{"id":1588,"date":"2016-11-10T17:14:21","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T09:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en-d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/1588\/qoo-anime-are-yuri-on-ice-characters-based-off-real-skaters\/"},"modified":"2016-12-16T16:50:52","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T08:50:52","slug":"qoo-anime-are-yuri-on-ice-characters-based-off-real-skaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/1588\/qoo-anime-are-yuri-on-ice-characters-based-off-real-skaters","title":{"rendered":"[Qoo Anime] Are Yuri!!! on ICE characters based off real skaters?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/en-d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111008410061.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1589\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/1588\/qoo-anime-are-yuri-on-ice-characters-based-off-real-skaters\/unknown-2#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111008410061.jpeg?fit=800%2C350&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,350\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"16111008410061.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111008410061.jpeg?fit=300%2C131&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111008410061.jpeg?fit=800%2C350&amp;ssl=1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1589\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/en-d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111008410061.jpeg?resize=800%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Unknown\" width=\"800\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111008410061.jpeg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111008410061.jpeg?resize=300%2C131&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111008410061.jpeg?resize=768%2C336&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Every fan girls and boys will cry tears of joy if the drop-dead gorgeous, playboy-ish, talented Viktor Nikiforov is based off a real skater who shares the same look and skills.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, it seems like there isn&#8217;t a person like that.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, many fans have come up with theories of who is who since the production team has not confirmed any references from real life characters. Mr. Qoo personally has heard about how Yuri is actually an anime version of young Japanese skater Yuzuru Hanyu. Some other theories sound quite legit as well, but still, none of them had made fans go &#8220;woah that&#8217;s really him&#8221; &#8211; not until American skater Ashley Wagner found herself in the show one day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I&#8217;ve made my anime debut <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/yurionice?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#yurionice<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MmaGjPmOCu\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/MmaGjPmOCu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ashley Wagner (@AshWagner2010) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AshWagner2010\/status\/793590070766821377\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 1, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Russian skater Mila Babicheva does not share the same background with Wagner, but they share the same great skills in figure skating and the resemblance is real! Even Wagner herself was convinced Mila could actually be her. Who do you think is one of the real life Yuri!!! on ICE skaters? Let Mr. Qoo know if you have any ideas!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BCtEjIGir8V\/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A photo posted by Ashley Wagner (@ashwagner2010)<\/a> on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2016-03-08T19:44:36+00:00\">Mar 8, 2016 at 11:44am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u25b2Ashley Wagner<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/en-d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111008534820.png?ssl=1\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1591\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/1588\/qoo-anime-are-yuri-on-ice-characters-based-off-real-skaters\/unknown-1#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111008534820.png?fit=345%2C850&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"345,850\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"16111008534820.png\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111008534820.png?fit=122%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111008534820.png?fit=345%2C850&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/en-d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111008534820.png?resize=280%2C780&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Unknown-1\" width=\"280\" height=\"780\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1591\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u25b2Mila Babicheva<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every fan girls and boys will cry tears of joy if the drop-dead gorgeous, playboy-ish, talented Viktor Nikiforov is based<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[33,559],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111008410061.jpeg?fit=800%2C350&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pe8G4K-pC","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1588"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1588\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}