0 would he get 5.9 technical merit for a stepout and a doubled jump, not to mention 5.9's for artistry in his SP when that fall was brutal.
That's why I put in parentheses the actual counting of triples and quads. To me, 3 quads and 6 triples is worth much more than 2 quads and 6 triples, particularly when one of the quads was executed in the second half. The 5.4's for presentation and putting him behind Honda in the FS were especially pathetic. When theatrics wins over pure athleticism how can you even call it a sport?
I do agree with gmyers that the 3A-3F sequence doesn't account for how difficult it is to incorporate that 3F after a 3A. I wonder why Plushenko no longer attempts the 3F in his program and just does a simple 2A, when clearly he's been able to execute it easily in the past. But to be fair, that would have been worth 14.3 points, which is a really high amount for a non-quad element. I think he was rewarded with that, because clearly it made up for his other errors and he scored 5.8/5.9 for technical merit.
That's why I put in parentheses the actual counting of triples and quads. To me, 3 quads and 6 triples is worth much more than 2 quads and 6 triples, particularly when one of the quads was executed in the second half. The 5.4's for presentation and putting him behind Honda in the FS were especially pathetic. When theatrics wins over pure athleticism how can you even call it a sport?
I do agree with gmyers that the 3A-3F sequence doesn't account for how difficult it is to incorporate that 3F after a 3A. I wonder why Plushenko no longer attempts the 3F in his program and just does a simple 2A, when clearly he's been able to execute it easily in the past. But to be fair, that would have been worth 14.3 points, which is a really high amount for a non-quad element. I think he was rewarded with that, because clearly it made up for his other errors and he scored 5.8/5.9 for technical merit.