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Skater Petr Gumennik Changes Music Days Before Olympics

2/8/2026

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Petr Gumennik, a Russian figure skater, changed his short program music two days before the Milan Cortina Olympics due to copyright issues affecting his preparations.
He originally intended to use music from Perfume: The Story of a Murderer but did not have permission.
He switched to Waltz 1805 by Edgar Hakobyan after clearance.
The International Skating Union has tried to address copyright concerns.

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Story summary

Petr Gumennik, a Russian figure skater, changed his short program music two days before the Milan Cortina Olympics due to copyright issues affecting his preparations.
He originally intended to use music from Perfume: The Story of a Murderer but did not have permission.
He switched to Waltz 1805 by Edgar Hakobyan after clearance.
The International Skating Union has tried to address copyright concerns.