Erik Read
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 31, 1991 |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Canada |
| 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 | 6 – (2015–2025) |
| 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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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.
Career
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Season standings
[edit | edit source]| 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 | — | — | — | |
| 2024 | 32 | 92 | 43 | 35 | — | — | ||
| 2025 | 33 | 109 | 48 | 40 | — | — |
- Standings through 3 February 2025
Top ten finishes
[edit | edit source]| 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 | ||
| 2022 | 14 Nov 2021 | Austria Lech/Zürs, Austria | Parallel-G | 7th |
World Championship results
[edit | edit source]| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team Combined |
Parallel | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23 | 24 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 2017 | 25 | DNF1 | 23 | — | — | — | 5 | ||
| 2019 | 27 | DNF1 | DNF1 | — | — | — | 9 | ||
| 2021 | 29 | DNF2 | DNF1 | — | — | — | BDNF | 7 | |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | DNF2 | — | — | — | DNQ | 3 | |
| 2025 | 33 | 24 | 22 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — |
Olympic results
[edit | edit source]| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 26 | 29 | 11 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 2022 | 30 | 24 | 13 | — | — | — | 9 |
References
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External links
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- Erik Read at Alpine Canada
- Erik Read at Fischer Sports
- Erik Read at University of Denver Athletics