New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- 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, Sabate said after his performance 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 perform...