I think people are very much idealizing what the grand prix in pairs used to look like, lol. There were plenty of very messy competitions with pairs that weren't exactly setting the world on fire, with a few good ones at the top. We're not too far away from that again (if pairs would stop getting injured and withdrawing).I feel like I watched a different skate. The scores were too high for what Lia and Trent put out there. I’m not saying they didn’t deserve to win given the rest of the competition. But the Italians and Canadians look like teams that would usually be ranked 6-10 in the world and future champs in 2-3 years, yet now they’re top 2 at GPs. The current overall state of pairs is discouraging.