US EditionSpanish figure skater may be allowed to bring 'Minions' program to Winter Olympics
- Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté said on Instagram yesterday that Universal Pictures refused to clear the Minions song, barring him from performing the routine at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Italy starting Friday, February 6.
- After submitting the music via the ISU ClicknClear system in August, Guarino Sabaté competed with the program all season but was told last Friday he could no longer use it.
- The Minions short program mixes high-level skating and playful moves while Guarino Sabaté performs dressed in blue overalls and a bright yellow shirt.
- Public support yesterday prompted Universal Studios to reconsider and grant the rights for this one special Olympic performance, Guarino Sabaté thanked supporters in an Instagram follow-up story.
- This episode underscores how copyright clearance can reshape programming at major events, as copyright law nearly blocked the whimsical routine and observers said Universal stopping it would have been a shame for Olympic programming.
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La rutina del español Tomás Guarino peligra en los Juegos Olímpicos, pues los Minions tienen derechos de autor
Por Scottie Andrew, CNN Los Minions podrían llegar a Milán después de todo. Tras una crisis de último minuto por problemas de licencias musicales, el patinador español Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté podría finalmente presentar una rutina inspirada en los Minions, los personajes animados que hablan en un idioma inventado, en los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno, afirmó su entrenador Edoardo De Bernardis. Sin embargo, aún enfrenta algunos obstáculos rel…
By Scottie Andrew, CNN. The Minions may be coming to Milan after all. After a last-minute music licensing crisis, Spanish figure skater Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté may finally be able to present a routine inspired by the Minions, the animated characters who speak a made-up language, at the Winter Olympics, his coach Edoardo De Bernardis said. However, he still faces some copyright hurdles before he can safely skate in his Minion costume. Sabaté…
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Los Angeles TimesThis Spanish figure skater may get to skate his Minions program at the Olympics after all
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How One Olympian Fought for the Right to Skate Like a Minion
Spanish figure skater Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté will, after all, perform to a ‘Minions’ song in the Olympics. ‘It was a bigger sensation than any of us thought,’ one analyst says. ‘The Minions broke down the walls of the figure skating community.’
At first, it seemed that Tomás Guarino would have to change his short program due to copyright issues.
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