"He's also the first Olympic figure skater, ever, to best the Lin Kuei. During the Exhibition Gala, the closing, non-competitive, often silly segment, Shaidorov came out on the ice dressed like Jack Black's famed Dreamworks cartoon martial artist. There he danced to Carl Douglas's 'Kung Fu Fighting,' did some friendly sparring with Deadpool and Sub-Zero, before farting on them, the sound effect echoing in the arena of champions."
"It wasn't the only bit of Disney on Ice goofiness this year. Earlier pairs skated to 'Cotton Eyed Joe' and the 'Macarena.' Georgia's Luka Berulava, who was the one dressed like Sub-Zero, joined partner Anastasiia Metelkina (dressed like Kitana) for a routine to The Immortal's famed Mortal Kombat theme. The two ended with the warbled, dazed stance Mortal Kombatants do ahead of having their intestines ripped out."
"Needless to say I have never been more confused about IP rights at the Olympic games. Earlier in the week, during competitive performances, chaos brewed as several figure skaters, such as American gold medalist Amber Glenn, struggled to secure the licensing deals to the music used for their performances. This included Spain's Tomàs-Llorenç, who performed dressed like a Minion . This blurred even more and even stranger when "
Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan won the men's Olympic figure skating gold and performed an Exhibition Gala routine dressed like a DreamWorks martial artist, dancing to "Kung Fu Fighting" and sparring with Deadpool and Sub-Zero. Other exhibition performances referenced pop culture, with pairs skating to "Cotton Eyed Joe" and the "Macarena" and a Georgia duo performing to The Immortal's Mortal Kombat theme while mimicking video-game finishing stances. Competitive programs encountered licensing problems, with skaters such as Amber Glenn struggling to secure music rights. One competitive skater, Tomàs-Llorenç, performed dressed like a Minion, further blurring IP boundaries at the Games.
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