Let's say someone can get +5 GOE on everything and max PCS. How competitive can they be? You might think 3 "Triple-Triple" combos is the best way to go, right?
2A = 4.95 points
3F = 7.95 points
2A = 4.95 points
2Lz = 3.15 points
FCSp4 = 4.8 points
CCoSp4 = 5.25 points
3Lz+3Lo = 14.83 points
3Lz+1Eu+3S = 14.72 points
3F+3T = 13.1 points
StSq4 = 5.85 points
ChSq = 5.5 points
FCCoSp4 = 5.25 points
Tech Score: 90.3 points, PCS: 80.0 points, TOTAL SCORE: 170.3 points
But wait! Let's look at a jump layout with only 1 Triple-Triple combo:
2A = 4.95 points
3S = 6.45 points
3F = 7.95 points
3Lz = 8.85 points
2A+3Lo = 11.47 points
3F+2Lo+2Lo = 12.22 points
3Lz+3T = 14.06 points
Along with the spins and footwork, this would earn a Tech score of 92.6 points, the highest possible without harder jumps. Doing 3 Triple-Triple combos hurts your score! Even doing 2 Triple-Triple combos hurts slightly, because using a 2A+3Lo combo is how you maximize the score, since this combo removes the smaller GOE bonus of the 2A and instead applies the 3Lo bonus. More realistically, the 2A+3T is also better because of the GOE factoring.
How about a realistic program with no Triple-Triple at all? For example, something that would fit well for Karen Chen:
2A+3T = 9.6 points
3F = 7.95 points
2A+3T = 9.6 points
3Lo = 7.35 points
3Lz+2T+2Lo = 12.74 points
3Lz = 8.85 points
3S = 6.45 points
Add all the other elements and it's 89.19 in Tech score, barely below a program with 3 backloaded Triple-Triple combos.
2A = 4.95 points
3F = 7.95 points
2A = 4.95 points
2Lz = 3.15 points
FCSp4 = 4.8 points
CCoSp4 = 5.25 points
3Lz+3Lo = 14.83 points
3Lz+1Eu+3S = 14.72 points
3F+3T = 13.1 points
StSq4 = 5.85 points
ChSq = 5.5 points
FCCoSp4 = 5.25 points
Tech Score: 90.3 points, PCS: 80.0 points, TOTAL SCORE: 170.3 points
But wait! Let's look at a jump layout with only 1 Triple-Triple combo:
2A = 4.95 points
3S = 6.45 points
3F = 7.95 points
3Lz = 8.85 points
2A+3Lo = 11.47 points
3F+2Lo+2Lo = 12.22 points
3Lz+3T = 14.06 points
Along with the spins and footwork, this would earn a Tech score of 92.6 points, the highest possible without harder jumps. Doing 3 Triple-Triple combos hurts your score! Even doing 2 Triple-Triple combos hurts slightly, because using a 2A+3Lo combo is how you maximize the score, since this combo removes the smaller GOE bonus of the 2A and instead applies the 3Lo bonus. More realistically, the 2A+3T is also better because of the GOE factoring.
How about a realistic program with no Triple-Triple at all? For example, something that would fit well for Karen Chen:
2A+3T = 9.6 points
3F = 7.95 points
2A+3T = 9.6 points
3Lo = 7.35 points
3Lz+2T+2Lo = 12.74 points
3Lz = 8.85 points
3S = 6.45 points
Add all the other elements and it's 89.19 in Tech score, barely below a program with 3 backloaded Triple-Triple combos.