Fact of the Chapter: I have talked about the other five, so I will now talk about the axel. The axel jump, which is my fave of the jumps, is the only jump with a forward take-off, making it the easiest to recognize. Due to the forward take-off, the jump has an extra half rotation, meaning that a triple axel is really three and half rotations. In the YoI-verse, we know that Yuuri favors the axel, while Viktor is also quite efficient at it, being able to jump it from a back-counter (which is exceedingly difficult). In irl skating, you'll find that of the top skaters, Yuzuru Hanyu and Shoma Uno had some great triple axels - Yuzuru currently working on the quad version which has yet to be landed in competition. In YoI-verse, no one had landed, attempted or mentioned the quad axel.

The flight from Beijing to Osaka is only four hours, but Viktor would really like to spend those four hours sleeping. His body is exhausted, his mind is numb and when he's asleep, the feeling of missing Yuuri isn't as strong. But Yakov has other plans. For the entire four hour flight, Yakov wants to go over Viktor's programs from the Cup of China, because, in Yakov's words: "We only have four days until your next competition, and your programs weren't as perfect as you think they were."

So they go over the programs, detail by detail, until Viktor starts getting sick of seeing himself skating. Yakov starts with the jumps.

"Your jumps in the short program were fine, not perfect, but fine. The only real issue was the combination jump. Your entry is a weak, and the second part of it didn't have as much flow as you usually get, so you lost about half a point there. It's likely that it also had an effect on your component score, since you scored lowest in transition and composition."

Viktor wants to interject and say that it's just the beginning of the season, and how much can Yakov really complain about Viktor being a little over a point away from maxing out his pcs? Sure, he's gotten a perfect score in the short program before, but that wasn't his first competition of the season. Really, Yakov's nagging is unreasonable.

"Now the jumps in your free skate were much more of an issue. With such an easy program, you should have been flawless and you were far from," Yakov keeps going and Viktor has to fight against rolling his eyes, "Once again, wrong take-off on the lutz. Vitya, this is the third competition in a row. You haven't had problems with that jumps in years, and now you're having trouble on a triple? If you do it again, I'll change up your training.

You also had an issue with your triple loop, although I can understand that it's because you've been focusing on the quad, but I don't understand why you don't use now that you have it. If this is how your triple loop looks, then it has the same success rate as the quad."

Viktor remains silent. He understands all of Yakov's points, but he's not entirely sure that Yakov would understand why he's holding back on using the quad loop.

"There was also an issue on the Salchow, but now that you've decided to make that a quad, then we can discuss that after NHK," Viktor really wants Yakov to be done then, but he pulls up a video of Viktor's free skate and then proceeds to point out all the errors in his jumps in super slow motion.

"Your spin here," Yakov gestures to video-Viktor, "You should probably consider changing the variation. The biellmann might have been something you could do once, but you're not as flexible anymore, so you slow down considerably when you use it. The GOE on this spin was quite low for your standards."

After about an hour or two of studying the jumps and spins, Viktor really wants it to be over, but Yakov keeps on going, and as much as Viktor wants to just leave, he is currently stuck on a plane, and the queue to the lavatory is insane.

"Now, your components," Yakov says and goes back to the score sheet, "While you got a perfect score for your interpretation on the short program, it was your weakest element in your free skate. The music you are using is not the type to get the crowd excited, and the story you are telling is vague. I'd suggest changing the choreographic sequence, as well as the first part of your program to establish your story." Yakov knows Viktor won't do this, because while Viktor might be receptive to most instructions, he rarely let's anyone interfere with his choreography. But Yakov keeps on going, and Viktor isn't entirely sure why he can't see that this is tiring Viktor out so much that he might not even remember this conversation in three hours.

Yakov then starts talking about his transitions, and honestly, at that point Viktor is gone. He's not even hearing Yakov's voice anymore, he's just vaguely registering that his mouth is moving and that some sort of noise is coming out of it.

Viktor knows he must have dozed off at some point, because Yakov wakes him up when they land in the airport, and Viktor quickly checks that he is presentable before leaving the plane. Thankfully, there aren't a whole ton of reporters at the airport, and when a lot of them start asking questions about Yuuri instead of him, Viktor momentarily forgets that he would like to sleep. Only momentarily though, because when they reach the hotel, Viktor takes a much needed nap.

He wakes up to Yuri on Ice playing softly, and he reaches for his phone to pick up Yuuri's call.

"'Ello," Viktor mumbles, his face half-pressed against his pillow. He can hear cars from the other end, so Yuuri is likely on his way back home from the rink.

"Were you sleeping?" Yuuri asks instead of greeting him, "Sorry if I woke you up."

"No, it's okay," Viktor says and quickly checks the time. It's past seven, so he's been sleeping for about four hours.

"Did you eat?" Yuuri asks, almost like he knows, and Viktor can't lie to him.

"No."

He hears Yuuri sigh, "Didn't you promise me that you would eat every day?"

"The day isn't over," Viktor points out, and Yuuri just sighs again. Or maybe he's actually running and he's just taking deep breaths. Viktor decides to go with that.

"You would definitely have slept through the rest of the day if I hadn't called," Yuuri says knowingly, "But I did promise to call and remind you, so I won't hang up until you've eaten."

"Really?" Viktor says and smiles a little, "Then what's stopping me from not eating and just talking to you forever?"

"I'll get mad at you for not taking care of yourself," Yuuri says and Viktor does feel a little threatened.

Just before they had gone to America for Yuuri's first competition, they'd had a fight. A pretty big fight. They had both been stressed out, and in order to make everything work, Viktor had gone a couple of days with almost no sleep. When Yuuri got fed up with Viktor pushing his body beyond his limit he had tried to make Viktor take a day or two off from coaching him. Viktor hadn't taken well to that, and in the end they had been yelling, and Yuuri had cried, while Viktor had left the apartment. It wasn't pretty.

In the end, Viktor had caved and apologized, and agreed to take a day off. Yuuri had apologized for escalating things, and not noticing how hectic Viktor's schedule was earlier. Viktor had spent his day off making a new schedule for when the season started that allowed him to both rest and get through all his work. It had been hard to allow Yakov to take a bit more off of his shoulders, but Viktor knew that this was what him and Yuuri had agreed on. They would chase their own dreams and not let anything get in the way of it, while supporting each other they best they could. And sometimes the best Viktor could do to support Yuuri was to look after himself. Because if Viktor wasn't well, Yuuri would undoubtedly worry about him, and once Yuuri got into that negative headspace, it was almost impossible to get him out of it.

So Viktor puts Yuuri on speaker and forces himself to order room service. He let's Yuuri pick the meal, and is happy that Yuuri takes a little pity on him and only orders a light salad with a bit of chocolate on the side. "You seem tired," he had said. And Viktor is once again so grateful for having Yuuri in his life. Because when Yuuri says that Viktor is tired, he doesn't mean sleepy, he means worn-out, exhausted, mentally drained, and near void of emotions. And while, yes, it does mean that Viktor will naturally gravitate towards getting some actual sleep, sometimes that doesn't actually do the trick. He could sleep, six, eight, twelve hours, and he'd still wake up just as exhausted. And sometimes he wouldn't. Sometimes, he just needed to reset. He really hopes that this is one of those days, where all he needs is to hit that reset button.

When Viktor wakes up the next morning, he feels better. Not quite at one hundred percent, but it doesn't take much convincing for him to roll out of bed and into the shower. Viktor has an early practice today - one that he hopes he can leave early - and after that he has other plans, which he is looking forward to. It's his one little, happy break before he has to go back into competition.

Upon arriving at the rink, Yakov instantly notices Viktor's mood and as a result the training is quite light. They work a little on the lutz, but in the end, the practice only serves to give Viktor his daily exercise. Yakov let's him go, and tells him to get some rest. Viktor leaves in the opposite direction of the hotel.

Originally, Viktor had planned on taking a cab to his destination, but with a little extra time, he can afford to walk. It's been awhile since Viktor has been in Japan. They haven't visited Hasetsu since after World Team Trophy, and while Osaka is not really the same, Viktor has missed this country. There is something about the people and the atmosphere that is so distinctively different from Russia, and Viktor feels like peace comes more easily to him here.

Viktor stops by some local food shops and ends up buying more snacks than he can carry in his bag. He even passes a takoyaki stand, and thinking of how Yuuri would like for him to eat lots of food, he buys some to snack on as he continues to his destination.

Viktor finally arrives - although he is about ten minutes late - and is greeted by a middle-aged women in a blue apron.

"Nikiforov?" She asks, her accent drawing out the syllables, and Viktor nods, and asks if there is a place he can put all the things he's bought on the way.

After his things are safely stored, she leads him into a small banquet hall, where another woman is serving a different customer.

The woman, who Viktor learns is named Megumi, starts off by confirming all of the information Viktor has previously given and asks a couple of questions about Yuuri and how much of their wedding they have planned.

"We can start looking over some different options, and then I can bring out some taste tests for you," she says and hands him a menu, "Do you have anyone in your party with allergies, or specific preferences that we need to take account for?"

Since Viktor is usually really bad at remembering things like this, Yuuri has been constantly reminding him through texts and pre-set alarms, just to make sure he wouldn't forget.

"We have one vegetarian, and one person who doesn't eat pork," Viktor smiles and the women writes down the new information, as Viktor continues look over the menu.

Since their wedding is in Japan, they did want their food to reflect Japanese culture and cuisine. They especially wanted to bring some of the home-feeling of Hasetsu and Yutopia into the wedding, and since Hiroko obviously couldn't cook their food, if she was to attend the wedding, they had sought to different methods.

The main course has already been decided, because while Katsudon is specifically a victory meal, and should only be made by Mama Hiroko, they still wanted to incorporate it into the menu. Therefore the main dish is what Viktor has cleverly dubbed a "deconstructed Katsudon". It contains all the ingredients of a katsudon, but it is arranged differently and would be fit to be served in a Michelin-star restaurant.

The dessert is a Russian-inspired, Nikiforov-original pastry with strawberries, since Yuuri has come to love all of Viktor's athlete-approved desserts, while one of Viktor's favorite things is strawberries. The rest is still undecided and that is what Viktor is here for.

So with Yuuri texting him different opinions, and Megumi feeding him different appetizers and wine-samples, Viktor takes a much needed break from the competitive environment, and indulges himself in wedding planning.

"How was the tasting?" Yuuri asks later. Viktor is in his bed, almost ready to sleep. He's wearing a face mask though, so Yuuri can get to see his pretty, pink face as they skype.

"Amazing. I'm sure you will like it."

"You do seem to know my taste buds better than I do," Yuuri smiles, "Did you remember to tell them about Guang-Hong and Otabek?"

"Guang-Hong is a vegitarian and Otabek doesn't eat pork, yes, I remembered."

"Who said your memory was bad again?" Yuuri teases and Viktor has to fight his smile to not ruin the face mask.

"Well, considering that you kept reminding me every ten minutes while I was there, it's probably you."

"No~" Yuuri almost sings, "You must be remembering wrongly."

Viktor can't hold back his laugh.

Just four more days, Viktor thinks, just four days.

Viktor spends the entire day before the short program in his hotel room, and most of the time, he's just half-sleeping in the bed. When he is awake he texts Yuuri, goes through his Yuuri-and-Makkachin photo album, watches Yuuri skate, and in the evening, he and Yuuri have a two hour long skype call - the exact amount of time it takes Viktor to get down a caesar salad and a chocolate bar. When Viktor gets home, the first thing he is going to do is hug Yuuri and then not let go until he has made up for two weeks of missed hugs and cuddles.

The bed feels too cold when Viktor goes to sleep.

Viktor still feels sluggish on the day of the short program, but he keeps himself going with the goal of making it to the Finals with Yuuri. He wants to put on another wonderful performance, but he knows that with the way he is feeling, it probably won't happen. At the very least, he can try to lay down a technically perfect program to make up for the component marks he will undoubtedly lose.

"You look like shit," Yurio says as he comes up to him in the warm-up area, "You really are useless without Katsudon, aren't you, old man?"

"Careful about who you call useless," Viktor says and enjoys the momentary distraction, "If I end up winning, what would that make you?"

"If you keep up that sour mood, I don't think anyone can lose to you," Yurio says, and Viktor smiles. Because that made Viktor feel like there weren't as much pressure. Everyone and their dog knew that Viktor was missing Yuuri. He had probably talked more about that in interviews than reporters had wanted him to, so there really isn't any pressure on him to skate perfectly. Rather, it would probably write a better story if a heart-broken Viktor Nikiforov couldn't put out another perfect performance, because he was missing his fiancé so much. The thought actually makes him kind of giddy, and Viktor starts imagining all the different headlines.

Technically speaking, Viktor just needs to place third and he'll probably get to the Finals. In the worst case scenario, he should probably hope for a second place finish. And Viktor thinks that is manageable. When he had gotten bronze in China, Viktor had thought Yuuri would demand he got gold in Japan (and it would be nice. Yuuri getting gold in Russia, Viktor getting gold in Japan), but he hadn't made any such demands. Possibly because Viktor's mood had been steadily going downwards, but nonetheless, Viktor wasn't actually expected to win this competition. Hell, he didn't even expect that of himself. It was very liberating.

Viktor's train of thought is disrupted when it's suddenly time for the second group to skate, and Yakov gives him a weird look when Viktor gives him a small, not-forced smile.

During the warm-up, Viktor tries to clear his head. Despite his own feelings, how he misses Yuuri and how his mind seems to be fuzzy with nothingness, the audience deserves a good performance. It's how he has always survived competitions where he wasn't at his best. It's how he's kept his consistency. By putting the crowd above himself. Everyone has good days, and everyone has bad days, and in a competition, Viktor has learned to control his bad days. The lowered pressure that Yurio has created has definitely helped, but unfortunately it didn't magically make everything better. Not even Yuuri can do that. But it will be enough to carry Viktor through today's competition.

Viktor has only a short break before it's his turn to skate. The Japanese skater, Takuya, is the first to take the ice, and his programs this season are definitely made with the Olympics in mind. He takes a temporary first with a new season's best.

Next up is Leo, and Viktor goes to the rinkside to watch him skate. Leo's style is wonderful. Both Viktor and Yuuri do make it a point to keep up with everything Leo does, and have both been guilty of going to ice shows just to watch him skate, because he has the ability to perform that cannot be achieved by training and passion alone. It's natural and the kind of genius that anyone in this sport should be jealous of. For his short program, Leo is skating to a piece from a popular American musical. The story-telling is immaculate and, in the men's field, Viktor thinks that kind of commitment can only be rivaled by Phichit, and Leo has the skating skills to back it up.

Viktor doesn't know if it's a blessing that he doesn't have a quad or not. Because on one hand, the lower technical content makes it easier for him to perform high-quality transitions and variations, however, this is still a sport. And without a quad, Leo's place on the podium is depended not on his own ability to deliver a flawless performance, but by the amount of mistakes his competitors make. It's a tough position to be in, but because of his popular status he has gained in the skating world, Leo probably enjoys performing more than winning, and he can still support himself without prize money. Although, of course, winning is never a bad thing, and Leo does have ambitions of making it to the Finals just like everyone else.

But Leo goes clean and takes first place, and then it's Viktor's turn. He greets the crowd and promises himself that he will put on a good performance. Even if it's not perfect, he will not disappoint. He takes a deep breath and puts his hands over his face. The music starts.

Getting the emotion across does not come as easily to Viktor as it had in China, but he carries himself with dignity and hopes that his performance doesn't come across as stilted and like he is just going through the motions of the program. The first jump is executed well, although Viktor did change the entry, because he could feel his energy leaving his body quicker than usual. The combination jump that is set to follow causes his a bit more trouble. As he lands the quad toe, he thinks that it would be smarter to put the combination in later, but he is so tired, that a combination in the second half of the program is out of the question. In the end he scrambles out a double toe as part of the combination, and hopes it didn't disrupt the performance too much.

As the program transitions into Stammi Vicino, Viktor finds it easier to perform. This part of the program fits better with how he is currently feeling, and Viktor suddenly has the realization that this program is double-edged sword. When he's in a good mood, he can easily perform the first part, while the second part is difficult and hard to project, but when his mood is staggering, the first part is almost impossible for him to perform, while the second half comes naturally. But, Viktor thinks, there isn't much he can do about it, and at least now he can take advantage of his mood.

Although he lands his quad flip perfectly, he is glad that he did not bring the combination with him, because he is ready to collapse. His legs are aching, and getting through the finishing step sequence is almost like torture, but he hits every note of the music like planned, and when Eros plays, Viktor feels like he can be satisfied with what he put out.

He takes a couple of deep breaths as he bows to the crowd, and skates over to Yakov at the border. Viktor can't read his face, but at least that means that he's not angry and Viktor takes that as a win.

"Putting on the double toe was smart," Yakov says and Viktor is surprised to hear something positive, "I almost thought you would be too tired to pull off the flip at the end."

Viktor doesn't answer and instead fumbles with a water bottle even as the camera pans over to them in the Kiss & Cry. His score is significantly lower than in China, but that's to be expected. The technical content was lower, and the performance was definitely lacking. Unless both Yurio and Seung-gil make grave mistakes, Viktor will not stay in the lead.

He doesn't get to see either of them skate, because as soon as he leaves the Kiss & Cry, a microphone is in his face and a reporter is kindly asking him about the short program and what he thinks he will do tomorrow.

The short program finishes before Viktor's interviews, and he quickly looks up the results on his phone. He's currently in third, behind Yurio in second and Seung-gil in first. The three of them are all hoping that this competition will get them into the Finals, but since both Yurio and Seung-gil are coming into this competition with a second place finish, Viktor is already behind. There is a little more pressure on him to do well, if he wants to advance.

When Viktor is back at the hotel, he had expected Yuuri to be the one to have messaged him the most (throughout the press conference, he had felt his pocket vibrate a couple of times with text messages), but is surprised to see a number of texts from Chris.

You don't look too good today

Don't push yourself too hard

But make it to the finals

But take care

I bet Yuuri is saying that too

Wow, you put up a pretty good short program

The second half was so solid

OH! Little Yuri just beat you.

Damn! Now Seung-gil. This is intense.

You look a like you need a nap

Maybe switch up the makeup for tomorrow

So you look more alive

Hey, call me if you need a friend

Viktor almost takes Chris up on that, but he isn't really in the mood for talking so he texts instead.

Thanks. I'll be fine. See you in the Finals.

Do you need a hug?

Probably.

I'll send you a hug then

?

Chris' form of a virtual hug is pictures, gifs and videos of cute dogs.

When Yuuri calls a little later, he can tell that Viktor is in a better mood, and he makes Viktor laugh much more easily than yesterday.

When it gets time for the free skate, Viktor feels ready. He could have used this mood yesterday, but he can come back from third place. Hell, if Yuuri could come back from sixth place at Worlds to win the entire thing, then Viktor is sure he can win from only three points behind.

The second group is quite interesting. Minami has clawed his way from the first group and into the second, and during their warm-up Minami gives him a huge smile and two thumbs up. Given his world standing, the NHK Trophy is his only grand prix assignment, so he can't make it into the Finals, nor did he get to compete against Yuuri like he declared he wanted to last season, but he's slowly getting there. Viktor is rooting for him and goes to take a selfie with the kid to put up on his Instagram. Yuuri is the first to like the photo.

The first skater to perform in the second group is Yurio. Viktor has watched through his short program in the morning before getting out of bed, and Yurio had been successful in landing his quad loop. He hopes he'll be successful in his attempt in the free as well.

Yurio's music for the free program is Schindler's List . The piece was chosen by Lilia and mostly choreographed by her as well. Viktor had a couple of inputs though, so he counts it as a joined effort even though he mostly worked with Yurio on the short program.

The program utilizes Yurio's insane agility, as well as draws on the experience he gained from his programs last season. It's more mellow than his previous free program, but the balletic persona is still present. The program might not be as upbeat as his short program, but Yurio always manages to get incredible speed into every program, and still make it work with the slower music choice.

Although the shaky landing, he does land the loop at the top of his program and it visibly boosts his confidence for the rest of the performance. Due to what is probably a lack of stamina, he steps out of his last quad - the solo quad salchow - but otherwise there are no glaring mistakes. The program is not quite where it needs to be yet, but with a relative clean performance, Yurio will surely be ready to defend his title when they come to Japan for the Finals.

Seung-gil skates to another program where he can show off some personality. The music, La Strada , is quite popular in Japan and the crowd is excited even before the first jump. The program is constructed in a way that gives Seung-gil time to focus on the jumps before committing to a character entirely. It's a very clever strategy for someone who is not naturally a showman, but is clearly making an effort. The result is a very memorable choreographic sequence and some very well executed jumps (apart from the one mistake he makes on a quad toe), and while his free skate score is just under Yurio's, his lead from the short program takes him in first place.

Then it's Minami who, very wisely, has kept both his programs from last season. The program has developed even further than when Viktor last saw it at Japan Nationals, and he even tries for a quad, although the attempt is unsuccessful.

When Viktor takes to the ice, his body feels ready, rested and strong. Just before Minami gets his score, Viktor goes for a quad loop - even though he won't use it - and lands it perfectly. He really is on fire today.

The music for his free skate is quiet. Not the kind of music people usually choose to skate to, because the crowd tends to be quite silent aside from when the jumps are executed. The program starts with Viktor reaching out his hand, only to retract it and then raises to towards the skies. He moves, slowly, with care and gentle expressions, to set up for his first element, a quad toe-triple toe combination. He lands it with ease and glides into his transitions as he moves straight into the next quad, this time the salchow. That one he nails too, and he moves further into the choreography and skates to the piano softly playing.

The program is personal, Viktor would even call it introverted, as he pursues something invisible to everyone but him. His triple flip almost melts into the choreography, as if he takes a leap towards heaven, only to fall down and to keep trying. The lutz he goes for next is probably wrong once again, but Viktor is consumed by the performance only, and he enters his first spin.

One triple salchow-triple toe combination later, Viktor begins his step sequence. He starts as he grabs something in front of him, like a dream that just came true. He brings it close to his heart, only to let it go and share it with people around him, and he keeps on skating to keep that dream alive.

One more spin, and then comes the second half jumps. This time he doesn't stagger on the triple loop, and he moves straight into a triple axel combination. It's a combination unique to him, since he puts it in combination with a triple flip. The choreographic sequence marks the most upbeat part of the performance, and Viktor showcases strength and passion as he reaches the climax of the program. He tops the performance off with a triple axel right at the end, and a final spin which gains a standing applause before the last note of the music has been played.

He knows before he looks at Yakov that he's in for another lecture about how bad his lutz is, but honestly, two days ago Viktor had not expected to skate this program nearly as well as he did. Sure, there were some mistakes, and the level of difficulty was nowhere near his usual standard, but it was good. It was worthy of being a program performed by Viktor Nikiforov. Yakov's complaints can wait a day or two.

Once again, Viktor doesn't get to see the rest of the competitors skate, but as the event comes to a close, Viktor finds himself at the top of the podium.

"Congratulations!" Yuuri greets as Viktor calls him from the hotel, "The free program was even better than in China. Are you feeling better? You looked calmer."

"Well, I'll get to see you soon," Viktor smiles. Although the exhibition is tomorrow, he has an evening flight so that he can get home to Yuuri as soon as possible.

"I miss you so much," Yuuri sighs, and Viktor clutches his phone as if he could make Yuuri feel his emotions through that single action.

"I miss you too," He says, "You will watch the exhibition, right?"

"Of course, will you skate Agape again?"

Viktor laughs a little, "I'm not that predictable. I think my exhibition will surprise you."

"I look forward to it."

For Viktor's exhibition, he starts where his short program left off and he skates to Eros .

1) Programs

Leo's short program is inspired by Jason Brown's Hamilton. This is almost purely because Jason himself made the comparison between him and Leo (what a dork), but also because Leo simply has the exact same strengths as Jason, and it's just a perfect fit. Also, Jason is my fave US single skater, so I gotta shout him out :P

Yurio's free skate is inspired by Yulia Lipnitskaya's Schindler's List. Since Yurio is based on her, I thought it was only fitting to let her be the inspiration for at least one of his programs.

Seung-gil's free skate is inspired by Boyang Jin's La Strada (because I can't not have a Boyang reference, I love that boy so much). I think it fits Seung-gil's style very well, because he doesn't seem to be very good at emoting and putting a lot of choreography into jumps, but he is clearly trying his hardest, and if that doesn't scream Boyang I don't know what does. Although, Boyang's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a work of art. Sorry, I'm very enthusiastic about this boy.

Viktor's free skate is inspired by Yuzuru Hanyu's Hope & Legacy (I promise, I'll stop with the yuzu, but I may or may not have one more, I'm currently undecided). I think it fits Viktor very well, especially since this season is all about the legacy he is leaving behind.

2) From now on I will keep you up-to-date on the standings and who's in the runnings for the Finals.

Viktor: 26 points (bronze & gold)
Seung-gil: 26 points (silver & silver)
Yurio: 24 points (silver & bronze)
Yuuri: 15 points (gold)
Phichit: 15 points (gold)
JJ: 15 points (gold)
Chris: 13 points (silver)
Georgi: 11 points (bronze)
Emil: 11 points (bronze)
Michele: 9 points (fourth)
Otabek: 9 points (fourth)
Guang-Hong: 9 points (fourth)
Leo: 9 points (fourth)

Tiebreakers: placements (1), total score (2) - this may or may not be relevant.