US chooses by body of work, why shouldn't France? His last 2 free skates less than a week apart were terrible. But in this season he is 6th in the free. Luc 26th and Francois 32nd.
In world standings. Kevin is 6th, Luc is 44th, and Francois is 33rd. Think about what flight these skaters will be in.
I don't know the French selection criteria, but Body of Work wouldn't necessarily help him.
Here are Kevin's scores for this season. I'm including the French domestics, because although inflated, the scores provide data points.
Autumn Classic, Mid September, 237.35 (2nd)
French Masters, Late September, 268.00 (2nd)
Skate America, October, 279.09 (2nd)
GP Finland, November, 250.03 (3rd)
GP Final, December, 219.91 (6th)
French Nationals, December, 188.11 (7th)
Based on scores, we can say that Kevin started the year with a reasonable early competition, built to a peak at Skate America, and declined by about 30 points in each subsequent competition. He's not getting better as the season has progressed, and he's not holding on. He's getting worse.
This raises the question of whether the other French skaters could have done better down the stretch. Are those skaters, right now, more reliable, more likely to return a better score/result? Will they be more reliable at the time of the Euro and World competition? Who knows... I wouldn't want to decide. But we can't deny that Kevin has opened the door to scrutiny of his prospects for the rest of the season. It's not wildly out of line to ponder these questions, and I suspect the French Fed is pondering.
PS. Body of Work may apply (wrongly, IMO) to the US selection process, but I guarantee that isn't going to help a skater who finishes 7th with a performance like Kevin delivered at his Nationals.