I was surprised to see this thread - thought it was just me no longer caring if I missed pairs in a competition. Pairs today forces the skaters to do the jumps that singles have to do which IMO isn't quite fair. They already have a huge challenge trying to "skate as one" so why should they also have to do two sets of side by side (perfectly timed of course) triples? Gone are the gorgeous Ina Bauers which used to be such a thrill to see. In the past few years I've switched my preference to ice dance now that this discipline has become more interesting to me (with the exception of the overuse of gymnastic lifts).