AI Replay Tech Makes Olympic Jumps Spin: New System Debuts at 2026 Winter Games

AI Replay Tech Makes Olympic Jumps Spin: New System Debuts at 2026 Winter Games A new artificial intelligence (AI) broadcasting system that shows athletic moves from impossible angles made its global debut at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics [82096]. The technology creates startling replays, such as making a figure skater's quadruple jump appear to orbit in mid-air, by generating detailed three-dimensional models from standard camera footage [82096]. The innovation was showcased when American skater Ilia Malinin performed his jump. For viewers, the replay presented his four revolutions from a perspective that seemed to circle the athlete, a view impossible for any physical camera to capture [82096]. This "orbiting" replay is one of many new vantage points the AI system can create [82096]. Beyond enhancing television broadcasts, the technology is also being used to assist officials with judging and to generate content for social media platforms [82096]. The system's ability to construct a 3D model from existing video feeds allows broadcasters to show replays from any chosen angle after the fact [82096]. The Games also featured a blend of old and new technology, with photographers using adapted 70-year-old Graflex cameras from the 1950s to honor the 1956 Winter Games hosted in Cortina [79782]. These vintage cameras have been modified to transmit their images live to smartphones, meeting modern demands for instant content while connecting to Olympic history [79782]. AI Replay Tech Makes Olympic Jumps Spin on Screen Vintage Cameras Capture 2026 Olympics for Modern Crowd