Generally specials and OVAs rarely get better ratings than the parent story. But in this case, the exhibition routine performed by Yuri Plisetsky is so hot I had to rate it higher than the series. The art is just outstanding, the music fits perfectly with the choreography and the dance is fierce, sensual AND erotic as the stakes just kept getting higher. It starts out as a challenge, then the gloves come off (literally) with the second glove being bitten off by his rival. Around now I started to fan my face as it was getting hot in here. Then the slide and a lotof sexiness follows ... wow. If this skate routine could be done with that costume in real life, the skating fan community would have people getting pregnant after watching that performance. I enjoyed this thoroughly!