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The 2002 Olympics. In the long program Tim Goebel did 3 quads, including a quad Sal in the second half, and two triple Axels.
Plushenko did everything he could to make up for a fall in the short: 4T+3T+3Lo, 4T, and 3A+half-loop+3F.
Yagudin did two quads but only one of his two planned triple Axels. Scott Hamilton. commenting on television, said that Yagudin was conceding the LP.
Yagudin got first place ordinals from every judge and collected four 6.0s in presentation to win the gold.
Yup, this is the example of a competition where a skater, Goebel, was (to use cheerio2's words) "technically superior to the field" with 3 quads and 2 triple axels, but lost due to less artistry and not being one of the favourites. Yagudin, while the least technically ambitious, had the best balance of jumps and artistry and certainly deserved the gold. His LP still stands as the hardest jumps landed by an Olympic champion, even if Plushenko and Goebel had harder jumps on the day.