MILAN (AP) — The Minions made it. After a music rights dispute that took over the Winter Olympics, Spanish figure skater Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate donned his yellow-and-blue costume and brought the mischievous spirit of the Minions to Milan in the men's short program Monday.

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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.

Snowboarding always gets a lot of attention stateside, and China’s Su Yiming is the king of a big air. Su won gold at the 2022 games with an 1800, and since then he’s become the first athlete to land a 198o-spin during competition. There’s a chance he can go even bigger at Milan.

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).

The 2026 Winter Olympics will feature a Minions-themed routine from skater Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté, despite a last-minute copyright issue dubbed “Minionsgate.”

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