Erik Read

For other people with similar names, see Eric Reed (disambiguation).
Erik Read
Personal information
Born (1991-05-31) May 31, 1991 (age 33)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, giant slalom.
ClubBanff Alpine Racers
World Cup debutJanuary 25, 2011 (age 19)
Olympics
Teams2 – (2018, 2022)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams5 – (2015–2023)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons12 – (2011–2022)
Podiums0
Overall titles0 − (33rd in 2022)
Discipline titles0 − (7th in PAR, 2022)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Beaver Creek Team event
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Méribel Team event

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

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 — — —
2024 32 88 39 34 — —
Standings through 24 January 2024

Top ten finishes

  • 0 podiums
  • 8 top tens – (5 GS, 1 SL, 1 AC, 1 PG)
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

  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

  1. ^ "Men's Giant Slalom Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.