Richards helped introduce "skate style" at a time when the sport was mainly influenced by alpine racing events.
Richards grew up skateboarding on the East Coast and translated his skills on four wheels to riding a halfpipe made of snow.
During his career, Richards won multiple US Open halfpipe titles, X Games gold medals, and World Championship firsts.
He has done color commentary for NBC's coverage of the Torino,[4] Vancouver, Sochi, Pyeongchang,[1] and Beijing Olympic Games[5] and has produced a series of webisodes entitled "Todcasts for Quiksilver.
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