Todd Richards

Todd Richards was a snowboarder who competed in halfpipe at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. He twice won the US Championship in halfpipe (1994, 1997) and won the Winter X Games halfpipe in 1997. Richards eventually won seven medals at Winter X. Richards dropped out of college to become a professional snowboarder. He was best known for his signature “wet cat” move, in which he would plant his front hand and rotate 900 degrees into the landing.

After the Olympics he continued to compete but also started doing color commentary for ESPN and NBC on snowboarding events. He also co-founded a snowboard company.