Feeling the pressure of everyone's expectations, Yuri K. becomes extremely anxious and distressed, especially as he watches the other skaters in the free program. Victor, not knowing how to motivate Yuri and handle his emotional state, unintentionally makes him cry. Yuri confesses he is nervous because he doesn't want his mistakes to reflect badly on Victor. He asks Victor to have faith in him. On his turn, Yuri K. performs well, having regained his composure, and changes his last jump to a quadruple flip. Although he doesn't land it cleanly, he surprises the audience, as this was Victor's signature move, and for pulling it off when his stamina should have been low. Moved by this, Victor spontaneously kisses Yuri on live television. Phichit Chulanont from Thailand wins first place and Yuri K. wins second.