YOI Guidebook Translations - Character Info
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Skate America was his first gold
He looks up to Victor bc they both choreograph their own programs
But Victor was already trashed when Leo met him so he was a lil frazzled lmao
He’s practiced w/ Phichit and Guang-Hong in the States
Leo, Phichit & Guang-Hong stay in regular contact thru social media
HE REALLY WANTED 2 TAKE PICS W/ VICTOR & CHRIS AT THE CHINA BANQUET
Leo, Phi. & GH still get shy in front of older skaters
He apparently missed a lot of jumps in his FS, sending him down to 6th place
Miyamoto-sensei choreographed Leo’s SP to resemble a “street dance battle"
GH looks up 2 Phichit and thinks Leo is cool; this admiration is described as like “a young maiden’s"
Phichit, GH & Minami are called the “3 Great Adorable Asian Skaters” by fans!!!
He doesn’t like hotpot but went bc Victor was there
He’s always been in Victor’s shadow, sharing a coach & being only 1 day younger. This season is his chance
He seemed cool when he was like “ah, youth” upon seeing Leo & GH, but he’s actually a hot (rather, “sweltering”) person
Anya’s new boyfriend is a hockey player
Yakov wants Georgi to discover his own style
He thinks “NOW’S MY TIME TO SHINE” but Victor’s preoccupied with Yuuri and Yurio Does Not Car
In love in sport, he’s fruitless :(((
Though it seems like he has a new girlfriend now, at least!
This is his first time in the Grand Prix Series
He’s popular with female fans but is cold to them
HIS MOM DRESSES HIM. HOLD THE FCUKIN PHONE, SEUNG GIL’S MOM BUYS HIS CLOTHES AND HE WEARS THEM WITHOUT COMPLAINT
He likes dogs and meat and hates vegetables and women
He doesn’t have any ill-will toward other skaters per se, he just doesn’t care
The struggles he faces are all for the eventual honor of participating in the Pyongchang Olympics
An “agreeable youth” that’s an apt description if I’ve ever seen one
Has known the Crispies 4 a long time
Emil and Michele are “like brothers” and their banter is the norm
ldsfjlsfj MICHELE CAUGHT HIM CHECKING OUT SARA’S BUTT
He’s not discouraged by the Crispies ignoring him lol
He wants to add more dynamic jumps next season
He’s basically always expected to podium at the GPF and Worlds
He and Victor are popular w/ da ladies
He sees Victor as his ultimate rival so he has less motivation this season
Minako isn’t the only fan wrecked by his sexiness
Thinks he’s the only one in the world who can defeat Yuuri’s eroticism (!!)
He’s been at the Trophée de France 5 times
He thinks it’s like a dream that Yuuri, who’s rumored to retire, got a world record score
He’s never gotten gold at the GPF
Oh ouch he figured he never got gold because Victor was there, but now he’s seeing that his chances are being crushed by Yuuri :(
And when he realizes that he feels bitter at being surpassed and irritated by Victor’s support :(((
“Though this year’s GPF is over, the fire of regret is still smoldering in Chris’s heart”
He wants to take gold once Victor returns
He got bronze at 4cc last season, the first Thai skater to do so!
He’s Yuuri’s closest skater friend
Skate fans all over the world check Phichit’s social media for updates on skaters’ practice and daily lives
He believes that he’ll rewrite the history of Thai skating
He hasn’t told Yuuri about “Phichit on Ice” yet
Jean-Jacques Leroy (there’s a lot about him)
He’s gone to Skate Canada 2x
Nathalie’s his coach, Alain’s his trainer
He genuinely doesn’t realize he’s bothering ppl and is bad at picking up on social cues
His loved ones have always been important to him
His FS is basically an offering of love to everyone who has supported him
He proposed to Isabella immediately before Barcelona
He & Isabella have been together since highschool! They were classmates
@ the GPF he felt all the other skaters were looking down on him
JJ’s refusal to give up even in the face of his own negative thoughts is his true strength
His “It’s… JJ Style!” at the kiss and cry was a bluff or show of courage and took all of his strength to accomplish
“JJ, who is always trying to be a king, responds to the voices of his fans who love him by always being JJ. The JJ we’ll see from now on will surely be even stronger”
Even though he’s a very powerful skater, his parents’ ice dancing background imparts grace to his performance
This season was his last season as a teen and though he buckled under the pressure, he showed his strength through his recovery
He trained in Colorado Springs with Leo as a junior and in Detroit under Celestino
He and Otabek taught each other moves as rinkmates
It looks like he taught Otabek the quad salchow
However, once he left a rink his friendships w/ his rinkmates would fizzle out :(
He doesn’t really have any skater friends
However, he does have friends at home and it says they’re his support
The support & love he receives from others is the source of his strength
He met the band that did Theme of King JJ @ a Grammy afterparty
[about Isabella] “It seems like she can’t quite take a hint when she's antagonizing Yuri’s Angels, but she disregards the atmosphere entirely to cheer for JJ when the stadium has fallen silent”
J has “a few” (何人か) younger siblings who are competing in the junior div
Nathalie likes “flashy things” while Alain is more stoic
Omg the fanbook outright says JJ and Isabella haven’t had premarital sex w o w
From the fanbook! He’s at the top of his class in a university in Toronto
Had his senior debut last year and got bronze at Worlds
He doesn’t care about making friends w/ others
He doesn’t hate people but he gives off that impression
Yurio is the one exception
Yurio didn’t realize who he was at first when Otabek rescued him from his fangirls
Otabek was in the novice class at the summer camp
Also, the guidebook lists him as 18, what is the truth
He knew if he couldn’t discover something no one else could do, he’d never win
Even though he didn’t make podium, he left a strong impression on the entire world
He didn’t stand out at all in his junior years but now he finds himself among the top senior skaters
He trained in many countries
Yakov was running the summer camp where he met Yurio
His body is stiff and he can’t remember choreography quickly
His junior years were a period of trial and error
Otabek’s strength is forging new paths for himself whenever he hits a wall
He chose the Samarkand Overture to make a strong impact as a new entry to the ranks of top skaters
His SP costume is meant to emphasise his status as the representative from Kazakhstan
His skating is supposed to be very crisp and solid
The image for his FS is “I will confidently lead my country! Follow me, my countrymen!”
