An Olympic figure skater will have to make a last-minute change to his routine due to issues with his choice of music. Like other athletes hoping to bring a medal home, Spain’s Tomás-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté is counting down the days until the Winter Olympics kick off in Milan next Friday (February 6).
MILAN (AP) — Those mischievous Minions will have their Olympic moment after all. Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate obtained the final approval he needed for his music on Friday, allowing the Spanish figure skater to perform his short program — set to a medley from the animated comedy from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment — when the men's competition begins at the Milan Cortina Games on Tuesday night.
MILAN (AP) — It's the message no figure skater wants to get. At any time, an email could block them from using the music they've built their Olympic programs around. As the skating world grapples with a music standoff involving the lovable,
The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics will host 116 medal events across 16 sports, starting on February 4 and ending with a closing ceremony on February 22.
After revealing copyright issues would prevent him from performing his beloved Minions program, Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté go approval to use it.
One Olympian figure skater will have to change routine last minute after his song from the animated movie 'Minions' was banned.
The 2026 Winter Olympics will feature a Minions-themed routine from skater Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté, despite a last-minute copyright issue dubbed “Minionsgate.”