In recent discussion of additions to the Winter Olympics, some say that the X Games having twelve new sports added to it will have a negative effect in the long run, and will be problematic in the future because of the change tradition. The winter Olympics has been regularly going on for years, but lately snowboarding as well as eleven other sports have been added to the winter Olympics this past year. This was a beneficial addition to the winter Olympics or X Games because it gave jobs to people who have jobs due to this such as contractors who make the mountains safe for the athletes and the people that come to view, it also brings in profit to the hotels, and the booths set up all over the mountain. As well as marketers and producers. It…show more content… A lot goes into putting these types of events together, but for a good reason. “In the X Games, the villages will offer entertainment, interactive games, attractions, food and other activities. Throughout Buttermilk Mountain, the festival villages will also feature live music, the Major League Gaming X Games Invitational, athlete autograph signings, giveaways and much more” (X Games Aspen). The amount of time and preparation that goes into this new area of sport is immense but for a reason. So because there is a new sport they had to hold this in a bit of a more expansive area and to get this area ready they had to prep it that means jobs for that for the athletes and more jobs for the concessions workers(Branch). Giving examples of well-paid work, also connected with the months of planning and the weeks of sales all that goes into production, this is a advantage relating back to positivity of snowboarding in the X Games because without these jobs they would have no place to compete, no ticket sales, and no one to
