Erik Read

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Erik Read
Alpine skier
DisciplinesSlalom, Giant slalom.
ClubBanff Alpine Racers
Born (1991-05-31) May 31, 1991 (age 30)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
World Cup debutJanuary 25, 2011 (age 19)
Olympics
Teams1 – (2018)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams4 – (20152021)
Medals1 (team) (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons11 – (20112021)
Podiums0
Overall titles0 − (43rd in 2017)
Discipline titles0 − (14th in AC, 2017)

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 the 2018 Winter Olympics and three World Championships.

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 was an NCAA athlete 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 the speed events.

World Cup results[]

Season standings[]

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined
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
2021 29 36 34 16
Standings through 21 February 2021

Top ten finishes[]

  • 7 top tens – (5 GS, 1 SL, 1 AC)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2017 4 Dec 2016 France Val-d'Isère, France Giant slalom 9th
10 Dec 2016 Giant slalom 8th
29 Dec 2016 Italy Santa Caterina, Italy Combined 6th
22 Jan 2017 Austria Kitzbühel, Austria Slalom 7th
2020 27 Oct 2019 Austria Sölden, Austria Giant slalom 7th
2021 5 Dec 2020 Italy Santa Caterina, Italy Giant slalom 10th
7 Dec 2020 Giant slalom 10th

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

Olympic results Olympic rings.svg[]

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined Team
event
2018 26 29 11 9

References[]

  1. ^ "Men's Giant Slalom Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2015.

External links[]

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