Winter Olympics commentator fails to realise mic is still on in awkward live TV incidentNBC commentator Todd Richards was caught on a hot mic while calling the men's snowboarding big air finals at the Winter Olympics, as his comments went out on live TVView 2 Images Kira Kimura won gold on Saturday (Image: Getty)NBC commentator Todd Richards found himself at the centre of an embarrassing on-air blunder during the Winter Olympics when a live microphone caught him describing the men's snowboarding big air finals as 'so boring'. The former professional snowboarder was commentating on the big air finals in Italy for Comcast's streaming service Peacock on Saturday when the cringe-worthy incident occurred. ‌View 2 Images Todd Richards was covering the men's snowboarding big air finals (Image: Getty)Richards' notorious on-air blunder happened during his sixth stint as a Winter Olympics commentator. Born in Massachusetts, Richards represented Team USA in snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, when the sport made its Olympic debut. The Winter Olympics action continues on Sunday, with Czech world champion Ester Ledecka aiming to become the first snowboarder to win three consecutive Olympic titles.

Source: Daily Mirror February 08, 2026 10:21 UTC