Patrick practiced 3A3T during the warmup so I believe that was the intended combo in the program. However, when he downgraded his 4T into a 3T, 3T became one of his 2 repeated jumps so he could not do 3A3T if he was to avoid Zayaking, which he had the presence of mind to do. The second 3A would have been followed by a 2T instead. The interesting part is the placement of 2Lo which he switched from the 3F combo to the 3A combo. I can't say if that was the premeditated plan B but it jived with his tendency to do combo early rather than later, e.g. 4T3T in the SP unless the 4T is not stable, in which case, the late solo jump is turned into the required combo, with bonus for the 3T.
I agree with you that the 3A2T2Lo combo was a refreshing surprise as I'd not seen him do it before, or anyone else that I could recall. It was a beautiful part of a beautiful program.
But that is incorrect vb. He did 4t/3t to open. He would zayak if he went with 3a/3t. I repeat. His repeated jumps are 4t and 3a. If he tags a 3t on the first quad he cannot repeat it after the triple axel if he does the quad toe. That would give him 4t/3t 3a 4t 3a/3t. See? He done a 2t all season after the 3a for the same reasons. The downgraded quad has nothing to do with that. Unless he doubles it. Then sure.
Eta. Also, not to be picky but the 2l usually comes with the lutz combo not the flip.
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