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. 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!
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:
