Before the Grand Prix Final, in the last episode featuring characters in their normal daily lives, we went for an episode without any skating scenes at all, just a really relaxed story, while introducing the competitors. Ultimately, though, there was a surging development, and in the end, no one wound up being able to relax whatsoever. Apparently the animators had quite a difficult time as well. The ring that Yuuri gave to Victor also serves as a symbol of their being soul mates.