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Spanish Figure Skater Barred From Using 'Minions' Music Days Before Milano Cortina

The late denial underscores that ISU music submissions do not guarantee permission from rights holders.

Figure Skating - ISU Figure Skating European Championships - Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, Britain - January 17, 2026 Spain's Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate performs during the Men's Free Skating Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers
Spain's Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate competes during the Men's Free Skating event of the ISU Figure Skating European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia on February 1, 2025. (Photo by Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate said he cleared the soundtrack via the ISU ClicknClear system in August and used it all season before being told last Friday to drop it.
  • The men's short program is scheduled for Feb. 10, leaving him roughly a week to rebuild his short program for his Olympic debut.
  • The franchise is owned by Illumination, a Universal Pictures unit, and a podcast report said the rights holder notified his team that the music was not cleared.
  • He pledged to compete with revised music, with some reports suggesting a return to a previous Bee Gees program.
  • Similar disputes have affected other skaters this season, including a Prince rejection for Canadian ice dancers and a reported $50,000 fee request that led a Canadian pairs team to scrap a Phil Collins cover, with a 2022 lawsuit underscoring the stakes.