Just like everyone else, I loved the revelation of Victor being 157% smitten with Drunk!Yuuri, and that being a huge reason for him to pack up and leave for Japan. But we do both Yuuri and Victor a great disservice in thinking that is the main reason why Victor decided to coach him.
If we compare the skaters we’ve seen getting gold medals so far, the one thing they have in common, besides being technically great, of course, is that they all know how to present themselves to the world. Victor is ALWAYS smiling and charming with his fans and fellow skaters; Phichit is the King of Social Media, one flawless selfie after another; JJ, no matter whether you like him or not, is a rockstar.
And this is important for ice skating because skaters are judged based on the technical elements and the program components, which include performance and interpretation. Which makes you wonder no more why Otabek or Seung Gil didn’t score gold.
And the same applies to Yuri Plisetsky.
Why Yuuri over Yurio: more than love
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