内容来源：https://www.wired.com/story/the-technologies-changing-how-youll-watch-the-2026-winter-olympic-games/

内容总结：

2026年米兰-科尔蒂纳冬奥会将迎来前所未有的技术革新。据奥林匹克广播服务公司总经理兼奥林匹克频道服务执行董事扬尼斯·埃克萨科斯透露，多项首次应用于奥运赛场的尖端技术将为运动员和观众带来全新体验。

本届冬奥会的技术亮点包括：采用第一视角无人机实时追踪赛场动态，呈现极具冲击力的运动画面；通过与阿里巴巴合作部署的360度实时回放系统，观众可多角度观赏运动员的精彩瞬间；冰壶赛道将引入智能追踪系统，实时显示冰壶的轨迹、速度与旋转数据，结合悬轨摄像机与冰面视角，大幅提升观赛沉浸感。

人工智能技术也将深度融入赛事服务。全新推出的“奥林匹克GPT”不仅能提供实时赛果与规则解读，还可就比赛进展与用户互动。基于AI的赛事报道摘要功能将帮助观众快速获取关键信息，优化移动端阅读体验。

此外，冬奥会转播制作将全面向云端迁移。虚拟转播车和云端基础设施的应用，可使制作能耗降低约50%，并实现冰壶、速滑等项目的远程制作。今年1月在沙特达喀尔拉力赛中测试的云端主控系统，已实现75%的空间节约与65%的能耗降低。

为应对海量赛事视频，奥转服务正在测试自动化描述平台。该平台能通过AI智能拆条、生成关键词，帮助转播团队快速定位精彩瞬间，同时实时分析网站流量峰值，精准捕捉观众最关注的赛事时刻。

中文翻译：

在2024年巴黎夏季奥运会上，5G和4K技术已成为多数观众体验赛事的主流科技。虽然人工智能技术有所应用，但其服务对象主要集中于运动员群体。而即将到来的2026年米兰-科尔蒂纳冬奥会，将为运动员和观众带来前所未有的技术革新。

奥林匹克广播服务公司总经理兼奥林匹克频道服务执行董事扬尼斯·埃克萨霍斯透露，本届赛事将启用多项奥运史上首次亮相的技术。这两家机构共同负责奥运会电视转播、电台播送、数字媒体内容及奥运会官网的运营。"米兰-科尔蒂纳冬奥会将为观众带来颠覆性的体验，"埃克萨霍斯如此承诺。

以下是你需要了解的全部技术亮点：

无人机视角呈现运动员英姿
本届冬奥会的重大技术创新之一是第一人称视角无人机。埃克萨霍斯解释道，这些无线电遥控飞行器通过机载摄像头实时传输影像，"为赛道竞速提供动态全景视角"。

本届赛事还将首次实现360度实时回放功能。这套与阿里巴巴合作开发的系统，通过多镜头回放技术与频闪分析系统，能够多角度捕捉运动员的精彩瞬间，提供定格画面与慢动作解析。

冰壶运动将迎来全新的轨迹追踪系统。"观众可以实时观测每只冰壶的运行轨迹、速度与旋转状态，"埃克萨霍斯介绍说。悬浮轨道摄像机与冰面视角镜头，配合详细的冰壶轨迹图示与实时数据，将大幅提升观赛体验。

奥运专属AI工具：Olympic GPT
关于本届赛事的任何疑问，Olympic GPT都能为您解答。这款专门为奥运会官网打造的人工智能机器人，不仅能提供实时赛果与运动规则解读，更首次实现了对进行中赛事结果的互动答疑功能。

"基于人工智能的赛事摘要系统将为观众提供清晰快捷的要点梳理，"埃克萨霍斯表示，"系统会自动标注关键信息，在帮助用户筛选关注内容的同时，也优化了移动设备的阅读体验。"

云端虚拟制播技术
2026年冬奥会的视频制作将全面向云端迁移。虚拟转播车将改变传统赛事画面传输模式，实现制作流程的分布式管理。主办方表示，采用虚拟云基础设施可使能耗降低约50%，并为冰壶、速滑等项目实现远程制播。

全部制播流程将通过全云端主控室进行管理——这套系统已于今年1月在沙特阿拉伯举办的达喀尔拉力赛中完成测试。实际应用数据显示，该技术较往届赛事节省了75%的物理空间，同时降低了65%的能耗。

奥运大数据时代来临
本届冬奥会期间，奥林匹克广播服务公司正在测试自动化描述平台，以协助团队处理海量实时赛事视频流。"人工智能可将直播内容分解为可检索片段，自动生成镜头描述与关键词，帮助用户快速捕捉精彩时刻，极大提升内容叙事效率，"埃克萨霍斯透露。该系统还将实时分析奥运会官网的流量峰值，精准识别观众最关注的赛事瞬间。

本文原载于意大利版《连线》杂志，由意大利语翻译而成。

英文来源：

During the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, 5G and 4K were the leading technologies available to many viewers. There was some AI, but it was mostly used for athletes’ benefit. For the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games there will be more technology than ever, for both athletes and fans.
Much of that technology has never been used at the Games before, says Yiannis Exarchos, the managing director of Olympic Broadcasting Services and executive director of Olympic Channel Services. The two organizations are responsible for producing much of the television, radio, and digital coverage, and content on Olympics.com. “In Milano Cortina, people will have unprecedented experiences,” Exarchos says.
Here’s everything you need to know.
Drone Views of Athlete Performances
One of the big technologies coming to the Milano Cortina Olympics are first-person view, or FPV, drones. These radio-controlled aircraft transmit images from their onboard cameras in real time to “offer dynamic perspectives on the race tracks,” Exarchos explains.
This year’s Games will also be the first to offer 360-degree real-time replay. Offered as part of a collaboration with Alibaba, the system uses multi-camera replay systems and stoboscopic analysis to ofter multi-angle views, freeze frames, and slow-motion images of athlete’s incredible moves.
Another first is a new tracking system for curling stones. “It will be possible to view the path, speed, and rotation of each stone in real time,” Exarchos explains. Suspended rail cameras and ice-level views will help viewers understand the game better, as will detailed stone trajectory graphics and real-time data.
The Olympics’ New AI Tool: Olympic GPT
Got a question about this year’s Games? Olympic GPT is here to help. The bot specializes in producing content for the Olympics.com website. It’ll offer real-time results and information on sport regulations, and, for the first time, will have the ability to interact with questions about the results of ongoing competitions.
“Artificial-intelligence-based article summaries on Olympics.com will give fans a quick and clear overview,” Exarchos says. “They highlight key points to help users decide what to explore further, while also improving accessibility and reading from mobile devices.”
Virtual Video Production
For the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, a lot of the video production will be moving to the cloud. Virtual outside broadcasting (OB) vans will help decentralize the process of getting images from events to fans’ screens. Using virtual cloud infrastructure, organizers say, helps reduce energy consumption by some 50 percent and enables remote production for events like curling and speed skating.
Everything will be managed through an entirely cloud-based master control room recently tested at the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia in January. There, space savings were 75 percent over the previous championship, while energy consumption was reduced by 65 percent.
The Olympics’ Big Data Moment
For this winter’s Games, Olympic Broadcasting Services is also testing an automated description platform to help teams manage the huge volume of video coming in live during their events. “Artificial intelligence breaks down broadcasts into searchable clips, suggests shot descriptions and keywords, and helps users quickly find highlights, making storytelling faster and easier,” says Exarchos. AI will then analyze real-time traffic spikes on Olympics.com and identify the most valuable moments for fans.
This story originally appeared in WIRED Italia. It has been translated from Italian.