

While Otabek is not initially known to have any special skills that make him stand out, Yuri Katsuki greatly admires Otabek's determination, believing it is Otabek's greatest strength.

On rare occasions, Otabek's kindness reveals itself, such as him rescuing Yuri Plisetsky from the Yuri Angels, clapping when Phichit congratulated Yuri Katsuki and Victor on what he assumed to be their marriage, and during Yuri Plisetsky’s free skate at the Grand Prix Final. While he himself is shy and quiet, his skating is very eloquent and expressive. Otabek is generally stoic and tends to be introverted, preferring to spend time alone rather than with other skaters. Otabek's short program outfit is meant to emphasize his representation of Kazakhstan. He is usually stoic and expressionless though sometimes he wears a slightly moody expression. He is relatively short for his age, though in real life this is common for male figure skaters competing in the singles disciple, such as the main cast of the series does. Otabek has dark brown eyes and short black hair styled in an undercut. He is hugely popular in Kazakhstan and is considered a national hero. He received a silver at Skate America for the current season, and gold at the NHK Trophy. Otabek made his Senior debut during the previous season and took bronze at Worlds. It has only been a year since he was able to return to his home rink in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

It was then that Otabek decided not to carry on with ballet, realizing there was no right way to skate.Īfterwards, he moved around to train, from Russia to America, then to Canada. It was his first year as a Junior, and due to his inability to keep up with the Russian skaters in his bracket, he was moved to the novice class where he met Yuri Plisetsky.
