Erik Read

Erik Read
Personal information
Born	May 31, 1991 (age 32); Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
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	5 – (2015–2023)
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
Men's alpine skiing
Representing Canada
World Championships

Last updated January 26, 2024

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	Val-d'Isère, France	Giant slalom	9th
	10 Dec 2016	Val-d'Isère, France	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
2021	7 Dec 2020	Santa Caterina, Italy	Giant slalom	10th
2022	14 Nov 2021	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

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References

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

External links

Erik Read at FIS (alpine)

Erik Read at Olympics.com

Erik Read at Olympedia

Erik Read at the Canadian Olympic Committee
Erik Read at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
Erik Read at Alpine Canada
Erik Read at Fischer Sports
Erik Read at University of Denver Athletics

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

[alpine-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.

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