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

MILAN (AP) — One of the recurring issues during the opening week of the figure skating program at the Milan Cortina Olympics has been copyright problems, which have forced some athletes to scramble for approval and others to ditch their planned programs entirely.

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New to ski mountaineering? Get the essentials on this exciting Winter Olympic sport that combines steep climbs, ski descents and technical transitions. Learn about the events and top athletes to watch when SkiMo makes its Olympic debut at Milan Cortina 2026.

It will be the first time in the Games history that two Olympic cauldrons will be lit simultaneously — one in Milan at the Arco della Pace, a 19th century triumphal arch, and one in Cortina d’Ampezzo in Piazza Dibona, a cobbled square at the heart of the mountain town.

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Getting ready for his third Olympics spread across a lifetime of snowboarding, 37-year-old halfpipe rider Louie Vito recounts his injuries — only the worst of the worst — like he's checking items off a grocery list.