NBC Sports activities broadcaster Todd Richards has addressed the new mic second wherein he described the lads’s snowboard massive air remaining on the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics as “boring.”
“That was boring, that was so boring. I believed the qualifiers had been higher,” viewers heard the snowboarding legend inform co-host Todd Harris throughout the reside broadcast on NBC Sports activities.
After the remark went viral on social media, Richards shared a video on Instagram to confess he did assume “the qualifiers had been higher” and “extra thrilling,” pointing to their “drama” and completely different artistic tips and spins. “Within the remaining? Lots of people fell and lots of people actually did the identical trick,” he added.
Watch the complete video on Instagram.
Richards burdened his feedback weren’t a criticism of the athletes themselves.
“That had nothing to do with what these athletes do as a result of the riders come out right here and so they throw down,” he stated. “I’ve the utmost respect for them. It actually simply lent itself to the format, and I believed the qualifier had much more pleasure.”
“It actually wasn’t about them,” the pundit added. “These guys are my heroes, they’re my pals, they’re my colleagues and they’re all rippers. So, large shout-outs to everybody who got here out right here tonight and threw down.”
Within the caption of the Instagram publish, Richards stated it was “nothing I wouldn’t say to a reporter or in public” and “was my opinion primarily based on what I noticed within the qualifier vs the ultimate medal spherical.”
“Not one phrase I stated had something to do with a rider on this occasion. I really feel like I shouldn’t need to say that, however I’m. All of them rule,” he concluded.
