US Edition2026 Winter Olympics: Skater Cannot Perform to Minions Music in Milan
Spanish skater Tomás-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté must replace his Minions-inspired routine due to copyright issues despite prior clearance attempts, with only days before the Winter Olympics.
- On Monday, Spanish figure skater Tomás-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté announced he cannot use his Minions music for the short program due to copyright clearance issues, with Feb. 10 approaching.
- He submitted his music in August through the ISU ClicknClear system and skated the program all season, but Sabaté said he was informed only last Friday that the track wasn’t cleared.
- All season long, Sabaté has been dressing as a Minion in a yellow t-shirt and blue overalls and performed to Despicable Me music a couple of weeks ago, planning to bring the Minions to Milan until Sunday.
- Sabaté said he will face the challenge head-on and do everything he can to make the best of the situation, with a Saturday Night Fever routine ready as fallback.
- This season, music clearances have disrupted other skaters' programs, with reigning world champion Alysa Liu facing issues with Lady Gaga's 'Bloody Mary' and past lawsuits involving Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier.
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People power forces U-turn on ‘Minions’ figure skating music ban
Last week, Sabaté received notification that Universal Pictures, the studio behind Minions, had flagged “copyright clearance issues” with his use of the film’s music - forcing him into a dramatic change of plans ahead of his Winter Olympics debut,
Minions Olympic skate routine hangs in the balance
Spanish figure skater Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté may perform his routine inspired by the animated, gibberish-speaking Minions at the Winter Olympics — but he still faces a few more copyright hurdles before he can safely skate the program.
Minions music leads to nightmare for Olympic skater while putting a sp
Of course it would take those mischievous Minions to thrust what has become a yearslong musical nightmare for figure skaters into the global spotlight just days before they step onto the ice for the Milano Cortina Olympics . Spanish skater Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate revealed this week that the music he has used all season, a medley from the animated comedy film “Minions” from Illumination Entertainment, could not be used in the biggest event o…
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