Figure Skaters Mentioning Yuri!!! on Ice Masterpost
Evgeni Plushenko, one of the most renowned figure skaters, is probably who Victor is based off of. He is a 4x Olympic medalist, 3x World champion, 7x European champion, 4x Grand Prix Final champion, and 10x Russian national champion. His official Facebook page consistently posts about YOI, but it is confirmed that his media twitter is linked to the page. He has an official personal twitter and a media twitter account run by his staff.
Kenji Miyamoto, an ice dancer and figure skating coach who is the choreographer for YOI, posts about YOI on his blog. He has also choreographed for both Evgeni Plushenko and Yuzuru Hanyu in the past. Here’s a photo of him with Plushenko.
Evgenia Medvedeva, a 16-year-old Russian figure skater who is the 2016 World champion, 2016 European champion, 2015 Grand Prix Final champion, and 2016 Russian national champion, posts about YOI and other anime often on her twitter account. She also borrowed the official Japanese uniform from fellow skater Wakaba Higuchi and cosplayed as Yuuri! You may have seen her Sailor Moon program before!
Masato Kimura, a Japanese figure skater who has competed in national championships such as the 2015 Japan Figure Skating Championships, posts about YOI on his twitter and even posted a video of himself skating to History Maker.
Nobunari Oda, is a retired Japanese figure skater who is a former Olympian, 2006 Four Continents champion, 4x Grand Prix Final medalist, and 2008 Japanese national champion. He is also a TV personality and often gives figure skating commentary. He tweeted the following, which roughly translates to: “Yuri!!! On Ice is really amusing.”
Tarah Kayne and Danny O’Shea, are partners and American pair skaters who are the 2014 Four Continents silver medalists and 2016 U.S. national champions. They exchanged the following tweets:
Thanks to @offtosingapore for the last two!
Michael Martinez is a Filipino figure skater who is the 2015 Asian Figure Skating Trophy champion, 2x Triglav Trophy champion, and medalist at the 2014 Warsaw Cup. He is the first skater from Southeast Asia to qualify for the Olympics and the only athlete to represent the Philippines at the 2014 Winter Olympics. He tweeted videos of watching YOI and his resemblance to Phichit!
Johnny Weir is a renowned American figure skater who is the 2008 World bronze medalist, a 2x Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and 3x U.S. national champion. Although he has retired from competitions, he continues to skate in ice shows and makes TV appearances. He has designed figure skating costumes for various figure skaters, including Yuzuru Hanyu. He retweeted one of Evgenia Medvedeva’s tweets:
Kevin Reynolds is a Canadian figure skater who is the 2013 Four Continents champion, 2010 Four Continents bronze medalist, and a 4x Canadian national medalist. He took a photo with a YOI poster he received from TV Asashi. He has also skated to Cowboy Bepop’s opening song in the past!
Ashley Wagner is an American figure skater. She is an Olympic bronze medalist as well as the 2016 World silver medalist, 2012 Four Continents champion, 3x Grand Prix Final medalist, and 3x U.S. national champion. She tweeted the following:
Nam Nguyen is an 18-year-old Canadian figure skater who is the 2014 World Junior champion, 2014 Skate America bronze medalist and 2015 Canadian national champion. He tweeted:
Deniss Vasiļjevs is a 17-year-old Latvian figure skater. He is the silver medalist at the 2016 Youth Olympics and also won bronze in the team event. He also won two silver medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series. He tweeted the following:
Michal Brezina is a Czech figure skater. He is the 2013 European bronze medalist, 2011 Skate America champion, 2009 World Junior silver medalist, and 2010 Czech national champion. He is also the winner of the 2014-15 ISU Challenger Series. He noted his resemblance to Jean Jacques Leroy.
Valentina Marchei is an Italian figure skater who is the 5x Italian national champion. She represented Italy at the 2014 Winter Olympics and placed 11th. She tweeted about her resemblance to Sara Crispino:
