Yuri Pliestsky

History

• Biography

  Yuri was raised by his paternal grandfather, Nikolai Plisetsky, in Moscow, Russia. As a result of this, the two have a very close relationship, even closer than with his own mother. Yuri's mother was a former Russian idol who retired from show business early on.
  Yuri began figure skating at a young age, and later chose to move to Saint Petersburg from Moscow to train under the guidance of Yakov Feltsman. He is part of the new generation of Russian figure skaters, and had dominated the Junior circuit before moving on to his Senior debut. He is the two-time consecutive Junior World Champion and two-time consecutive Junior Grand Prix Final Champion.
  
  Yuri has incredible talent and is described by many to be a rising star in the figure skating world.