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Treatment of jump sequences is one of the biggest changes out of the ISU Congress.
Recap:
I anticipate this will have major impact on planned program content, and we'll be seeing many (even most) skaters include sequences with axels. Ilia Malinin has already said he'll include 4T+3A.
My predictions (feel free to add):
Other thoughts / predictions? (Or disagreements with above?)
Recap:
- The so-called sequence penalty (80% factoring of jumps in a sequence) is gone: jumps receive 100% of their base value
- Sequences can have three jumps (v. two)
- Sequences must have an axel as the second and/or third jump (allowing for possibilities like 3T+2A+2T)
I anticipate this will have major impact on planned program content, and we'll be seeing many (even most) skaters include sequences with axels. Ilia Malinin has already said he'll include 4T+3A.
My predictions (feel free to add):
- Almost every skater will choose to include an axel sequence, given that it's a high-points way to get in combinations/sequences without repeating jumps;
Women who struggle with triple-triples (e.g., Mariah Bell if she continues) or with underrotation may choose to do two axel sequences, repeating both lutz and flip;[ETA: I was wrong and missed another rule change that limits to jump sequences to one]- Euler combinations will be out of fashion: axel sequences offer better, higher-points ways to get three-jump combinations or sequences without repeating jumps;
- 2A+3T will be a much less popular combination; 3T+2A will get the same points at lower risk of underrotation;
- True three-jump combinations will make a comeback, and we'll start to see hybrid combination/sequences -- e.g., 3T+2A+2T, 3S+3T+2A;
- Axel sequnces will be a favorite for the second half bonus
Other thoughts / predictions? (Or disagreements with above?)
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