Pairs discipline is quite crowded, but not as unpenetrable as ladies. In pairs, one can get to the top if they are consistent and have a decent level technical difficulty. In ladies, having clean seven triples FS is not enough any more. One needs to be coached by Turberidze to have the right PCS, and even that won’t be guarantee because the majority of contenders now are coached by her. Vasilieva did not have a chance in singles, but long-term she has a chance in pairs. Not with this partner, but if she gets a better partner, it will only depends on their skills.