Yuri Katsuki finishes in last place at his first Grand Prix Final. Depressed by his string of losses, he unofficially retires. Having just graduated from college, he returns home to his family's hot springs resort, Yu-topia, in Hasetsu, Kyushu after being away for 5 years. As skating legend Victor Nikiforov wins his 5th consecutive World Championship, Yuri practices Victor's routine to reignite his passion. His performance gets secretly recorded and uploaded to the internet by his friend Yuko Nishigori's triplet daughters, and the video goes viral. After watching it, Victor travels to Japan and announces to Yuri that he wishes to become his coach and help him win the next Grand Prix series.