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Richard Taylor (skater)

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Richard Taylor (1981-August 8 2004) was a Welsh inline skating and freestyle skiing champion.

Taylor, from Barry in Wales, learned to skate because he wanted to become a stuntman. He turned professional at the age of 15. He went on to win the UK National In-Line skating championship twice. Taylor had a large fanbase, especially in Europe. He also competed in the British Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding Championships in Les Deux Alpes in March 2004, winning the big air ski title. He collided with a concrete lamp-post while skating, near his home on August 2, and suffered a skull fracture that caused a coma. He also broke both legs in the accident. When he failed to regain consciousness, Taylor's parents on August 8 consented to his life support machine being turned off.

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