In "my day" figure skating partners were matched together as chldren and stayed together through thick and thin.  Examples of this include Tai Babilonia & Randy Gardner and JoJo Starbuck & Kenneth Shelley. 

Today, if a girl gets too big for a boy, OUT she goes.  If a boy is too old for a girl, OUT he goes.  Even if the team may have won a national medal together, and shows potential, there may we partner switching.

I'm not sure if I'm for or against "musical figure skating partners."  What are your thoughts?