Figure skating, problems with Universal: are you censoring the music of “Minions”?

We were all ready for the controversy over doping. At the Olympic drama about the Minions, less so. The news that attracted the most attention on the eve of figure skating, which will begin tomorrow with the team competition, was the prohibition on the little yellow creatures from the cartoon. The Spanish athlete Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabaté, very Catalan but used to training in Turin, chose the music from the film for the short program this season Minionscomplete with an exercise opened by the little voices of Kevin, Stuart and Bob singing. The problem is that, a few days before the Olympics, problems emerged with Universal, which holds the rights.

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Tomas-Llorenc complained on social media (“I followed all the required procedures and I competed with this program all season”) but the risk was in the air for a couple of days. Having to change everything 48 hours before the most important race of your life? Cruel, although not impactful for the medals, which for Sabaté no one dares to hypothesize. And a little sad for those who, in a panorama of elegant skaters, are always pleased to see a boy on the ice in a blue tracksuit and banana yellow t-shirt, like his favorite characters.

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The last few hours have brought more comforting news. On the international federation’s website, three Bee Gees songs continue to be listed as the soundtrack to his short program but “Tomi” on Instagram reported positive news for his fans: “Thanks to you, the Universal Studios they have reconsidered the question and have officially granted the rights for this special occasion”. There is no official ok but in short, we should be there. To the point that Sabaté this morning reposted a photomontage in which he is holding a little yellow creature dancing with glasses. People of the Minions, serene: liberation is near.