CORTINA D'AMPEZZO/LIVIGNO, Italy – Drones have given television viewers worldwide an immersive and almost visceral sensation of the action at the Milano Cortina Olympics — enabling them to sense the athletes’ speed, skill and movement close up, and taking broadcasting to a new level in the process.
FPV, or First Person View, drones have chased skiers down the slopes at 120 kph and hurtled along behind sliders plummeting through the ice canal in the luge and skeleton events, delivering dramatic new angles that bring audiences right up close to the action.
The 15 custom-built FPV drones in use at the Games weigh less than 250 grams but cost around €15,000 ($18,000) each and are equipped with a camera linked to special goggles worn by the pilot, allowing him or her to see exactly where he is flying.
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