VICTOR AVOIDED THE QUESTION OF HIM WANTING TO FACE YUURI AS ANOTHER “FELLOW COMPETITOR” WHEN ASKED BY THE REPORTERS, AND THEN IT GOT ME THINKING, SINCE THE BEGINNING WHAT THE RUSSIAN MAN HAS ALWAYS WANTED IS TO BE PART OF YUURI’S SKATING, WHAT HE WANTED WAS TO WALK BESIDE HIM, AND BE HIS GUIDE. HE HAS NEVER THOUGHT OF YUURI AS HIS RIVAL, BUT AS HIS PARTNER. THAT’S WHY I WANT TO THINK VICTOR KNOWS, THE NEXT TIME BOTH YUURI AND HIM HAVE TO COMPETE IN THE SAME RINK, IT’LL BE TOGETHER AS ONE.