Not commonly understood these days is that jumps are not all a skater is judged on. Footwork is also included in the calculation of points. One complaint against modern figure skating is that it too heavily weighted on what amounts to gymnastics, albeit done artistically. The term "figure" in figure skating refers to a mastery of all the edges, including counters, turns, and brackets. The average viewer hardly notices them anymore, but they are there and the judges watch for them. If she tried to re-choreograph her routine on the fly, she would probably have to omit something else which would affect her score.
I’ve been to Olympic figure skating finals four times- Mens & Womens finals in 1988, Ice Dance and Womens finals in 2002...
I’ve been to a LOT of sporting events (Final 4, Indy 500, Kentucky Derby, 4 different Olympics, lots of college football)...the final group of the 2002 womens finals which took about 25 minutes was the MOST intense sporting event i’ve ever attended...
That said its not “figure skating” anymore- its gymnastics on ice...Isabeau Levito is a great figure skater but since she can’t do 7 triples she doesn’t have a chance...
Ditto Jason Brown- great figure skater but he can’t do a zillion quads so he’s out...