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- Feb 17, 2010
Arguing that underrotation should be punished while pre-rotation is not taken into account would encourage all skaters to cheat their take-offs--which is already explicitly against the rules.
I think you are missing the point. The jump should have two distinct features:
1) Prerotate by no more than half a turn.
2) Be within 1/4 turn of the landing.
You cannot make up for failing part 2 by getting extra credit for part 1. There is absolutely no purpose in having a rule stating a jump should be within 1/4 turn at the end if there are exceptions when a jump doesn't have to be within a 1/4 turn. Such an exception would be listed in the rules, wouldn't it? These elements are to be judged as the rules are, not what you think they should be to give your favorite skater an advantage.