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AI music enters the Olympics ice dancing contest

Katerina Mrazkova and partner Daniel Mrazek competing at the olympics

AI-generated content, which some call slop, is everywhere. And the 2026 Winter Olympics are no exception, now that Czech ice dancers have come under fire for using AI-generated music in their routine.

In the run-up to the Olympics, Czech pair Katerina Mrazkova and Daniel Mrazek caught flak for using an AI song that appeared to rip off the 1998 New Radicals hit "You Get What You Give". (Journalist Shana Bartels has covered that saga in depth.)

Here is the Czech pair dancing to their AI rip-off of You Get What You Give, replaced for the Olympics by an AI song with “original” lyrics that sounds pretty much the same

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— Rodger Sherman (@rodger.bsky.social) February 10, 2026 at 9:44 AM

Mrazkova and Mrazek didn't use that tune again in Milan — but they did use another AI generated piece. One with lyrics that appear to, uh, closely mirror the Bon Jovi track "Raise Your Hands."

The back half of their routine used music created by actual humans, specifically the rock classic "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC. But that didn't stop online criticism from viewers, who found it particularly galling in a sport known for its human artistry.

In the end, the AI music wasn't a successful ploy. The Czech pair scored a middling 72.09, which put them out of the medal race.



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