Victor's abrupt departure to Japan upsets his coach Yakov, who disapproves of him taking a season off from his skating career. Victor lives with Yuri and prepares a training regiment for him to get back into shape. He reveals his location by posting a photo on his Instagram account, which causes a media uproar. 15-year-old star skater Yuri Plisetsky goes to Japan to make Victor follow through on the promise he made to Yuri P. - that he will choreograph a program for his senior debut. In order to choose who Victor will coach, he makes both Yuris compete in a skate-off. If Yuri P. wins, Victor will return to Russia to train him, and if Yuri K. wins, Victor will remain in Japan.