Jimmy 's search for a last - minute partner leads him to Chazz , and Robert convinces the two to skate as the first - ever same - sex pairs team .
The regulations fail to state the genders of the pairs .
Jimmy 's search for a last - minute partner leads him to Chazz , and Robert convinces the two to skate as the first - ever same - sex pairs team , because the regulations fail to state the genders of the pairs .