He takes it up again seriously when Lilia is invited by Yakov to train the skater for the Grand Prix series. Yuri is shown to have been practicing ballet as part of his cross-training regimen for at least as early as ten years old. He is able to hold spirals and spins in a half-Biellmann position, which is a rarity in men's singles due to the flexibility that it requires. His signature as a junior were his combination spins. This may imply that he has a good amount of stamina. In Allegro Appassionato, he is able to execute 6 of his 8 jumps in the second half, again to boost his score. In Agape, his quads are planned for the second half to maximize his score. Yuri is shown to have an amazing amount of jumping ability starting from a very early age when he was twelve, he landed a quadruple salchow (4S) during a local competition, despite being scolded by his coach frequently about it being too early for him to start such difficult jumps. While Yuri has been noted to not take training seriously at first, he has the ability to undertake highly rigorous training in order to do well, and does so without complaining.Ī softer side to Yuri's personality can be seen when he thinks of his grandfather, and later when he gives Yuuri some Pirozhki for Yuuri's birthday. Yuri also shows this side of him to the few people he regards as friends, most notably Otabek and Yuuko. He is prone to seeing other athletes as his rivals, and therefore his enemies. He despises being underestimated and projects a strong air of confidenceーstrong enough to come across as arrogance, instead. Yuri is both very critical of himself, and determined to impress Victor. He is short-tempered and very accustomed to yelling. To ensure he gets what he wants, Yuri is not above threatening or intimidating his competition. Contrary to his beauty and grace on the ice, once Yuri steps out of the rink he becomes foul-mouthed, rude, and dismissive of othersーearning him his second nickname, the Russian Punk. Yuri is very ambitious and is determined to become the best of the best in figure skating. When not in performance costumes or warm-up gear, Yuri loves to wear clothing with mainly big cat prints. His skates have special blades that are said to make it easier to perform jumps. His warm-up uniform consists of either his training outfit or his costume under a black zip-up hoodie with black pants, sneakers, and a zip-up baseball tee styled runner with 'Russia' across the chest. He is shorter than average for his age and has a thin frame because of his appearance, he is nicknamed the Russian Fairy. Yuri has blonde chin-length hair that covers the right side of his face and turquoise eyes.

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