BOSTON — Russian pairs, for so long the standard of figure skating excellence, did not come close to a medal at the 2015 World Championships.
Don’t expect a repeat of that failure at TD Garden this week.
“Pairs will be a game of Russians,” said Johnny Weir, NBC Olympics analyst and noted lover of all things Russian.
Both Weir and colleague Tara Lipinski tap Russia to go one-two here, which it hasn’t done since 2005.
The difference from last year is that the best Russian pairs are actually competing at Worlds.