Overview
- Tomàs Guarino announced Friday that he secured licenses for all four Minions tracks, confirming he can perform his planned short program at Milan-Cortina 2026.
- Approval for Pharrell Williams' "Freedom" arrived just hours before figure skating began, closing the final gap after other tracks had been cleared.
- The resolution followed rapid coordination involving Universal Pictures, Pharrell Williams, Sony Music, Juan Alcaraz, Spain’s RFEDH, and the ISU’s ClicknClear platform.
- Guarino had considered reverting to last season’s Bee Gees program as Universal initially sought more details and only partial permissions were in place.
- The episode reflects wider strain across the sport, with skaters like Belgium’s Loena Hendrickx changing music to pieces available on ClicknClear to avoid late objections.