![]() The retirement of figure skater Tatsuki Machida's retirement partially inspired Kubo to create the series and make it successful.įrom Topic Station (Japanese), regarding Yuri Plisetsky's model, Beyond Hanyū, figure skater Tatsuki Machida influenced the series and potentially Yūri. As seen in numerous fan made videos, Yūri's short program Eros matches Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyū 2014 Sochi Olympic Short Program. However, it is easy to find bits and pieces of other skaters in Yūri. Rather, she wanted him to be a character that could reflect all Japanese figure skaters and also be appreciated as a character on his own. Who is Yūri's real life counterpart? According to Kubo, Yūri is not merely one Japanese figure skater. In a tweet from Kubo, when she first thought about Victor’s visual design last year, she thought of Mitchell, an actor she saw during a trip to New York. Victor is also partially based on American actor John Cameron Mitchell. Is Victor so legendary no one in real life can touch him? According to a tweet from Victor's voice actor Junichi Suwabe, Plushenko is not a model for Victor. However, Victor as Plushenko could be up for debate. Notable as well is how Victor rests his forefinger like he is signaling "hush" that appears to be a nod to Plushenko hush of the crowd in Sochi 2014 Olympics. Plushenko, four-time Olympic medalist, three-time World Champion, and four-time Grand Prix Final champion, is a legend with an attitude in his own right. ![]() With that record, isn’t difficult to find discern Victor's potential real life counterpart. Victor, winner of five consecutive World Championships, Grand Prix, and many other competitions, is the rockstar-esque and legendary retired Russian figure skater who decided to coach Yūri. Victor Nikiforov and Evgeni Plushenko and John Cameron Mitchell Currently eighteen years old, Lipnitskaya is also a young powerhouse skater and the youngest skater to ever win a gold at the Olympics at fifteen years old. Yūri!!! on Ice's storyboarder Kubo stated in an interview published in the October issue of PASH that Yuri is modeled after Russian figure skater Yulia Lipnitskaya. He is making his senior debut during the series and is by far one of the youngest skaters in the Grand Prix. ![]() Sharing the same name as the show’s protagonist, fifteen-year-old Yuri is a extremely talented and at times foul-mouthed Russian skater. According to this article, Yuri Plisetsky and Yulia Lipnitskaya There are some official sources regarding the model of Yuri!!! on Ice's characters. ![]() Yes, most skaters in Yuri!!! on Ice are based on real-life counterparts. ![]()
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