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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^ DP, but I thought they were still allowed two changes, but optional.  Was it actually required in the past?  Hopefully ROC’s decision to use Valeiva in both doesn’t backfire- I remember Lipitnitskya just not being the same in the ladies competition after rocking it in the team event in Sochi.  Although Valeiva is obviously a much better skater and there’s a decent break before the ladies comp begins.[/quote]
I think they wanted to let her be the first woman to land a quad at the Olympics, but they could have just kept her quad in the short and let one of the other ladies to the long. Strategically, it didn't make sense to play her twice, since all three Russian skaters are expected to sweep the podium, and all could have taken the free skate. Plus, they had more than enough margin to lose the FS and still win gold. I also think it was a mistake not to sub for Ice Dance, since the male is recovering from a back injury, and now podium favorites are going into the individual competition after being beaten by both American teams. Russia will still dominate all of the events, but I find their team strategy to be curious, since they had plenty of talent to distribute the competition load. [/quote]

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