Chemistry66
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^^ As much as I get the logistical/cost issues, you gotta ask, is the ISU in business to promote the sport and provide athletes with opportunities, or is its top concern limiting Zamboni runs and maintaining schedules ...
Providing athletes with opportunities going forward is a good idea, but where the ISU may have been concerned is the limited number of pairs in Worlds competition in recent years. In the past 4 years, there have only been 22 (2016), 19 (2015), 23 (2014) and 18 (2013) pairs. This year, with 28 (well, 29 before Ji/Leftheris withdrew) was somewhat anomalous. The high scores to qualify for the FS were even more anomalous. I can understand that the ISU may want to make sure that these are not just a single occurrence before adding more to the Pairs FS
Let me clarify that I think this year's event is a sign that they need to sit down and seriously figure out how they can expand the FS, but that I can also understand it's going to take time and may not happen for a few seasons.