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 the 2018 Winter Olympics and three World Championships.
| Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom, Giant slalom. | |||||||||||||
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| Club | Banff Alpine Racers | |||||||||||||
| Born | May 31, 1991 Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | January 25, 2011 (age 19) | |||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (2018) | |||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 – (2015–2021) | |||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (team) (0 gold) | |||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 11 – (2011–2021) | |||||||||||||
| Podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 − (43rd in 2017) | |||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 − (14th in AC, 2017) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
| 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 |
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 |
References
- "Men's Giant Slalom Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
External links
- Erik Read at FIS (alpine)
- Erik Read at Ski-DB.com
- Erik Read at Olympics.com
- Erik Read at Olympic.org (archived)
- Erik Read at the Canadian Olympic Committee
- Erik Read at Olympedia
- Erik Read at Alpine Canada
- Erik Read at Fischer Sports
- Erik Read at University of Denver Athletics