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 Tuesday.
“It felt amazing” despite nerves and an early mistake, he said, after a distinctive skate to a soundtrack that starts with peals of laughter from the lovable children’s characters, who were introduced as the henchmen of criminal mastermind Gru in “Despicable Me.”
Sabate said the Minions are a way to express himself “even though I’m a little bit shy at the beginning,” and the dispute has shown just how much support he really has.
Sabate had been performing the fan-favorite program all season, thinking he already had the proper approval. It all changed suddenly last week when he revealed he’d been told he couldn’t use the music.
