No Drones At Winter X Games In Aspen, ESPN Says

By The Associated Press
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Shaun White
<p>(AP&nbsp;Photo/David&nbsp;<span data-scayt-word="Zalubowski" data-scayt-lang="en_US">Zalubowski</span>)</p>
<p>Shaun White flies through the air on his way to winning the snowboard superpipe men&#039;s final round at the Winter X Games at Buttermilk Mountain outside Aspen, Colo., on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. </p>
Photo: Winter X Games In Aspen 2010 (AP Photo)
Shaun White flies through the air on his way to winning the snowboard superpipe men's final round at the Winter X Games at Buttermilk Mountain outside Aspen, Colo., on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010.

The Aspen Daily News reports ESPN spokesman Danny Chi said in an email the decision is unrelated to the incident and was determined months ago.

Scrutiny of drones has increased after Marcel Hirscher was nearly struck by one during a Dec. 22 slalom in Italy. The International Ski Federation has since banned the devices from its World Cup races.

Chi said ESPN has never permitted drone use at the Aspen venue.

A 20-year-old spectator was cited during last year's X Games Aspen for attempting to fly a drone from a nearby bus stop.

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