#the oldest french figure skating fans currently having flash-backs: 'life was different back then'

[frenchly-anxious]

Okay, so I just learned about Ice Adolescence, the Yuri On Ice movie about Victor. Firstly, my gosh the animation looks gorgeous and I can’t wait! But secondly, I have to talk about something.

Because according to the accent of the guy introducing Victor, and the spot above where we can read “Paris Bercy”, all this is happening in France.

And I’m so very sorry to be chuckling at that, because wow, I don’t know in which year this is taking place, but it sure feels surreal to see again a time when figure skating was popular in France!

Currently (and I mean, even if ignoring covid), it would be impossible to have a rink this packed with spectators in France (or to have a stadium this big for a figure skating event). Even if it was the freaking Olympics, it probably still wouldn’t be packed. I don’t know why, but people don’t really care about figure skating anymore, so yeah, I was laughing a lot when I realized this was happening in France. Ah, nostalgia!~

I guess the French fans lost interest in the sport after Victor stopped competing, ah ah

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