Yuri Plisetsky

Nationality

Russian

Occupation

International-level Figure Skater

Background

Yuri was raised by Nikolai Plisetsky (Yuri's paternal grandfather), in Moscow, Russia. As a result of this, the two have a very close relationship, even closer than with his own mother. Yuri's mother was a former Russian idol who retired from show business early on. Yuri began figure skating at a young age, and later chose to move to Saint Petersburg from Moscow to train under the guidance of Yakov Feltsman. He is part of the new generation of Russian figure skaters and had dominated the Junior circuit before moving on to his Senior debut. He is the two-time consecutive Junior World Champion and two-time consecutive Junior Grand Prix Final Champion. Yuri has incredible talent who is described by many to be a rising star in the figure skating world.

Appearance

Yuri has blond, chin-length hair that covers the right side of his face and viridian-colored eyes. He is short-statured with a petite frame; because of his appearance, he is nicknamed the Russian Fairy/Fairy of Russia. His warm-up uniform is 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. His skates have special blades that are said to make it easier to perform jumps. When not in performance costumes or warm-up gear, Yuri loves to wear clothing with mainly big cat prints.

Personality

Yuri is a very ambitious boy who is determined to become the best of the best in figure skating. 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. To ensure he gets what he wants, Yuri is not above threatening or intimidating his competition. He is short-tempered and very accustomed to yelling. Yuri is both very critical of himself and determined to impress Victor. He despises being underestimated and projects a strong air of confidenceーstrong enough to come across as arrogance, instead. He is prone to seeing other athletes as his rivals, and therefore his enemies. While Yuri has been noted to not take training seriously at first, he can undertake highly rigorous training to do well and does so without complaining. Part of this stems from him being aware of how young and agile he still is as he appears to have not yet had any kind of growth spurt stemming from puberty and wants to take advantage of his youth before his body starts changing. A softer side to Yuri's personality can be seen when he thinks of his grandfather, and later when he gives Yuuri Katsuki some Pirozhki for his birthday. Yuri also shows this side of him to the few people he regards as friends, most notably Otabek Altin and Yuuko Nishigori.

Height

163 cm (5'4)

Cat

He has a black and white cat named Puma Tiger Scorpion (always called Potya for short)