

He danced some mambo which oozes with masculine sex appeal just like Yuri's performance. He has a detached and cool character like a protagonist in a Korean drama. Lee Seung Gil from Korea performed first. To qualify for the finals, Yuri had to rank higher than fourth place. Two skaters have already advanced in the Grand Prix in "Yuri!!! on Ice" episode 8 - Otabek Altin from Kazakhstan and Christophe Giacometti from Switzerland whom Yuri faced in the Cup of China.

Instead, he told them about his athlete, Yuri, even though nobody was asking and dodged further questions by calling on Yurio. They asked him when he would return to the ice rink but he said he won't say anything about his career until the Grand Prix final. In front of the hotel, Viktor was being interviewed by the media. But when he heard about Viktor in the news, he got annoyed immediately. While in the car, he asked his grandfather if he had tried eating katsudon and descibed how delicious it tastes. Yuri Plisetsky (Yurio) met with his grandfather before the competition in "Yuri!!! on Ice" episode 8. Viktor needed to go back and asked Yuklov to be Yuri's coach for the free skate. However, the two received some bad news from Japan.

Yuri Katsuki beat his personal best and and was ranked second after the short program. Finally, the most awaited showdown between two Yuri's in the Grand Prix Qualifiers is on in "Yuri!!! on Ice" episode 8.
