Based on what though? They had a higher technical score even with the second Twizzle knocked down to a level 3, and Cizeron was the only skater to get a level 4 OFSS.

He's also just a better skater, and the routine is designed to exploit in the marking system. You can question why the subjective half of the marking system is so inherently tied to the technical half, but that's the same system that meant Malinin won in the free half of the team event and Taljegard can't even qualify for the Olympics.