The Short Version
This claim is not supported by the evidence. Multiple high-credibility sources from the 2026 Winter Olympics quote named downhill and alpine skiers — including Kajsa Vickhoff Lie, Jacqueline Wiles, and Breezy Johnson — expressing approval of or indifference to filming drones. The IOC confirmed it received no athlete complaints after testing. The only supporting evidence comes from a single snowboarder's concern and anonymous Reddit viewer opinions, neither of which establishes general dislike among downhill skiing athletes.