The BEST episodes of Yuri!!! on Ice season 1

Every episode of Yuri!!! on Ice season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Yuri!!! on Ice season 1!

Yuri Katsuki carried the hope of all Japan on his shoulders in the Figure Skating Grand Prix, but suffered a crushing defeat in the finals. He returned to his hometown in Kyushu and hid away in his family's home, half wanting to continue skating and half wanting to retire. That was when the five-time consecutive world champion, Viktor Nikiforov, suddenly showed up with his teammate, Yuri Plisetsky, a young skater starting to surpass his seniors. And so the two Yuris and the Russian champion Viktor set out to compete in a Grand Prix like none the world has ever seen!

Last Updated: 11/27/2024Network: TV AsahiStatus: Ended
Gotta Super-Super-Supercharge It!!! Grand Prix Final Free Skate
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9.07
176 votes

#1 - Gotta Super-Super-Supercharge It!!! Grand Prix Final Free Skate

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/22/2016

"Let's end this." Yuri's words trigger a debate that results in Yuri appearing at the free skate event in his worst condition ever. Can Yuri succeed in skating a program with the highest technical difficulty at their last event together to show the world the love he shares with Victor? What will each conclude once the program is over and it is time to decide their paths after the Grand Prix Final?

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China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Free Skate
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8.89
179 votes

#2 - China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Free Skate

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/2016

Having finished the short program in first place--a first-time feat--Yuri falters under the massive pressure. Can his fragile heart withstand Victor's roughshod intervention?

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Gotta Supercharge It!! Pre-Grand Prix Final Special!
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8.79
170 votes

#3 - Gotta Supercharge It!! Pre-Grand Prix Final Special!

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/2016

Barcelona is where the fated final battle will take place. Sightseeing during their free time, Victor is oblivious to Yuri's resolve. Then, a chance remark reveals a nightmarish event at the banquet last year for Yuri...

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Yuri vs. Yuri! The Horror!! Rostelecom Cup, Free Skate
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8.71
156 votes

#4 - Yuri vs. Yuri! The Horror!! Rostelecom Cup, Free Skate

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2016

Katsuki Yuri has already obtained "love." With Victor's fading warmth in his heart, Yuri goes out to the rink for his free skate that will determine whether he'll qualify for the Grand Prix Final. Yurio firms his own resolve after eating special pirozhki, the epitome of love in Moscow.

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China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Short Program
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8.48
160 votes

#5 - China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Short Program

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2016

The Cup of China, a Grand Prix Series event, is here! Realizing that he is the man who took Victor from the world, Yuri gets worked up before his performance. Victor is concerned to see Yuri this way for the first time...

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I Am Eros, and Eros Is Me?! Face-Off! Hot Springs on Ice
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8.47
193 votes

#6 - I Am Eros, and Eros Is Me?! Face-Off! Hot Springs on Ice

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/20/2016

The two Yuris are to face off in Hot Springs on Ice. where they will each debut a short program choreographed by Victor--one to Eros, and one to Agape. Victor claims he will do whatever the winner wants, but...

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Gotta Super-Supercharge It!! Grand Prix Final Short Program
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8.45
146 votes

#7 - Gotta Super-Supercharge It!! Grand Prix Final Short Program

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/2016

Now armed with the light of love on his finger along with Victor, Yuri goes for the gold in the Grand Prix Final as the chosen six competitors clash in the short program.

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Easy as Pirozhki!! The Grand Prix Final of Tears
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8.26
242 votes

#8 - Easy as Pirozhki!! The Grand Prix Final of Tears

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/6/2016

Katasuki Yuri is at a crossroads after suffering a miserable defeat at the Grand Prix Finals. Uncertain whether to retire or to continue, Yuri holes up in his family home. However, a chance circumstance causes him to catch the eye of five-time world champion Victor Nikiforov...

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Face Beet-Red!! It's the First Competition! The Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu Championship
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8.24
168 votes

#9 - Face Beet-Red!! It's the First Competition! The Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu Championship

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/3/2016

It is time for Yuri's first competition of the season, but Victor's the center of attention as his first competition as a coach. Already anxious, Yuri's nerves don't get a break when Minami Kenjiro, the skater who beat Yuri at last year's nationals, confronts him...

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Two Yuris?! Drama at Yu-topia
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8.19
201 votes

#10 - Two Yuris?! Drama at Yu-topia

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/13/2016

Out of nowhere, five-time world champion Victor Nikiforov declares himself Yuri's coach. When world junior champion Yuri Plisetsky follows Victor to Hasetsu so that he can bring Victor back to Russia, the chaos only deepens...

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Yuri vs. Yuri! The Horror!! Rostelecom Cup, Short Program
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8.19
160 votes

#11 - Yuri vs. Yuri! The Horror!! Rostelecom Cup, Short Program

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/2016

Yuri is determined to show his love to all of Russia in the Rostelecom Cup, the final event of the Grand Prix Series. In contrast, Yurio feels bogged down by his ties to Moscow, and tries to shrug them off. Before them, however, rises JJ, a rising star from North America...

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Like Yourself... And Complete the Free Program!!
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8.15
166 votes

#12 - Like Yourself... And Complete the Free Program!!

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/27/2016

The two Yuris begin to choreograph their free skate programs at their respective rinks. In Japan, Yuri feels hesitant to pursue what it means to be uniquely him, but he begins to untangle his past by talking to Victor.

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