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The Best Episodes of Yuri!!! on Ice Season 1

Every episode of Yuri!!! on Ice Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Yuri!!! on Ice Season 1!

Binge this in 4h 36m•Peaking at 8.6/10

While on the verge of retirement, skater Yuri Katsuki meets Yuri Plisetsky and Victor Nikiforov, two skaters who rekindle his competitive fire.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Yuri!!! on Ice Season 1 Episode 7 - China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Free Skate
    8.6/10(702 votes)

    S1:E7

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

    Director:Hirokazu Yamada
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Yuri!!! on Ice Season 1 Episode 12 - Gotta Super-Super-Supercharge It!! Grand Prix Final Free Skate
    8.4/10(650 votes)

    S1:E12

    "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?

    Directors:Nobuyoshi Arai, Sayo Yamamoto, Kaori Makita
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Yuri!!! on Ice Season 1 Episode 10 - Gotta Supercharge it! Pre-Grand Prix Final Special!
    8.3/10(673 votes)

    S1:E10

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

    Directors:Kenji Takahashi, Kunihiro Mori
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Yuri!!! on Ice Season 1 Episode 3 - I Am Eros, and Eros is Me?! Face-Off! Hot Springs on Ice
    8.2/10(689 votes)

    S1:E3

    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...

    Director:Akitsugu Hisagi
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Yuri!!! on Ice Season 1 Episode 5 - Face Beet-Red!! It's the First Competition! The Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu Championship
    8.1/10(646 votes)

    S1:E5

    It is time for Yuuri'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 Kenjirou, the skater who beat Yuri at last year's nationals, confronts him...

    Director:Yusuke Onoda
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Yuri!!! on Ice Season 1 Episode 9 - Yuri vs Yuri! The Horror!! Rostelecom Cup, Free Skate
    8.1/10(633 votes)

    S1:E9

    Katsuki Yuuri 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.

    Directors:Mihiro Yamaguchi, Kyohei Oyabu, Takashi Kobayashi
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Yuri!!! on Ice Season 1 Episode 11 - Gotta Super-Supercharge It!! Grand Prix Final Short Program
    8.1/10(637 votes)

    S1:E11

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

    Director:Yasuhiro Geshi
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Yuri!!! on Ice Season 1 Episode 6 - China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Short Program
    7.9/10(641 votes)

    S1:E6

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

    Director:Yasuhiro Geshi
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Yuri!!! on Ice Season 1 Episode 1 - Easy as Pirozhki!! The Grand Prix Final of Tears
    7.8/10(731 votes)

    S1:E1

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

    Director:Jun Shishido
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Yuri!!! on Ice Season 1 Episode 8 - Yuri vs Yuri! The Horror!! Rostelecom Cup, Short Program
    7.8/10(624 votes)

    S1:E8

    Yuuri 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...

    Director:Matsuo Asami
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Yuri!!! on Ice Season 1 Episode 2 - Two Yuris?! Drama at Yu-topia
    7.7/10(696 votes)

    S1:E2

    Out of nowhere, five-time world champion Victor Nikiforov declares himself Yuuri'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...

    Director:Takashi Igari
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Yuri!!! on Ice Season 1 Episode 4 - Love Yourself...Achieved!! The Free Program
    7.6/10(661 votes)

    S1:E4

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

    Director:Nobuyoshi Arai
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Free Skate" is the best rated episode of "Yuri!!! on Ice" season 1. It scored 8.6/10 based on 702 votes. Directed by Hirokazu Yamada and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/17/2016. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Gotta Super-Super-Supercharge It!! Grand Prix Final Free Skate".