Last fall, Yuri!!! on ICE introduced anime fans everywhere to the world of figure skating, following Yuri Katsuki’s journey to the Grand Prix Final.
One of the many real-life locations referenced in the show, it’s also where Yuri Katsuki and Phichit Chulanont trained prior to the start of Yuri!!! on ICE.
Yuri!!! on ICE’s near-future vision of figure skating, which initially seemed aspirational, was actually outpaced by the real-life sport.