01x08 - Yuri vs Yuri! The Horror!! Rostelecom Cup, Short Program

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Rice Bowl: ,Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport

Fans: Look!

Fans: Yakov's team is here!

SFX: ,Meow

Fans: Yuratchka!

Fans: Yuri!

Yuri: Mila, watch my luggage.

Mila: Huh?

Mila: Oh.

Mila: Coach Yakov, Yuri's disappeared.

Yakov: Oh, yeah.

Yakov: His family in Moscow's coming to pick him up.

Yuri: My name is Yuri Plisetsky.

Yuri: In my senior debut, I'm aiming for number one in the world.

Yuri: I'm the Ice Tiger of Russia.

Gramps: Oh, Yuri!

Yuri: Grandpa!

SFX,Sign: Crack

Yuri: S-Sorry, I forgot you had a bad back.

Gramps: Yuri, I made my usual pirozhkis for you.

Yuri: Grandpa, have you ever had a pork cutlet bowl?

Gramps: Pork cutlet bowl?

Yuri: I had them back in Japan.

Yuri: They're really tasty!

Gramps: Are the pirozhkis not very good?

Yuri: No, that's not what I meant.

News: Our national hero, Victor Nikiforov, has returned to Russia as a coach

News: in the Figure Skating Grand Prix Series.

Sign: Eighth Skate Yuri vs. Yuri The Horror!! Rostelecom Cup, Short Program

Y: Yuri vs. Yuri.

Y: The Horror!! Rostelecom Cup, Short Program.

News: How do you feel about returning to Russia?

News: When will you return to skating?

V: Until the Grand Prix Final is over,

V: I won't comment on any future plans.

V: Right now, I see a lot of potential in Katsuki Yuri's skating.

V: I'd like you all to focus on Yuri at the Rostelecom Cup.

Yuri: I'm in it, too!

News: If the skater Yuri has that much charisma,

News: don't you want to face him as a fellow competitor?

V: Hey, it's Yurio!

News: He's right.

News: It's Yuri Plisetsky!

V: Did you all see the short program I put together for Yurio?

Yuri: Quit acting like you're still the top Russian figure skater.

Yuri: I'm the star in this event!

Y: Oh, it's Seung Gil Lee from Korea.

Y: Unlike the Cup of China, there's no one here I'm friendly with...

Michele: If you want to date my little sister,

Michele: you'll have to beat me first!

Emil: Sorry, sorry.

Sala: Mickey!

Sala: Stop, we're just going out for a bite.

Michele: Oh?

Michele: Sala's leagues above any other woman, idiot!

Sala: Hi, Yuri.

Sala: Hi, Seung Gil. Do you want to come with—

SGL: No.

Sala: Hey!

Sala: If you're turning a lady down, can't you be more considerate?

SGL: Do I get any benefit out of being friendly with you?

Michele: What?

Sala: Hey!

Michele: How dare you speak that way to Sala?!

Michele: Want a smackdown?!

SGL: Could you step aside?

Michele: Huh?!

Yuri: Why are you sneaking around?

Y: Yurio... Good to see you again.

Y: Um, good luck to both of us in the Rostelecom Cup.

Yuri: Huh?

Yuri: You'll suffer a miserable defeat here in Moscow.

Yuri: I'm going to have Victor stay in Russia.

Y: Right...

Y: If I can't rank higher than fourth in this event,

Y: I won't make it to the Grand Prix Final.

Y: And if I don't, what will Victor do?

Fuji: The Men's Singles Short Program event is about to start here in Moscow.

GrandPrix,Sign: Grand Prix Final

WorldChampion,Sign: Figure Skating Grand Prix Series World Championships

sixth,Sign: Sixth Event: Rostelecom Cup

topright: ,Katsuki Yuri & Victor Nikiforov The Battie to Advance to the Final Narration: Fujino Naohiko

Fuji: After the series' fifth event, the Trophée de France,

arena,Sign: Moscow Small Sports Arena Moscow, Russia

topright,Sign: Sixth Event in GP Series, Rostelecom Cup Men's Singles Short Program

Fuji: the current rankings are as follows.

pointranking,Sign : GP Series Men's Singles Point Ranking

names,Sign : Otabek Altin Christophe Giacometti Phichit Chulanont Jean-Jacques Leroy Yuri Plisetsky Katsuki Yuri Michele Crispino Emil Nekola Seung Gil Lee

confirmed,Sign : Qualifier for Final Qualifier for Final

Fuji: Only the top six skaters will compete in the Grand Prix Final.

topleft: ,First Event: Skate America

Grand Prix,Sign: Skate America nd Place, NHK Trophy st Place Otabek Altin (Age )

topright: ,Katsuki Yuri & Victor Nikiforov The Battie to Advance to the Final

Fuji: Currently, only two are confirmed qualifiers.

Fuji: One is Otabek Altin of Kazakhstan, who placed second in Skate America,

topleft: ,Fourth Event: NHK Trophy

Fuji: and then won the NHK Trophy as a dark horse.

topleft: ,Third Event: Cup of China

Grand Prix,Sign: Cup of China rd Place, Trophée de France st Place Christophe Giacometti (Age )

Fuji: The other is Christophe Giacometti, who placed third in the Cup of China

topleft: ,Fifth Event: Trophée de France

Fuji: and first at the Trophée de France.

sixth,Sign: Sixth Event

Moro: The last four spots in the Final will be fought over by the following skaters.

topleft: ,GP Series Rostelecom Cup Men's Singles Short Program

Moro: Canada's Jean-Jacques Leroy, who's on a roll after winning

Moro: on his home turf at Skate Canada.

Grand Prix,Sign AR: Skate Canada st Place Jean-Jacques Leroy (Age )

Moro: Korea's Seung Gil Lee, a newcomer to the Grand Prix Series who made

Moro: great strides by placing second in the NHK Trophy.

Grand Prix,Sign AR: NHK Trophy st Place Seung Gil Lee (Age )

Moro: Michele Crispino of Italy, here today with his sister, Sala,

Moro: after placing third in the NHK Trophy.

Grand Prix,Sign - - - -: NHK Trophy rd Place Michele Crispino (Age )

Moro: Emil Nekola, a rising star from the Czech Republic,

Moro: who took third at Skate Canada.

Grand Prix,Sign - - - -: Skate Canada rd Place Emil Nekola (Age )

Moro: Russia's own Yuri Plisetsky, who made a brilliant senior debut

Moro: with a second-place finish at Skate Canada.

Grand Prix,Sign - - - -: Skate Canada nd Place Yuri Plisetsky (Age )

Moro: And finally, Japan's Katsuki Yuri, who placed second in the Cup of China.

Grand Prix,Sign AR: Cup of China nd Place Katsuki Yuri (Age )

Moro: He'll be skating in the final group.

Moro: The Rostelecom Cup results will also determine

Moro: whether Thailand's Phichit Chulanont will advance to the Grand Prix Final.

Minako: Ugh, I'm getting disconnected from the livestream!

Minako: I should've gone to Russia.

Yuko: You three, go to sleep already!

Kids: No!

Kids: I want to see it!

Kids: I want to see it live!

Moro: Group One's six-minute warm-up has ended.

SGL: Seung Gil, are you listening to me?

SGL: Everything you do is for Pyeongchang.

SGL: What you should be focused on right now is...

SGL: Seung Gil!

Moro: Seung Gil Lee of Korea, age .

Moro: In his first event, the NHK Trophy,

Moro: he drove the crowd wild by skating to this music, "Almavivo."

Moro: The first jump will be a quad.

Moro: So far in the world,

Moro: only Seung Gil Lee has landed this jump in competition.

Moro: A quadruple loop! Success!

SGL: The base value is ..

Moro: Seung Gil Lee's theme this season is "greed."

Moro: He said he'd like to approach

Moro: this season with a different masculine sex appeal than before.

Minako: His theme's similar to Yuri's.

Minako: Talk about sex appeal inflation.

Kids: Overflowing...

Kids: ...masculine...

Kids: ...sex appeal!

Moro: Even with the quadruple loop under his belt,

Moro: with the arsenal necessary to compete on the world stage,

Moro: Seung Gil still wants to break new ground

Moro: and personally requested to skate a mambo.

Oda: A triple axel.

Moro: Oh, he fell!

SGL: I had enough rotation.

SGL: The jump was in the second half,

SGL: so I get a . multiplier,

SGL: which means a . with a deduction of .

Oda: A triple Lutz, triple toe loop.

Moro: No mistakes there!

SGL: With a . multiplier, that got me . points.

SGL: Now the final element, a step sequence...

Moro: What a passionate step sequence!

Moro: His polished execution should be well-received by the judges.

Minako: His face is expressionless, but his steps are out of this world.

Kids: He's evolved even further since the NHK Trophy!

Kids: Wow!

Emil: That's a hard act to follow...

Michele: Yeah, right.

Sala: That was hot!

Michele: I've never seen you nervous.

Emil: Mickey! Sala!

Emil: Let's all go to Barcelona!

Moro: Seung Gil Lee's score is ., a personal best.

Ranking: ,RK: Seung Gil Lee Total

Moro: He's currently in first place!

Moro: Next up is Emil Nekola of the Czech Republic, age .

SGL: Cheers from the crowd never affect my performance.

Michele: He sure can jump,

Michele: but if his performance is lackluster...

Sala: Is it?

Sala: Once Mickey's done,

Sala: it's almost time for Group Two.

JJ: Did you all hear that?

JJ: Emil landed a quadruple loop, too.

JJ: Applause!

Y: Huh?

Y: Oh, sorry. I didn't catch that.

JJ: Victor did the same jump at last year's exhibition.

JJ: I want to see that again!

V: I don't recall.

JJ: Aww!

Ranking: ,RK: Emil Nekola Total

Moro: Emil Nekola's score is ..

Moro: He's currently in second place.

Emil: Mickey, you'll one-up me now, right?

Emil: Mickey, hey!

Moro: Next up is Michele Crispino of Italy.

Emil: Sala!

Moro: His sister, Sala, is also here for support.

Moro: He will skate to "L'Homme Armé" from the movie Destiny of Knights.

Michele: See my chivalry, Sala!

Oda: A triple axel.

Sala: Mickey!

Michele: I've defeated every single man who's tried to approach Sala so far.

Michele: I want to skate with Sala forever!

Michele: My love will take a back seat to no man!

Oda: A quadruple Salchow.

Moro: Ah, he fell.

Michele: Sala...

Michele: I don't want you feeling down because of me

Michele: when your short program is coming up!

Michele: As your older brother,

Michele: and as a man...

Michele: Only my love, the kind that doesn't rely on physical love,

Michele: can protect Sala as a lady!

Moro: The next jump combination is a triple Lutz, triple toe loop.

Sala: Oh, no way...

Moro: The combination turned into a triple Lutz, triple loop!

Moro: That combination has a very high difficulty.

Moro: Among active skaters, only his sister,

Moro: Sala Crispino, attempts this combination.

Oda: Wow, what a surprise!

Michele: Sala...

Michele: I'm sure you'll be able to jump that combination like I just did!

Michele: Don't worry.

Michele: We'll always be together.

Sala: Mickey has to reach a place where he can win without my being around.

Michele: Sala!

Sala: Mickey!

Sala: If something doesn't change,

Sala: both of us will go down.

Ranking: ,RK: Michele Crispino Total

Moro: Michele Crispino's score is ..

Michele: All right! Sala!

Moro: He's currently in second place.

Yuri: Grandpa, you're not coming?

Minako: Oh, jeez! I still can't connect!

Minako: Why won't they show the event live on TV?

Minako: Oh, finally!

Minako: It's already Yuri's turn!

Kids: Good luck, Yuri!

Yuko: Enough already!

Audience: Victor! Victor! Victor!

Moro: Katsuki Yuri won second place in the Cup of China with the power of love.

Audience: Victor! Victor! Victor!

Moro: What kind of performance will he give us here?

Audience: Victor! Victor!

Y: The performance has already begun, Victor.

V: You're right.

Y: Don't worry.

Y: I'll show my love to the whole of Russia.

Y: That was so embarrassing.

Y: But before the crowd can intimidate me in enemy territory,

Y: I have to intimidate them!

Moro: Japan's Katsuki Yuri, age .

: He's skating to "On Love: Eros."

: He's been beating his short program personal bests since the first event in the series.

: He'll need to finish fourth or higher

: to advance to the Grand Prix Final.

Y: If I lose at the Rostelecom Cup,

Y: this may become the last time I can skate this program

Y: with Victor at my side as my coach.

Y: Maybe no one in Russia, or even the entire world, wants me to win.

Y: Thinking that runs chills up my spine.

Y: I'm the only one who can change that world!

V: I guess Yuri is more motivated

V: when he's competing away, where expectations are lower.

V: At any rate, he's in his best form so far.

Moro: His first planned jump is a triple axel from a spread eagle.

Oda: A triple axel.

Moro: Very clean!

Oda: A quadruple Salchow.

V: Yuri!

V: Amazing!

Oda: A quadruple toe loop, triple toe loop.

Moro: He nailed the last combination, too!

Yuri: He's refined the program this much since the Hot Springs on Ice event, huh?

Moro: Another flawless performance, following his last short program in the Cup of China!

Moro: The crowd's giving him a standing ovation!

V: Yuri!

Y: My skating must've gotten my message across.

Yuri: Crap.

Yuri: And here I thought I'd be able to perfect "agape" by having Grandpa watch.

V: Yuri...

V: That was perfect!

Yuri: Out of my way, pig.

Y: Th-This is Yurio's real agape!

Y: Nice!

V: Good!

Fans: Yuratchka!

Fans: Yuri!

Yakov: Yuri, no need to get tense just because it's the Rostelecom Cup.

Lilia: All the work you did in practice won't betray you.

Lilia: Listen, have confidence in yourself.

Yurio: Huh?

Yurio: I can't hear very well.

Yurio: Calm down.

Yurio: Calm down!

Moro: .!

Moro: You did it, Yuri!

Moro: He's surpassed his personal best again!

Moro: He's now in first place!

Moro: Oh, my!

Moro: Overcome with happiness, Nikiforov kissed Katsuki's skate!

Y: Yurio!

Y: Davai!

Yuri: Huh?

V: Good luck, Yurio!

SFX,Sign: Grrr!!!

Yakov: Yuri?

Moro: The usurper skater of Russia,

Moro: Yuri Plisetsky, age .

Moro: His program was choreographed by Victor Nikiforov.

Yuri: Damn it, I'm not so down on my luck

Yuri: that I need you guys cheering me on.

Moro: He's skating to "On Love: Agape,"

Moro: a different arrangement of the music used in Katsuki's program,

Moro: with an opposing theme.

Yuri: Crap!

Yuri: I'm not feeling agape at all.

Yuri: I'm angry!

Moro: Here comes the first jump, a triple axel.

Moro: Ah, he fell!

Yuri: Crap!

Yuri: Since last year, I haven't missed that triple axel once until now!

Oda: A flying sit spin.

Oda: His position is quite beautiful.

Yuri: I've been pouring blood, sweat, and tears into this

Yuri: since that humiliation, too.

Yuri: I just lack overall experience, that's all.

Moro: The first quad comes in a combination.

Oda: A quadruple Salchow, triple toe loop.

Moro: A fantastic jump combination with great height and flow!

Moro: With such polish,

Moro: it's hard to believe he only started doing that this season.

Moro: And here comes the final jump.

Oda: A quadruple toe loop.

Moro: Beautiful!

Moro: Yuri Plisetsky of Russia has truly remarkable talent!

Yakov: Even when he wasn't at his best, he always analyzed his performance

Yakov: mid-program to make a strong comeback.

Lilia: That's right.

Lilia: Have pride in yourself as a work of art until the very end, Yuri.

Yuri: This is damn tough...

Moro: Yuri Plisetsky has delivered a beautiful short program in response

Moro: to the local supporters' high expectations here in Moscow!

Audience: So cute!

JJ: Oh, ladies first.

Yuri: I forgot there was someone even more annoying than those two.

Yuri: JJ!

Crowd: The score's up.

Ranking: ,RK: Yuri Plisetsky Total

Moro: Yuri Plisetsky's score is ., putting him in second.

Moro: Katsuki Yuri remains in first place.

Moro: The last competitor is the skater with the most momentum right now,

Moro: Jean-Jacques Leroy of Canada, age .

Moro: He's known as "JJ."

Moro: He will skate to an original song composed for him,

Moro: "Theme of King JJ."

JJ: I'm the only one in the whole wide world who can pull off

JJ: a dream collaboration with a world-famous rock band!

Oda: A quadruple toe loop, triple toe loop.

Moro: He's doing mega-jumps right off the bat!

Moro: He placed third in last year's Grand Prix Final.

Moro: This season, he has won Skate Canada,

Moro: and currently has the greatest momentum.

JJ: Watch me do another big one!

Oda: A triple axel.

Moro: That was another mega-high jump that almost cleared the fence!

JJ: You might expect a top skater

JJ: to plan a lot of jumps for the second half of their program,

JJ: but I'm different.

JJ: Because I value the collaboration between my skating and the music!

JJ: It's JJ style!

JJ: Let's go! Everyone sing along!

Moro: The lyrics express how JJ is at the top of the world and invite everyone to follow him.

Moro: What an impressive step sequence.

Moro: Now, the last jump is a mega-jump that

Moro: not even Victor Nikiforov ever attempted in the second half,

Moro: a quadruple Lutz.

Moro: He did it!

JJ: No one else takes such risks, right?

JJ: I get them done because...

JJ: Right, because I'm the king!

JJ: I never stand still.

JJ: Or rather, I can't stand still!

Y: Huh?

Fans: JJ!

JJ: It's JJ Style!

YSis: Oh, Yuri?

Sign: Veterinary Hospital

YSis: Sorry to bother you during an event,

YSis: but Maccachin stole some buns, and they got stuck in his throat.

YSis: We're at the vet right now,

YSis: but we're not sure he'll make it.

Ranking: ,RK: Jean-Jacques Leroy Total

Moro: Jean-Jacques Leroy's score is .!

JJ: It's JJ style!

Moro: He's surpassed his personal best Skate Canada score!

YSis: Sorry, what do you want us to do?

Y: Victor!

Y: Go back to Japan right now.

Y: I'll face the free skate tomorrow on my own!

Yakov: Don't eat too many pirozhkis tomorrow, okay?

Yuri: Yeah, yeah.

Yuri: Huh?

Y: But you have to go back!

V: Like I said, I can't.

Yuri: What's going on with them?

V: Yakov!

V: Thank God!

V: You're the only coach for me.

Yakov: What?

Yakov: You want to come back?

V: Can you be Yuri's coach tomorrow, for just one day?

Yakov: Huh?

Y: Huh?

Yuri: Huh?

Y: Huh?!

Sign: To Be Continued!!!

whine: ,Whine...

Gramps: My dear Yuratchka, eat some pirozhkis.

Y: I'd like some, too.

Yuri: I have no pirozhkis for you!

Y: You don't seem to have changed.

Yuri: Next time, Ninth Skate:

Y: Yuri Versus...

Yuri: ...Yuri.

Sign: Ninth Skate Yuri vs. Yuri The Horror!! Rostelecom Cup, Free Skate

Gramps: The Horror!!

Y: Rostelecom Cup, Free Skate.