I did...? [Much like when Minami had told him he looked up to him, all Yuuri felt was some degree of surprise. Sure, this year's performances were infinitely better than the lackluster ones he'd given last year, but surely Emil remembered the many mistakes he'd made?]

Oh, I dance as well. My ballet instructor was the one who introduced me to figure skating. [Thankfully, Emil had moved onto another topic before Yuuri could really get caught up in his thoughts again. Yuuri's all too glad to move on.]

I've never gone skiing before--or snowboarding? [Yuuri glanced at Emil, wondering which one it was.] It looks like fun, though. If dangerous. [Even if a sport like figure skating often meant injuries, there was something particularly intimidating about speeding down a slope on just a board or two sticks.]