1. 8:50 PM
May 7Copy !req
2. Sorry! I overslept!Copy !req
3. U-Um...Copy !req
4. Good morning, Yuri!Copy !req
5. Only Aeroflot has kept me
waiting as long as you have.Copy !req
6. Oh, Japanese dogeza!Copy !req
7. Victor will be staying in
Hasetsu to be my coach.Copy !req
8. But to me, it's surreal, more like
having a god around than a coach.Copy !req
9. Resting is a part of work, too.Copy !req
10. To think that a coach of my very own
is going to be here every day...Copy !req
11. And that coach is Victor Nikiforov himself.Copy !req
12. He said I could pay his coaching fees later,Copy !req
13. but I wonder how expensive it will be.Copy !req
14. Yuri, you tend to flub your jumps
when something is on your mind.Copy !req
15. Fourth Skate
Like Yourself...
And Complete the Free Program!!Copy !req
16. Like Yourself... And Complete the Free Program!!Copy !req
17. Hasetsu Hot Springs
Yu-topia KatsukiCopy !req
18. Yuri, maybe we should nix having
three quads in your free program.Copy !req
19. But...Copy !req
20. I-If I want to win the Grand
Prix Final, I need those.Copy !req
21. Why?Copy !req
22. Even if there's only one quad,Copy !req
23. just get a perfect score on
the program components!Copy !req
24. Figure Skating Scoring SystemCopy !req
25. Let me pause here to explain the
scoring system in figure skating!Copy !req
26. Technical Elements ScoreCopy !req
27. Jumps and spins count
toward a technical score.Copy !req
28. Program Components ScoreCopy !req
29. Choreography and interpretation count
toward a presentation score.Copy !req
30. TES + PCSCopy !req
31. DeductionsCopy !req
32. The total score is a sum of those
two, minus any deductions!Copy !req
33. Total ScoreCopy !req
34. When I skate, I tend to lose technical
points by missing jumps,Copy !req
35. but close the gap through
the presentation score.Copy !req
36. At any rate, this isn't good enough.Copy !req
37. I have to change.Copy !req
38. Yuri, do you know why I decided
to become your coach?Copy !req
39. Huh?Copy !req
40. I was drawn to you because of the music...Copy !req
41. The way you skate like your
body is creating music.Copy !req
42. I want to create a high-difficulty
program to maximize that.Copy !req
43. Only I can do that.Copy !req
44. That's the gut feeling I had...Copy !req
45. And the short program validated it!Copy !req
46. Perhaps you should produce
your next free program.Copy !req
47. Huh?Copy !req
48. But my coach has always chosen my music—Copy !req
49. Isn't it more fun to do it yourself?Copy !req
50. Ow, ow, ow!Copy !req
51. That hurts!Copy !req
52. But my previous coach...Copy !req
53. Who was your coach again?Copy !req
54. Th-Thank you, God...Copy !req
55. Yuri?Copy !req
56. Ciao, ciao!Copy !req
57. I haven't seen you since the Grand Prix Final!Copy !req
58. Oh, it's been a while.Copy !req
59. I hear Victor's your coach now?Copy !req
60. Uh, sorry.Copy !req
61. Why are you apologizing?Copy !req
62. Ciao, ciao, Celestino!Copy !req
63. I'm his coach, Victor!Copy !req
64. You're playing at being a coach in Japan?Copy !req
65. Cut it out already.Copy !req
66. Hey, hey...Copy !req
67. Why didn't you let Yuri
choose his program music?Copy !req
68. Huh?Copy !req
69. I usually select music for my skaters,Copy !req
70. but I also let them choose if they want.Copy !req
71. Yuri only brought me a piece once.Copy !req
72. I believe it was composed by an acquaintance.Copy !req
73. It wasn't bad, but...Copy !req
74. You think you can win with this music?Copy !req
75. Uh...Copy !req
76. Please choose the music for me after all, Coach.Copy !req
77. Yuri never had confidence in himself.Copy !req
78. I told him time and again
to trust himself more, but...Copy !req
79. Okay, thanks.Copy !req
80. U-Um, Celestino...Copy !req
81. I'm going to redeem myself at
the next Grand Prix Final!Copy !req
82. That's what I wanted to hear you say
at last year's Grand Prix Final.Copy !req
83. I'm so glad.Copy !req
84. I couldn't bring myself to
contact him for so long...Copy !req
85. Yuri.Copy !req
86. Could I hear this music he mentioned?Copy !req
87. Uh...Copy !req
88. Why didn't you tell me?Copy !req
89. I'm your coach, aren't I?Copy !req
90. Right. Sorry.Copy !req
91. Huh?Copy !req
92. That little piggy's producing
his own free program?Copy !req
93. How are you, Yuri-kun in Russia?Copy !req
94. Did you choose your free program?Copy !req
95. I look forward to seeing it.Copy !req
96. Is Yuko trying to scout the enemy?Copy !req
97. Damn it.Copy !req
98. But producing his own program, huh?Copy !req
99. Oh?Copy !req
100. Yuri, did you go to Japan to find a girlfriend?Copy !req
101. No. Get off me, Mila.Copy !req
102. Are you horny because you
dumped that hockey player?Copy !req
103. I wouldn't put myself in that situation.Copy !req
104. I won't get myself almost killed just
for going on a date with another girl.Copy !req
105. I've been practicing lifts lately, too.Copy !req
106. Let me down, hag!Copy !req
107. I'm only three years older than you.Copy !req
108. Yuri. Mila.Copy !req
109. Coach Yakov...Copy !req
110. Put me down already! Come on!Copy !req
111. Are you two switching to pairs skating?Copy !req
112. S-Sorry.Copy !req
113. I wonder what happened to Yuri in Japan.Copy !req
114. He used to hate practice.Copy !req
115. He was arrogant about his abilitiesCopy !req
116. because no one in his age group rivaled him.Copy !req
117. But I think his face-off with Yuri Katsuki
in Japan was his wake-up call.Copy !req
118. This may make things interesting.Copy !req
119. Hey!Copy !req
120. Huh?Copy !req
121. It's Lilia Baranovskaya!Copy !req
122. The former prima ballerina
of the Bolshoi Ballet!Copy !req
123. Thank you for coming, Lilia.Copy !req
124. So which one is he?Copy !req
125. If I don't like what I see, I'll go home.Copy !req
126. Who's this hag?Copy !req
127. No cavities.Copy !req
128. Ow, ow, ow!Copy !req
129. Physically, he's abysmal.Copy !req
130. We start from square one with ballet lessons.Copy !req
131. Do what you want.Copy !req
132. What the hell?!Copy !req
133. I will choreograph your free program.Copy !req
134. First, I've decided on your next goal.Copy !req
135. Become this season's principal—Copy !req
136. no, prima ballerina.Copy !req
137. If you are willing to sell your soul to win.Copy !req
138. P-Prima ballerina?Copy !req
139. If selling my soul is all it takes to win,Copy !req
140. I'll give you my whole body, no holds barred.Copy !req
141. I am Lilia Baranovskaya.Copy !req
142. Go home and pack up your things.Copy !req
143. You'll be living with me from now on to practice.Copy !req
144. With Yakov, too.Copy !req
145. Lilia!Copy !req
146. Don't get me wrong, Yakov.Copy !req
147. I don't intend to get back together with you.Copy !req
148. Huh? What?Copy !req
149. I... I wasn't hoping for that at all!Copy !req
150. I don't really get it,Copy !req
151. but Yurio-kun's coach brought in his ex-wife.Copy !req
152. Now he's getting scolded by her day and night.Copy !req
153. Huh, I see.Copy !req
154. Have you chosen the music for
your free program, Yuri-kun?Copy !req
155. Oh, well, I had Victor listen to one...Copy !req
156. Oh, I see. So this is how it sounds.Copy !req
157. But his reaction was lukewarm.Copy !req
158. The SmackdownCopy !req
159. You should think of other possibilities.Copy !req
160. My usual way was to have my coach pick
something from what was available,Copy !req
161. and to let him choreograph it, too.Copy !req
162. But Victor wasn't like that.Copy !req
163. He choreographed his own programs and
had new music written to create stories.Copy !req
164. I did dream about doing that
myself someday, but...Copy !req
165. Oh, Phichit-kun...Copy !req
166. He's practicing back home in Thailand.Copy !req
167. Hey, Phichit-kun?Copy !req
168. Sawasdee krab.Copy !req
169. Yuri!Copy !req
170. It's been a while. How have you been?Copy !req
171. You're practicing back in Thailand, huh?Copy !req
172. Yeah, Detroit's boring now that you're gone.Copy !req
173. Oh, you should come visit Bangkok.Copy !req
174. I'll show you around.Copy !req
175. Khob khun, kup.Copy !req
176. Hey, Phichit-kun, do you remember
how I had a music demo made?Copy !req
177. Oh, yeah!Copy !req
178. By the conservatory student?Copy !req
179. You asked her to compose it, right?Copy !req
180. Yeah. It got shelved in the end...Copy !req
181. Sorry, and after you spent time composing it...Copy !req
182. Oh, it's fine. Just keep it.Copy !req
183. Sorry.Copy !req
184. Things got awkward with her after that.Copy !req
185. Oh, I see...Copy !req
186. I'll put out feelers to see where she is.Copy !req
187. I'm sure she's not mad or anything.Copy !req
188. This piece has been bothering me for a while.Copy !req
189. It really is a bit weak...Copy !req
190. But I guess that makes sense.Copy !req
191. I asked her to compose a piece that'd
express my whole career as a skater.Copy !req
192. She did capture it pretty well...Copy !req
193. My underwhelming life in
competitive figure skating.Copy !req
194. What should I have done differently?Copy !req
195. No! No!Copy !req
196. Not like that at all!Copy !req
197. Throw yourself away!Copy !req
198. Your past self is dead!Copy !req
199. People who can be reborn as many times
as necessary are the strong ones.Copy !req
200. Welcome, Victor!
Welcome Back, Katsuki YuriCopy !req
201. What? You still haven't chosen the music?Copy !req
202. Why can't you trust your own decisions?Copy !req
203. Just try to remember something,
like when a girlfriend loved you.Copy !req
204. Huh?!Copy !req
205. S-S-Sorry! Right now, it's just that I—Copy !req
206. Oh, right. You've never had a girlfriend.Copy !req
207. Yuri, let's go somewhere today.Copy !req
208. No, it's okay.Copy !req
209. Yuri, let's go take a bath.Copy !req
210. I'm going to sleep.Copy !req
211. Yuri, let's go to sleep together.Copy !req
212. I can't stand this guilt!Copy !req
213. Good morning, Yuri.Copy !req
214. Let's go to the ocean.Copy !req
215. Okay...Copy !req
216. Oh, seagulls.Copy !req
217. Black-tailed gulls.Copy !req
218. Ever since I came here,Copy !req
219. I'm reminded of St. Petersburg when
I hear seagulls in the early morning.Copy !req
220. I never thought I'd leave that city,Copy !req
221. so I never used to notice the seagulls' cries.Copy !req
222. Do you ever have times like that?Copy !req
223. There was a girl in Detroit who was really
pushy and kept talking to me.Copy !req
224. One time, a rink mate got into an accident.Copy !req
225. I was pretty torn up with worry...Copy !req
226. I was in the hospital waiting
room with that girl.Copy !req
227. When she hugged me to comfort me,Copy !req
228. I shoved her away without thinking about it.Copy !req
229. Wow, why?Copy !req
230. I didn't want her to think
I was feeling unsettled.Copy !req
231. I felt like she was intruding on my
feelings or something, and I hated it.Copy !req
232. But then I realized that Minako-sensei,
Nishigori, Yuko-chan, and my familyCopy !req
233. never treated me like a weakling.Copy !req
234. They all had faith that I'd
keep growing as a person,Copy !req
235. and they never stepped over the line.Copy !req
236. Yuri, you're not weak.Copy !req
237. No one else thinks that, either.Copy !req
238. What do you want me to be to you?Copy !req
239. A father figure?Copy !req
240. No.Copy !req
241. A brother, then? A friend?Copy !req
242. Then, your boyfriend, I guess.Copy !req
243. I can try my best.Copy !req
244. No, no, no, no, no!Copy !req
245. I want you to stay who you are, Victor!Copy !req
246. I've always looked up to you.Copy !req
247. I ignored you because I didn't want
you to see my shortcomings.Copy !req
248. I'll make it up to you with my skating!Copy !req
249. Okay, I won't let you off easy, then.Copy !req
250. That's my way of showing my love.Copy !req
251. When I open up, he meets me where I am.Copy !req
252. I shouldn't be afraid to open up more!Copy !req
253. She's going to redo the music.Copy !req
254. Okay, I look forward to it.Copy !req
255. Until she's done, um...Copy !req
256. Please teach me all the jumps
that you can do!Copy !req
257. It's no good at all.Copy !req
258. Even the king crab we ate yesterday
had a better free leg than you.Copy !req
259. Do it again, starting from the same place.Copy !req
260. Your response?Copy !req
261. Yes, ma'am!Copy !req
262. It might have been good that
he left Victor's side early.Copy !req
263. He's trying to rebuild his strengths.Copy !req
264. Welcome, Victor!
Welcome Back, Katsuki YuriCopy !req
265. Victor, please let me do that one more time!Copy !req
266. Wow... Hasn't it been tens
of thousands of times?Copy !req
267. Just thirteen.Copy !req
268. I've thought this for a while,
but you have pretty good stamina.Copy !req
269. Well, I have that, at least.Copy !req
270. You said you get hungry when you're
nervous in competition, too.Copy !req
271. You haven't suffered any major injuries,
and you're younger than I am.Copy !req
272. S-Sorry!Copy !req
273. I couldn't help it!Copy !req
274. Is it getting that thin?Copy !req
275. No, no, no! Everything's okay!Copy !req
276. I'm hurt... I can't recover from this.Copy !req
277. Sorry!Copy !req
278. Please get up!Copy !req
279. Well, those two seem to get along fine.Copy !req
280. It's here!Copy !req
281. Victor, listen!Copy !req
282. Oops, sorry!Copy !req
283. The music for the free program's done.Copy !req
284. If you want more impact,Copy !req
285. maybe the last jump can
be a quadruple toe loop?Copy !req
286. Huh? For the last one?Copy !req
287. With your stamina, I think you can pull it off.Copy !req
288. You'd rather not?Copy !req
289. I'll do it!Copy !req
290. Okay.Copy !req
291. Oh, right.Copy !req
292. Yuri, did you change the musical theme?Copy !req
293. Oh, um...Copy !req
294. What is it?Copy !req
295. The theme is "on my love."Copy !req
296. That's the best theme.Copy !req
297. Perfect.Copy !req
298. Okay, let's finish this!Copy !req
299. Yeah!Copy !req
300. Kachu
Snack BarCopy !req
301. What?Copy !req
302. The Grand Prix assignments were announced?!Copy !req
303. Crap, crap, crap!Copy !req
304. Do you three realize what time it is?!Copy !req
305. Mom! The assignments!Copy !req
306. Crap, crap!Copy !req
307. Yuri!Copy !req
308. The assignments are in.Copy !req
309. Where?Copy !req
310. Where'd the little Japanese
piggy get assigned?Copy !req
311. Congrats!Copy !req
312. Congrats on Your Assignment in the GP Series, Yuri!Copy !req
313. Thanks.Copy !req
314. Okay, I'll explain which events
you'll be competing in.Copy !req
315. But first!Copy !req
316. Since the Katsuki family still doesn't
know much about figure skating,Copy !req
317. we'll give a simple explanation!Copy !req
318. Oh, that'd be very helpful.Copy !req
319. Figure Skating Grand Prix SeriesCopy !req
320. What is the Figure Skating Grand Prix series?Copy !req
321. Skaters with high scores in the previous yearCopy !req
322. Czech Republic Russia China South KoreaCopy !req
323. Czech Republic Russia China South Korea
Switzerland Italy Russia Thailand USACopy !req
324. Czech Republic Russia China South Korea
Switzerland Italy Russia Thailand USA
Kazakhstan CanadaCopy !req
325. First Event: Skate AmericaCopy !req
326. participate in a maximum of two
competitions out of six worldwide.Copy !req
327. Second Event: Skate CanadaCopy !req
328. Third Event: Cup of ChinaCopy !req
329. Fourth Event: NHK TrophyCopy !req
330. Only the top six skaters advance
to the Grand Prix Final,Copy !req
331. Fifth Event: Trophée de FranceCopy !req
332. Sixth Event: Rostelecom CupCopy !req
333. which decides who's number one!Copy !req
334. Top 6 Male Figure SkatersCopy !req
335. And this season, Yuri's been assigned toCopy !req
336. Third Event: Cup of China!!Copy !req
337. the third event, the Cup of China!Copy !req
338. Phichit ChulanontCopy !req
339. Yuri's former rink mate, Phichit
from Thailand, will be there, too!Copy !req
340. Oh, Phichit-kun!Copy !req
341. And his second event will be...Copy !req
342. Sixth Event: Rostelecom CupCopy !req
343. The sixth event, Russia's Rostelecom Cup!Copy !req
344. He'll be up against his fated rival, Yuri Plisetsky!Copy !req
345. I'll kill you!Copy !req
346. YurioCopy !req
347. Wow, Yurio! Davai, davai!Copy !req
348. So I'm already facing Yurio
in the Rostelecom Cup...Copy !req
349. You'll be minding the house
during the season, Maccachin.Copy !req
350. That's right...Copy !req
351. It'll be my first time in a Grand Prix
series without Victor in the lineup.Copy !req
352. I bet if you show upCopy !req
353. with Victor as your coach, they'll think
you stole him from the sport.Copy !req
354. Maybe skating fans worldwide hate you now!Copy !req
355. Sorry! We're on your side, Yuri-kun!Copy !req
356. Yeah, we are.Copy !req
357. I'll come cheer you on this season, too!Copy !req
358. Yuri!!!Copy !req
359. First up is the Cup of China!Copy !req
360. Huh?Copy !req
361. Yuri, last year...Copy !req
362. In the Nationals...Copy !req
363. I think I finished eleventh because
I messed up my prep.Copy !req
364. I see... So you have to compete
in the block championships.Copy !req
365. What?Copy !req
366. Oh, we're talking about domestic competitions.Copy !req
367. To explain, Yuri-kun had a big-time
loss in last year's Nationals.Copy !req
368. Japanese National Championships!!
Utter DefeatCopy !req
369. Qualification LossCopy !req
370. So this year, he has to work his way
up from qualifying competitions.Copy !req
371. Must Compete in Qualifying CompetitionsCopy !req
372. So his first event this season is theCopy !req
373. Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu ChampionshipCopy !req
374. Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu
Championship in September.Copy !req
375. It'll be his comeback competition!Copy !req
376. Ow.Copy !req
377. Well, you'll breeze through that.Copy !req
378. Oh, but Minami-kun from Fukuoka
will be competing in it!Copy !req
379. Yeah, he beat Yuri in the Nationals.Copy !req
380. Minami Kenjiro from Kyushu, said to be
the #1 star among younger skaters!Copy !req
381. Right...Copy !req
382. It's already been more than six months since
December, when I thought I was done for.Copy !req
383. Good, good.Copy !req
384. We can cheer you on this year, too!Copy !req
385. Good luck.Copy !req
386. Dad...Copy !req
387. We need to use this chance to make money!Copy !req
388. Dad.Copy !req
389. You'll autograph a sign, won't you?Copy !req
390. Until now, I thought I was
fighting all by myself.Copy !req
391. But now that Victor's here,
that's totally changed.Copy !req
392. Some things are still the same.Copy !req
393. Some have changed.Copy !req
394. Now everything feels so new.Copy !req
395. I may never be able to regain what I've lost,Copy !req
396. but I can clearly see what's
in front of me now.Copy !req
397. Okay, from the very beginning.Copy !req
398. That's right, Yuri...Copy !req
399. That's beautiful.Copy !req
400. He was so reluctant at first,Copy !req
401. but he's becoming more and
more like a prima ballerina.Copy !req
402. I only have a short window
before my body changes.Copy !req
403. I'm going to take advantage of
everything I can right now to win.Copy !req
404. Figure skaters are only competitive
for a short time.Copy !req
405. This will probably be my last
competitive figure skating season.Copy !req
406. I don't know how long Victor will stick aroundCopy !req
407. or how long my body will hold up.Copy !req
408. So please, God...Copy !req
409. Give me Victor's time, if only just for now.Copy !req
410. Yuri, you haven't named the
piece. What will it be?Copy !req
411. Yeah, perfect.Copy !req
412. September...Copy !req
413. Victor's and my season will finally begin.Copy !req
414. Let's Send the Power of Sports Throughout Japan!
Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu Figure Skating ChampionshipCopy !req
415. To Be Continued!!!Copy !req
416. It's my first official competition in a while.Copy !req
417. I'm so nervous...Copy !req
418. This is my coaching debut.Copy !req
419. Yuri, what would you like me to wear?Copy !req
420. Oh, just your usual clothes, please.Copy !req
421. Fifth Skate: Face Beet-Red!!
It's the First Competition!Copy !req
422. Fifth Skate
Face Beet-Red!! It's the First Competition!
The Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu ChampionshipCopy !req
423. The Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu Championship.Copy !req
424. Stay tuned!Copy !req