But as anyone who tunes into the Winter Olympics every four years-or who has seen Blades of Glory-would know, there are several other core disciplines: ladies singles, pairs and dance. Yuri!!! on ICE offers a window into the figure skating world through the lens of the senior men’s competition. So I figured that viewers might appreciate a more in-depth primer about how the sport of figure skating works. What I realised, however, is that there’s a fair amount of background knowledge that I draw upon to help me understand what’s going on. Other fans-and even a former figure skater-have already elaborated on why Yuri’s skate was indeed better, and also how this was demonstrated through the animation. The moment I rewatched the skates, however, I had to change my mind.
It simply wasn’t convincing at first glance.
Yurio’s monologue came across as a poorly-judged attempt to tell instead of show viewers exactly why he had lost. Even I had to agree with a conversation on my Twitter timeline, which lamented how the animation had failed to convince us that Yūri had embodied the “eros” that Victor had demanded of him. The spur-of-the-moment “Hasetsu on ICE!!” skate-off saw a quiet flawed program trump an exciting one with perfect jumps. After an incredibly strong start, the third episode of Yuri!!! on ICE generated some ambivalence-dare I even say, controversy.
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