Much to the shock of anime fans everywhere, Japan's figure skating pair opened their freeform routine, performing to the title track of
Yuri on Ice!!! However, this isn't the first time Miu Suzaki and Ryuichi Kihara have performed to the song, having previously skated to the song originally composed by Taro Umebayashi aka Milk at two other competitions. Still, it's a completely different ball game when the performance is at the Olympics when the whole world is watching.
Yuri On Ice!!! is an original anime series from Studio MAPPA, consisting of 12 episodes, airing during the Fall 2016 anime season. The series wa simulcast as it aired in Japan with subtitles on Crunchyroll. The anime was well-received by fans and was even championed by several professional figure skaters.
Reeling from his crushing defeat at the Grand Prix Finale, Yuuri Katsuki, once Japan's most promising figure skater, returns to his family home to assess his options for the future. At age 23, Yuuri's window for success in skating is closing rapidly, and his love of pork cutlets and aptitude for gaining weight are not helping either.
However, Yuuri finds himself in the spotlight when a video of him performing a routine previously executed by five-time world champion, Victor Nikiforov, suddenly goes viral. In fact, Victor himself abruptly appears at Yuuri's house and offers to be his mentor. As one of his biggest fans, Yuuri eagerly accepts, kicking off his journey to make it back onto the world stage. But the competition is fierce, as the rising star from Russia, Yuri Plisetsky, is relentlessly determined to defeat Yuuri and win back Victor's tutelage.