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 | 25 January 2011 (age 19) | |||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (2018) | |||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2015, 2017, 2019) | |||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (team) (0 gold) | |||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 7 – (2015–2021) | |||||||||||||
| Podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 − (43rd in 2017) | |||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 − (14th in AC, 2017) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Read competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beaver Creek, USA, in the giant slalom[1] and slalom. In addition, he was a member of the Canadian Team in the Nations Team Event (NTE) in which they won a silver medal. He participated in slalom and giant slalom in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
He is a two-time Canadian Champion in slalom (2013 and 2014) and won the overall title in the 2012 North American Cup (Nor-Am Cup) series.
Read graduated from the University of Denver and was an NCAA athlete for the Pioneers in alpine skiing.
His 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.
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 | 28 | 29 | 16 | — | — | — |
- Standings through 17 January 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 |
References
- "Men's Giant Slalom Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
External links
- Erik Read at the International Ski Federation
- Erik Read World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Erik Read at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Erik Read at the International Olympic Committee
- Erik Read at the Canadian Olympic Committee
- Erik Read at Alpine Canada
- Erik Read at Fischer Sports
- Erik Read at University of Denver Athletics