Sports manga continue to thrive and I'm really glad it has because otherwise we might not have gotten a title like this one, even if it's digital-only.
MEDALIST (Medarisuto), by Tsurumaikada. First published in 2020 and first published in North America in 2021.
PLOT:
At 26, Tsukasa's career is at an impasse. He wanted to be a figure skater as a teenager, but ended up getting pushed into ice dancing and never quite did well enough to go pro. He's unsure of what to do with his life until he meets Inori. She's a fifth grader who has mastered many of the basics on her own, but her lack of confidence and fear of failure hold her back from voicing her desire to become a skater. Tsukasa decides to become Inori's coach, helping her to refine her talents and achieve her dream of being an Olympic skater.
