Erik Read
Erik Read (born May 31, 1991) is a Canadian World Cup alpine ski racer specializing the technical events of slalom and giant slalom. Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, he represented Canada at two Winter Olympics and five World Championships.
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| Born | May 31, 1991 | |||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom. | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Banff Alpine Racers | |||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | January 25, 2011 (age 19) | |||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (2018, 2022) | |||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 5 – (2015–2023) | |||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 12 – (2011–2022) | |||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 − (33rd in 2022) | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 − (7th in PAR, 2022) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
At his first World Championships in 2015 at Beaver Creek, USA, Read finished in the top thirty in giant slalom[1] and slalom. He was also in the Nations Team Event (NTE), in which Canada won the silver medal. He competed in slalom and giant slalom at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Read is a two-time Canadian champion in slalom (2013 and 2014) and won the overall title in the North American Cup (Nor-Am Cup) in 2012.
He graduated from the University of Denver and competed for the Pioneers in alpine skiing.
Read's parents are famous Canadian ski racers Ken and Lynda (Robbins) Read; his father was one of the Crazy Canucks downhill racers of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Younger brother Jeffrey (b.1997) is also a World Cup alpine racer specializing in speed events.
In January 2022, Read was named to Canada's Olympic team.[2][3]
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23 | 140 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 24 | 142 | 52 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | 25 | 43 | 29 | 28 | — | — | 14 | |
| 2018 | 26 | 73 | 32 | 30 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | 27 | 83 | 45 | 28 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 28 | 56 | 35 | 23 | — | — | — | 28 |
| 2021 | 29 | 48 | 36 | 20 | — | — | — | 12 |
| 2022 | 30 | 33 | 27 | 16 | — | — | 7 | |
| 2023 | 31 | 49 | 29 | 21 | — | — | — |
Top ten finishes
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 Dec 2016 |  Val-d'Isère, France | Giant slalom | 9th |
| 10 Dec 2016 | Giant slalom | 8th | ||
| 29 Dec 2016 |  Santa Caterina, Italy | Combined | 6th | |
| 22 Jan 2017 |  Kitzbühel, Austria | Slalom | 7th | |
| 2020 | 27 Oct 2019 | Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom | 7th |
| 2021 | 5 Dec 2020 | Santa Caterina, Italy | Giant slalom | 10th |
| 7 Dec 2020 | Giant slalom | 10th | ||
| 2022 | 14 Nov 2021 | Lech/Zürs, Austria | Parallel-G | 7th |
World Championship results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23 | 24 | 28 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 2017 | 25 | DNF1 | 23 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 2019 | 27 | DNF1 | DNF1 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 2021 | 29 | DNF2 | DNF1 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | DNF2 | — | — | — | 3 |
Olympic results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 26 | 29 | 11 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 2022 | 30 | 24 | 13 | — | — | — | 9 |
References
- "Men's Giant Slalom Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- Nichols, Paula (21 January 2022). "13 alpine skiers and eight ski cross racers nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- "21 Alpine Skiing and Ski Cross Athletes Nominated to Compete at Beijing 2022". www.alpinecanada.org/. Alpine Canada. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
External links
- Erik Read at FIS (alpine)
- Erik Read at Olympics.com
- Erik Read at Olympedia
- Erik Read at the Canadian Olympic Committee
- Erik Read at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Erik Read at Alpine Canada
- Erik Read at Fischer Sports
- Erik Read at University of Denver Athletics