Overview
- The French choreographer-coach is guiding 16 Olympians from 13 countries at Milano-Cortina 2026.
- His frequent jacket swaps in the kiss-and-cry to match each athlete’s team colors turned him into a social-media sensation.
- Skaters he coaches won pairs medals, with Georgia taking silver (Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava) and Germany earning bronze (Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin).
- He says phones, daily program videos, and carefully timed choreography windows help him update routines and track details across locations.
- Richaud describes intense emotional swings and occasional post-competition tears, and he hopes the attention draws more fans to figure skating.