Victor Nikiforov

Background

Victor is considered a living legend in men's singles figure skating. He's won five consecutive World Championships, five straight Grand Prix Finals, and numerous European championships. By the age of 16, he was already at the top of the figure skating world, under the guidance of his coach Yakov Feltsman. Victor's home rink is in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Appearance

Victor is a handsome man with short platinum hair with bangs that cover his left eye, and he has light blue eyes. During competition warm-ups, Victor wears a white and red runner jacket over his costume. Victor's casual practice outfit consists of a black T-shirt and grey track pants. Victor is fond of wearing trench coats over his outfits when in cold places. He owns several in various colors, including beige, brown, and slate blue. As a junior skater, Victor had long, waist-length hair, which he usually wore his hair in a ponytail when skating. His costumes often had both feminine and masculine elements to them.

Victor Nikiforov (Russian: Виктор Никифоров; Japanese: ヴィクトル・ニキフォロフ, Vikutoru Nikiforofu) is a figure skater, coach, Yuuri Katsuk

Personality

Personality

Victor has the captivating kind of celebrity charisma and is naturally flirtatious. His well-known strength is his penchant for breathtaking new creations and surprising his audience. Though he pushes himself and is constantly trying to better his skills, he likes doing things at his own pace and in other areas is generally an easygoing, free-spirited young man who doesn't really take well to orders; Yakov yells in exasperation that he never does anything he's told.Victor's also a bit of an airhead and, according to himself and Yuri Plisetsky, tends to forget a lot of things, as he sees proof of after he forgets what the stakes of the Hot Springs on Ice event were.He's very self-aware, knowing what he can and can't pull off and exactly what he has to do in order to play best to the audience. This adds to his charisma in that he knows precisely how to charm people with what he has. That said, he's also sensitive about his appearance, even his hairlineBeing a nigh-imperturbable man in perfect control of himself, even when losing his temper, Victor is well-adapted to navigating the positive side of the emotional spectrum. However, he's not very good at managing others' emotional distress, and while he can be serious if he needs to be, he's blunt to the point of being tactless. This makes him a bad person to cry in front of, as he's awkward at best and insensitive at worst.Even though he mostly exhibits a childlike and almost flippant demeanor, his core does emerge every so often: a wildflower, beautifully soft but determinedly hardy. Though this side of him only gets a peek when he talks to close ones regarding more philosophical topics, it's very at home on the ice.

Choreography

Victor is shown to be at least an adequate choreographer, as he choreographed 'Stay Close to Me,' and 'On Love: Eros and Agape,' all of them being winning performances. His arrangements are shown to play to the strengths of each of their skaters; he adjusts 'On Love' to better fit the styles of each even though he originally made them for himself.

Makkachin

Makkachin is Victor's beloved pet poodle and constant companion. Victor is very fond of Makkachin, bringing Makkachin from Russia to Japan, and then later back to Russia. Victor's love for Makkachin is truly shown when he returns to Japan to oversee Makkachin's operation after the latter choked on some sticky buns, despite having to leave alone in Moscow. Victor's wanting to spend more time with Makkachin is one of the reasons Victor decided to leave competitive skating.[5]