Common Efficiently Bullied Into Letting Olympian Use ‘Minions’ Music

Two belongings you by no means imagined current in the identical sentence got here collectively this week in a really heartwarming approach. These issues are “Olympic figure skating” and “the Minions.”

Tomás‑Llorenç Guarino Sabaté, a six-time Spanish nationwide figure skating champion, is ready to make his Olympic debut later this month on the video games in Milan, Italy. The brief routine he had deliberate to make use of featured him in an outfit resembling everybody’s favourite banana-loving creatures, the Minions, in addition to music from the franchise.

Within the months main as much as the video games, Guarino Sabaté had submitted the music by means of the right channels and carried out the routine a number of occasions. The whole lot was set… or so he thought. Mere days earlier than the Olympics have been set to start out, Common instructed him he couldn’t use the music resulting from copyright points.

“Discovering this out final Friday, so near an important competitors of my life, was extremely disappointing,” he wrote online. “To my followers, I want I had higher information, however I’m profoundly grateful in your help this season.”

The information would have compelled Guarino Sabaté to mainly make a complete new routine days earlier than the competitors. However followers weren’t having it. And, as one may anticipate, the information drew new followers too. Indignant followers. A number of world information shops picked up the story, and, in keeping with Guarino Sabaté, that help made the corporate change its thoughts.

“Enormous thanks to everybody who reposted, shared and supported. Due to you Common Studios reconsidered and formally granted the rights for this one special day,” Sabaté posted on Instagram Tales. The publish says there are just a few different points, however he believes they’ll be taken care of quickly.

🇪🇸 Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté says that because of the help he’s acquired Common Studios have reconsidered and granted the rights for his Minions program, there are nonetheless a few issues to be tied up however he’s very near clearing it. pic.twitter.com/FkgNCQGl8t

— Something GOEs (@AnythingGOE) February 3, 2026

Although Guarino Sabaté just isn’t anticipated to win the competitors, you might be very positive that many, many extra individuals are going to tune into his efficiency now. As nicely they need to. Have a look at this totally pleasant routine.

Here’s a small a part of what they’re stealing from us. He was accepted to skate to this music all season and only some days earlier than the Olympics do they inform him the music is now not cleared to make use of.😡 pic.twitter.com/QGnzRTJArG

— Reenie ( ((( 💖 ))) ) (@ReenieOnIce) February 3, 2026

Based on USA Today, the efficiency will happen on Tuesday, February 10.

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