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Figure skating-Music rights add extra layer of pressure for figure ...
Skaters face complex rights challenges involving multiple holders and last-minute reversals, with some programs pending final clearance days before competition, rights holders say.
- On February 4, the Minions-themed clearance uncertainty highlighted music-rights unpredictability for figure skaters, with rights holders often causing program delays, as a skater noted.
- Music-Rights fragmentation and producer control mean rights-holders and producers can revoke permissions last minute, complicating approvals for skaters like Amber Glenn and Ilia Malinin, despite procedures.
- Guarino Sabate's short programme includes a medley of four Minions songs, with three cleared and one awaiting permission from Pharrell Williams, highlighting the rights clearance process.
- An email could instantly strip a skater of planned music, adding last-minute stress for athletes, support teams, and skaters, as last-minute reversals hang over the season, she said.
- Selecting distinctive music increases risk for skaters, as Ilia Malinin notes, since he tries reaching out directly to artists to avoid clearance issues.
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By JAMES ELLINGWORTH MILAN (AP) — It's the message no figure skater wants to receive. At any moment, an email could prevent her from using the music on which she has based her Olympic routine. And while the skating world grapples with a musical showdown involving the lovable, mischievous Minions, U.S. champion Amber Glenn is captivated by “this soap opera.” It's a problem any skater can relate to, and Glenn has a promise to keep. “I told people …
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Minions music saga leaves Winter Olympic figure skaters ‘hoping and praying’
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH, AP Sports Writer 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, mischievous Minions, U.S. champion Amber Glenn is gripped by “this Minions saga.” It’s a relatable problem for any skater, and Glenn has a promise to keep. “I told peopl…
A few days from the beginning of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics, the artistic skating is already struggling with a small case probably destined to be discussed. The protagonist is Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate, six times the champion of Spain, who will not be able to perform with the music of his short program, a medley inspired by the films of the Minions, due to copyright problems. To announce it was the same athlete on social media.
Spain will have a minion sliding over the Olympic ice. It is not a last-minute signing or an illusion of cartoons, but the character that Tomás Guarino has become an identity sign of his season and that, for a few days, has been on the verge of disappearing for a copyright theme with the music he intended to use. Read more]]>
Spanish figure skater Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate avoided a last-minute adjustment to his Olympic short program. The Spaniard planned to perform to music from the Minions franchise, dressed as the yellow character from the popular cartoon, but organizers almost prevented him from doing so due to copyright issues.
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