Medalist
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Synopsis
Becoming an ice dancer was not what Tsukasa Akeuraji had aimed for when he decided to take on the figure skating world. However, it is where he ended up, as he "started too late" to follow his true solo-skating dreams. For years, he was content with being a shell of his former ambitions—that is, until he met a little girl in whom he saw himself. Inori Yuitsuka, a fifth-grader so desperate to skate that she practiced in secret, had visited Tsukasa's rink with her mother to ask for lessons. She was branded as useless by everyone around her, told it was "too late" for her to begin, and that catching up to other skaters was impossible. With a newfound conviction and unwillingness to let another passionate skater go down the same road as him, Tsukasa takes on the responsibility of coaching her and promises to make Inori a medalist. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Publication notes
Medalist has been published digitally in English by Kodansha USA since May 18, 2021, and in print since March 5, 2024. The series won the 68th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category in 2023, and the 48th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category in 2024.
Published
May 25, 2020 to ?
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- #45
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Inori Yuitsuka288 fan favoritesExternal profileAge: 10-12 Inori Yuitsuka is a fifth grade elementary school student who loves figure skating so much that she practices it in secret. Though she greatly lacks in academic skill, in the rink, she is like a different person. (Source: Manga, translated, edited)
Tsukasa Akeuraji204 fan favoritesExternal profileAge: 26 Birthday: September 4th, 1994 Blood type: B Height: 186cm (6' 1") Occupation: Figure skating coach (Current); Ex Figure skater Tsukasa Akeuraji is the deuteragonist of Medalist. He is a former figure skating athelete and is the current coach of Inori Yuitsuka. Tsukasa was born in Nagoya and is the second of four children. Trivia: •He likes reading and racking up points rewards and dislikes worms, snakes and caterpillars. •Outside of Mr. Kago's office, his most common part-time job was directing traffic. •As of late, he has taken a liking to bonsai. •He uses ice dance-specific Riedell skate shoes, although he switched to MK ice dance blades after he started coaching Inori. (Source: Medalist Wiki)
