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- Sep 15, 2017
To change gears for a minute, these layouts are making me think about whether Jason Brown would really benefit by getting his quad Salchow. I know he wants it for his own satisfaction, but in terms of results a 4S would still put him 20 points behind the very top guys in terms of base value, and well behind quite a few others. Suppose he did something like
3A
3A+3T
3Lz
3Lz+2T (safety valve -- put a 3T here if he missed his Axel combo)
3F+Eu+3S
3Lo
2A
OK, people would say, Who is this, Lysacek in 2010? Still, to replace the 2A with a 4S would gain only 6 points or so. Instead he could concentrate on making his triple Axels consistent and making up the difference in GOE (along with PCS). It seems like the quad Sal is high risk, not much reward.
Unfortunately, with the current quad preference, Jason needs a quad to compete for spots in the US team. If not, high likelihood USFS will send youngsters like Tomoki instead.
As has been seen, the judges seem to give higher PCS scores for higher TES, regardless of whether the skater has the artistry, skating skills or not.