"It was Wednesday in Livigno, at the finals of the women's slopestyle snowboard event, and NBC's Todd Richards was pissed. As New Zealander and 2022 slopestyle gold medalist Zoi Sadowski-Synnott prepared to begin the second of her three runs, Richards marveled at her position in the standings. "She's currently in fourth place," said Richards to his broadcast partner, Todd Harris. (Yes, they are both named Todd.)"
"A few minutes later, the scores were in. "Todd, get ready for medication," said Harris, revealing that Sadowski-Synnott's run had been scored at a relatively pedestrian 77.61, keeping her in fourth place. "What? Wow. What? What?" said Richards. He was getting mad. And Mad Todd Richards is the best Todd Richards. "Look," he said after the broadcast came back from commercial break."
During the women's slopestyle finals in Livigno, Zoi Sadowski-Synnott landed a backside double-cork 1080 that drew strong praise from commentator Todd Richards. Richards urged her on during the run and reacted angrily when judges awarded a 77.61 score that kept her in fourth place. Broadcast partner Todd Harris announced the score and quipped that Richards should prepare for "medication." Richards publicly questioned the judging and insisted Sadowski-Synnott should have been first. Richards is a former Olympian influential in snowboarding, while Harris is a veteran play-by-play announcer who defers trick-calling to Richards.
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