Bryant Gumbel's Olympic spirit.

[kandrathe]

Umm, personally I do not view Ice Dancing as a sport. Skill - yes, sport - no. In fact many of the Ice Dancers are failed pairs skaters, including some of the top names from the past. Kick 'em off the Olympics, I say!
No offense though  B)
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The difference between pairs and ice dancing is that pairs requires jumps, while ice dancing requires a higher level of syncronization and technical form. There are hundreds of compulsory dances whose steps are choreographed and must be performed by two people exactly. Like a martial arts Kata.

I'm not fond of judged events either, including gymnastics, synchronized swimming, boxing, and diving.