LIVIGNO, Italy — They go higher than any aerialist, faster than a downhill skier and send a stronger signal than ever about how the Winter Games want to be seen.
At these Olympics, broadcast drones have given new life to the decades-old Olympic motto — faster, higher, stronger — translating it for the technological age. They sweep across mountain courses and dive into turns once visible only to competitors. In the early days of these Games, the army of drones spread across Northern Italy have provided panoramic views of the Alps while placing viewers closer to the action than ever before, racing alongside luge sliders down icy chutes, trailing skiers at more than 80 mph and hovering near snowboarders and freestyle skiers as they twirl through the air.
