And so the two Yuris and the Russian champion Viktor set out to compete in a Grand Prix like none the world has ever seen!
That was when the five-time consecutive world champion, Viktor Nikiforov, suddenly showed up with his teammate, Yuri Plisetsky, a young skater starting to surpass his seniors.
He returned to his hometown in Kyushu and hid away in his family’s home, half wanting to continue skating and half wanting to retire.