http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...al-character-designs-october-premiere/.104794 You can read the story in english.
Victor Nikiforov inspirations was Plushenko as many Japanese FS fans thought. But the young Russian Yuri also has some similar qualities with Plushy. The young blond, blue eyed Plushenko was called as the Russian prince in a fairy tale.
The young Prince, the heir to the King's throne...? I think that of course Nikiforov is Plushy, but I rather think that the Russian Yuri is Artur...