[DeepL Translation - needs review] The first volume of this volume introduces: Snow Kitahara, who faces a lonely battle on the ice in the 2014 Sochi Women's Figure Skating SP, and the heartbreaking thoughts of the men who watch over her... A figure skating romance by Satoru Makimura, depicting the years the three met when they were 10 and walked together!
(Translator: DeepL)
Contains: some abusive coaching/sports management, shown in a negative light
I'm writing this having read the first four volumes. This manga follows a talented young figure skater on her journey to the Olympics, starting when she is ten. It's a realistic depiction of the sport - the author clearly knows a lot about it - and also a generally healthy depiction as well, though not even the main 'bad guy' in the first part is portrayed as 100% evil. I'm enjoying watching the characters and their re