Kanako Odagaki is the coach of Kenjirou Minami.

Kanako is a tribute to the real life skater Kanako Odagaki, who helped by going through Kenji Miyamoto's choreography for the animators' reference videos

(Source: Yuri!!! On Ice Wikia)

Yuri Katsuki makes his way to the Grand Prix ice skating competition as Japan’s top representative with his eyes on the prize. However, instead of celebrating, Yuri walks away defeated and ready to retire for good. But a run-in with champion Viktor Nikiforov and rising star Yuri Plisetsky ignites a new fire within him. With the two of them close by his side, Yuri will take to the ice once more.<br><br>

(Source: Funimation)