Why music is so key to figure skating’s popularity — and how that music is changing

Skaters, once bound by restrictions and tradition, are increasingly choosing music no one has ever skated to before.

Olympic Figure Skaters Get Heat for Using AI-Generated Music

"So you want the world to respect your art but don't give a shit about the art of music that helps you do it?" ...
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How Olympic figure skating music ended up in a copyright quagmire

Copyright issues are causing chaos for several skaters in Milan. The post How Olympic Figure Skating Music Ended Up in a ...

Winter Olympics 2026: Figure skating's first controversy arises from … music copyright law

Licensing issues in figure skating are a relatively new phenomenon, and now before the Olympics have even begun they have ...

'Chaos': Figure skating music issues are hitting Olympic skaters hard

One of the recurring issues during the opening week of the figure skating program at the Milan Cortina Olympics has been ...
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Olympic Notes: Universal Music agrees to figure skating licensing deal

Universal Music Group and rights-tech platform ClicknClear have signed a global licensing deal enabling athletes to license music from UMG for use in choreographed sports.

Music is critical to figure skating at the Olympics. Here's what to watch for

Music can make or break a figure skating program. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with skating coach Mary Quigg of Denver about what she thinks works and what to watch out for during the Winter Olympics.

From Lenny Kravitz to the Spice Girls, Nineties Music Takes Over Olympic Figure Skating Ice Dance Event

Ice dancers were assigned a 90s theme for the rhythm dance this season ...

Figure Skating-Canada's Schizas shrugs off music issue in team event skate

Canadian figure skater Madeline Schizas said a problem with her music — and not nerves — was the reason why she did not immediately begin her performance at the Milano Cortina Olympics, insisting the ...