01x07 - China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Free Skate

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Y: I'm Katsuki Yuri, a figure skater representing Japan

Y: who's in the middle of the Grand Prix Series' Cup of China!

Y: I ended the short program in first place after scoring a personal high score!

Y: I'm now within reach of my first victory in a Grand Prix Series event!

YDad: Congratulations, Yuri.

YDad: We got really fired up!

Yuko: That was the hottest performance ever!

Nishi: Keep it up in your free program!

Kids: Yuri, that was awesome!

Kids: Awesome, awesome!

Kids: Good luck!

Y: China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!!

Sign: Seventh Skate China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Free Skate

Y: The Cup of China Free Skate.

V: Yuri, you haven't slept, have you?

Y: I-I-I did! A little bit, anyway.

V: Nap until this evening's event starts.

V: It'll be fine.

V: I always slept in until the last minute before competitions, too.

Y: Victor! Did you set an alarm?!

Moro: We're at the third event of the Grand Prix Series, the Cup of China.

Moro: The men's singles free skate is about to start!

Y: Huh? It won't open.

V: Yuri, were you unable to take a nap?

Y: Huh?

Y: I did nap! I did!

V: I forbid you from doing jumps in the six-minute warm-up.

Y: Huh?!

V: That's an order from your coach, Yuri.

Moro: Now, in the second half of the event,

Moro: Group is taking the ice.

V: If he flubs a jump during the warm-up,

V: he may lose even more confidence, and it'd negatively impact his free skate.

V: Yuri gets nervous easily.

Moro: Let's hope skater Katsuki is all right.

Moro: He looks rather glum after the warm-up.

YMom: Oh, my.

Nishi: That face...

Yuko: We've seen that face often.

V: Well, it's common for skaters to nail something they flubbed during practice!

Y: I'm sorry...

V: Well, just continue warming up, nice and easy.

GHCoach: Guang-Hong, keep it together.

GHCoach: You have the perfect program that we prepared just for today!

Audience: Guang-Hong!

GHCoach: Become China's hero!

Moro: First up is Guang-Hong Ji, China's young ace, age .

Moro: He's in sixth place after the short program.

Moro: His music is "The Inferno" from the movie Shanghai Blade.

: His theme this year is "bonds and violence."

GHJ: I went with this music because my coach pushed it so hard,

GHJ: but how does skating as an underworld assassin help me become a hero?

Moro: Oh! It looks like he over-rotated,

Moro: but that's another quadruple toe loop, following the one in his short program!

GHJ: I've been living in Shanghai's seamy underbelly,

GHJ: but this is my last job.

GHJ: With my trusty sword, I can handle it just fine on my own!

Taka: A triple axel, single loop, and a triple Salchow.

GHJ: All right. It's going even better than it did during the warm-up.

Moro: He's nailed all his jumps in the first half!

Moro: Will he grab a ticket to the Grand Prix Final in his very first Grand Prix series?

Moro: There will be more jumps in the second half.

Taka: A triple flip, followed by a triple toe loop...

Taka: He fell!

GHJ: Guess I won't be catching up with a flawless performance to place first.

Taka: A triple loop, followed by a double loop.

Moro: He's back on track!

GHJ: How did the story go from here?

GHJ: The protagonist infiltrates the enemy lair and fights his way to the top,

GHJ: where the boss awaits.

GHJ: He is reunited with longtime allies.

GHJ: Now that the pressure's off, there's opportunity!

Moro: Here comes the step sequence.

Moro: What speed! It's like watching a car chase!

Moro: He's taking us right to the cl*max.

GHJ: The protagonist has a duel with the enemy organization's boss.

GHJ: His allies are hunted by the organization.

Moro: The last jump is a double axel.

Moro: Success!

GHJ: My Grand Prix Series will end here,

GHJ: but the Four Continents and the Worlds are still waiting for me.

GHJ: I'll raise the technical difficulty of my programs and claw my way to the podium!

GHJ: I'm not the kind of man who'd die in a ditch here!

Moro: Guang-Hong Ji, enveloped in loud applause!

Moro: Guang-Hong Ji's combined score

Ranking: ,RK: Guang-Hong Ji Total

Moro: is .. He's currently in first place.

GHJ: I'm going to quit all social media to practice!

GiaCoach: Chris, like I keep saying, just go at your own pace.

Gia: Right.

: Chris!

Moro: Next, in fifth after the short program,

Moro: Christophe Giacometti, representing Switzerland, age .

Moro: His music is "Rapsodie Espagnole."

Moro: An error in the short program caused his technical score

Moro: to fall below that of China's Guang-Hong Ji,

Moro: but his presentation score went well above to place him fifth.

Moro: In his free skate, he has prepared three quads in the first half.

Moro: The first jump is his signature move, the high-difficulty quadruple Lutz!

Moro: Success!

GiaCoach: He's far from where he was at the European Championships,

GiaCoach: but he's still in competitive mode after the short program.

GiaCoach: That's unusual.

Moro: Next up is a quadruple Salchow.

Gia: Next is his triple axel, single loop, triple Salchow combination.

Gia: Take off in front of that ad.

Gia: And...

Gia: There!

Moro: He nailed the jump combination!

V: Yuri, let's warm up in a different spot.

V: What's the place with the fewest people?

Gia: I'm the only one who can skate exactly the way I want.

Gia: I thought Victor was the same as me, living for life on the ice.

Taka: Quadruple Salchow, double toe loop.

Moro: That was a perfect landing!

Gia: It's not like you to leave the ice and find someone you want to protect, Victor.

Gia: We met ten years ago,

Gia: when you'd won the European Championships

Gia: and I'd just debuted in the senior division.

Gia: Victor! Congrats!

V: What's your name?

Gia: Christophe Giacometti!

V: Okay.

V: Chris,

V: see you at the Worlds.

Gia: Yeah!

Gia: Yuri can't surpass you.

Gia: I'll win this season!

Gia: And I'll bring Victor back to the ice!

Taka: A triple axel.

Moro: He landed his last jump!

Gia: The next time you come to stand by me,

Gia: I believe I'll be the one standing in the middle.

Gia: I think I'm gonna come again...

Minako: Th-That was perfect!

Ranking: ,RK: Christophe Giacometti Total

Moro: His total after the short program is ..

GiaCoach: Bravo!

Moro: He leads Guang-Hong Ji by a huge margin,

Gia: Merci!

Moro: taking first place!

Y: Victor, what are the current standings?

V: O-Okay, Yuri.

V: First, let's take deep breaths.

Moro: Thailand's Phichit Chulanont, age .

Moro: His music is "Terra Incognita" from The King and the Skater II.

Taka: A triple axel!

Phi: Yeah!

Phi: I'm going to become Thailand's future!

Ciao: The audience has been in love with Phichit since his short program yesterday.

Ciao: Unlike Yuri, he has tremendous innate flair.

Moro: The loud cheers speak to the high expectations we have for Phichit Chulanont.

Moro: Coming up next is a triple Lutz.

Phi: Chris and Yuri are always ahead of me,

Phi: with their two quads and higher ratings on their five components.

Phi: With only one quad under my belt,

Phi: the only way I can stay ahead is to put all my quads in the second half for more points!

Phi: I'm the one who'll advance to the Grand Prix Final!

Moro: This expressive footwork is also one of his unique qualities as a Thai skater.

Moro: Here come the jumps in the second half, the first quad...

Taka: A quadruple toe loop!

Moro: Success!

Phi: Until very recently, I bet no one thought a Thai skater

Phi: would land a quad at a Grand Prix series event.

Phi: I've always believed in myself, though!

Taka: Quadruple toe loop, followed by a double toe loop!

Moro: He landed the second quad, too!

Ciao: Bravo!

Phi: It's something only I can do, not copying anyone else.

Moro: The only remaining jumps are a triple flip, single loop, double flip combination.

Moro: He nailed it!

Moro: All his jumps were flawless!

Moro: Figure skating history in Thailand...

Moro: no, in Asia...

Moro: is being rewritten before our eyes

Moro: by -year-old Phichit Chulanont!

Phi: Okay.

V: Don't listen!

Moro: In his first event, Skate America, Chulanont finished fourth.

Moro: In his second event, the Cup of China, will he score his first victory?

Moro: If so, he'll be on the cusp of becoming the first Thai skater

Moro: to advance to the Grand Prix Final!

Moro: Oh! His total score is .!

Moro: He took the lead over Giacometti!

Phi: Yeah!

Ciao: Well done, student.

Moro: This is his season's top score, of course!

Phi: Please root for me in the Grand Prix Final!

Ciao: Hey, you don't know if you'll make it yet.

Phi: Oh, right.

Leo: I won Skate America.

LeoCoach: That's right!

Leo: I ended yesterday's short program in third.

LeoCoach: Well done!

Leo: Of everyone here, I'm the closest to the Grand Prix Final!

LeoCoach: That's right!

Moro: Representing the United States, Leo de la Iglesia, age .

V: I understand how you might be affected by other skaters' standings

V: if you were younger.

V: But why is Yuri so nervous?

V: How can I motivate Yuri?

V: I have no idea.

Y: V-Victor?

Y: It's almost time.

Y: We need to get back.

V: Skaters' hearts are as fragile as glass.

V: If their hearts are so fragile...

V: Yuri.

Y: Huh?

V: Let's try shattering his into pieces.

V: If you mess up this free skate and miss the podium,

V: I'll take responsibility by resigning as your coach.

Y: Why would you say something like that, like you're trying to test me?

V: It shattered!

V: Uh, sorry, Yuri.

V: I wasn't being serious—

Y: I'm used to being blamed for my own failures!

Y: But this time, I'm anxious because my mistakes would reflect on you, too!

Y: I've been wondering if you secretly want to quit!

V: Of course I don't.

Y: I know!

V: I'm not good with people crying in front of me.

V: I don't know what I should do.

V: Should I just kiss you or something?

Y: No!

Y: Just have more faith than I do that I'll win!

Y: You don't have to say anything. Just stand by me!

Ranking: ,RK: Leo de la Iglesia Total

Moro: Leo de la Iglesia from the United States

LeoCoach: Leo, you're an artist.

Moro: is currently in sixth after his free skate.

LeoCoach: Your prayer reached the world.

Leo: Yeah.

Leo: I'll work hard in the US Nationals.

Moro: Next on the ice is Georgi Popovich, age , representing Russia.

Moro: His music is "A Tale of the Sleeping Prince."

Popo: Anya, where are you?

Popo: Why are you leaving me behind?

Popo: I love you so much!

Taka: Here's a quadruple Salchow, triple toe loop combination.

Moro: His theme for this season is "heartbreak."

Moro: He said he hopes people will notice

Moro: his new range of artistic expression in his performance.

Popo: Sorry I cast an eternal curse on you, my princess.

Popo: I'm sure you've been waiting for your prince's kiss all this time.

Moro: Here comes a triple loop.

Anya: Let's go.

BF: Anya?

Popo: Anya, don't run away!

Popo: I'm the one who'll protect you!

Popo: No!

Popo: Anya, it can't be true!

Popo: I refuse to believe it!

Moro: Next up is a quadruple Salchow.

Moro: He fell!

Yakov: Wake up!

Yakov: Of all my students, you've been the most receptive to my instructions.

Yakov: That was one of your weaknesses, as well.

Yakov: But this program realizes all the things Victor lacks as a skater.

Yakov: Skate with more confidence!

Moro: Next is a triple flip.

Moro: Great!

Moro: He carries himself with such dignity!

Popo: "Please wake me up."

Popo: I can hear your voice, Anya.

Popo: No matter what happens, I will kiss you.

Popo: I promise to save you.

Popo: I'll always be your ally.

Popo: That's why I promise to save you.

Popo: I'll save you right now.

Popo: You're not alone.

Popo: Victor, how does it feel to watch me from where you're standing now?

Popo: From now on, it's my time to shine!

Yuri: Oops, I forgot to watch the free skate.

Yuko: I wonder if Yuri-kun's okay.

Yuko: Don't his eyes look red?

Kids: You're right!

Nishi: I wonder if something happened between him and Victor.

V: "You don't have to say anything."

Y: Just have more faith than I do that I'll win!

V: I should have asked Yakov what to do as a coach in situations like this.

Moro: Georgi Popovich's total score is ..

Ranking: ,RK: Georgi Popovich Total

Moro: He's currently in third place.

Popo: I must take this program

Popo: to the next level before the Russian Nationals.

Yakov: There's a lot to work on.

Moro: We now have our last skater on the ice,

Moro: Katsuki Yuri from Japan, in first place after the short program.

Yakov: If your student's trying to console you,

Yakov: you still have a long way to go as a coach, Vitya.

Moro: His music is "Yuri on Ice."

Y: I feel a lot better after crying.

Y: Victor's expression when I started to cry was priceless.

V: Why is he smiling?

Y: I've cried after a match before,

Y: but that's the first time before a match.

Y: Um, so the first jump...

Y: A quadruple toe loop, double toe loop combination.

: Quadruple... Double.

Y: Better than I expected.

Moro: His first quad was a success.

Moro: In this free skate, Katsuki Yuri plans to do three quads of two different types.

Ciao: He's unusually relaxed today.

Y: Victor's too inexperienced as a coach.

Y: It's not like my mental weakness started just now.

Y: He should be prepared for this much.

Y: Stupid Victor!

Moro: A quadruple Salchow.

Y: Oh, I made it.

V: Perfect, Yuri!

Moro: His theme for this season is "love."

SignD,Sign : Love Katsuki Yuri

Y: Now that I know what love is and am stronger for it,

Y: I'll prove it to myself with a Grand Prix Final gold medal!

Moro: Katsuki Yuri made an emphatic declaration at the press conference.

Taka: A triple loop.

Moro: Beautiful.

Moro: Next is one of his favorites, the triple axel.

Moro: Oops, he touched down!

Y: I might have messed up on controlling the jump's speed.

Y: It went pretty well, despite not doing it during warm-up.

Y: Next up is a triple flip.

Y: Oh, I wonder how Victor would react

Y: if I made the last quad a flip instead of a toe loop.

Moro: Coming next is a triple axel, single loop, triple Salchow combination.

Moro: He over-rotated that one.

Y: I over-rotated, but I'm not as tired as I should be, given I haven't slept.

Moro: A triple Lutz, triple toe loop combination.

Moro: Even in the second half, he's not showing any sign of fatigue.

Moro: Moving on to the step sequence.

Y: I want to become stronger...

Y: I can become stronger.

Y: I can surpass Victor's wildest imagination!

Moro: He's planned a quadruple toe loop for his final jump.

Moro: I-It's a quadruple flip!

Moro: He fell, but there appeared to be enough rotations!

Moro: The quadruple flip was a signature move of Victor Nikiforov, his coach.

Moro: Not even Nikiforov ever did a jump this difficult

Moro: at the end of a program, when fatigue would be at its peak!

Moro: Here's a man who'll go above and beyond our expectations,

Moro: Katsuki Yuri!

Minako: Huh? Huh?

Minako: Was that a flip?

Y: Is he crying?

Y: Is he mad?

Y: Which is it?

Y: Victor!

Y: I did great, right?

V: This was the only thing I could think of

V: to surprise you more than you've surprised me.

Y: Really?

Y: In the Cup of China, Phichit-kun won his first gold,

Y: and I kept Chris in check to win silver.

V: Now that Yuri can do a quadruple flip,

V: he'll definitely win at the Rostelecom Cup

V: and advance to the Grand Prix Final.

V: I'm looking forward to going to Russia as his coach.

Mila: Did you hear that?

Yuri: I'll make you into borscht in Moscow,

Yuri: you pig b*stard!

Sign: To Be Continued!!!

V: Say the name of the Moscow airport we're heading to ten times, Yuri.

Y: Sheremetyevo, Sheremetyevo, Sheremetyevo, Sheremetyevo, Shere...

V: Next time, Eighth Skate: Yuri vs. Yuri.

V: The Horror!! Rostelecom Cup, Short Program.

Sign: Eighth Skate Yuri vs. Yuri The Horror!! Rostelecom Cup, Short Program

Y: One step from the Grand Prix Final!

V: From Russia with love.