Erik Read
{{Short description|Canadian alpine skier (born 1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Similar names|Eric Reed (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox alpine ski racer
|name = Erik Read
|image =
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|caption =
|disciplines = Slalom, giant slalom.
|club = Banff Alpine Racers
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|5|31}}
|birth_place = Calgary, Alberta, Canada
|country = {{CAN}}
|height = 1.81 m
|wcdebut = January 25, 2011 (age 19)
|website =
|olympicteams = 2 – (2018, 2022)
|olympicmedals = 0
|olympicgolds =
|worldsteams = 6 – (2015–2025)
|worldsmedals = 2
|worldsgolds = 0
|wcwins =
|wcpodiums = 0
|wcoveralls = 0 − (33rd in 2022)
|wctitles = 0 − (7th in PAR, 2022)
|show-medals = yes
|medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Sport|Men's alpine skiing}}
{{Medal|Country|{{CAN}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2015 Beaver Creek|Team event}}
{{MedalBronze|2023 Méribel|Team event}}
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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
At his first World Championships in 2015 at Beaver Creek, USA, Read finished in the top thirty in giant slalom{{cite web|url=http://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2015/AL/0218/2015AL0218RLR2.pdf |title=Men's Giant Slalom Official Results|accessdate=14 February 2015}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/2022/01/21/13-alpine-skiers-and-eight-ski-cross-racers-nominated-to-team-canada-for-beijing-2022/|title=13 alpine skiers and eight ski cross racers nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022|last=Nichols|first=Paula|date=21 January 2022|website=www.olympic.ca/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|access-date=21 January 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://alpinecanada.org/news/21-alpine-skiing-and-ski-cross-athletes-nominated-to-compete-beijing-2022|title=21 Alpine Skiing and Ski Cross Athletes Nominated to Compete at Beijing 2022 |date=21 January 2022|website=www.alpinecanada.org/|publisher=Alpine Canada|access-date=21 January 2022}}
World Cup results
=Season standings=
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| Season
! Age ! Overall ! Slalom ! Giant ! Super-G ! Downhill ! Combined ! Parallel | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23 | 140 | 52 | — | — | — | — | rowspan=5 {{n/a}} |
| 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 | — | — | rowspan=5 {{n/a}} | 12 |
| 2022 | 30 | 33 | 27 | 16 | — | — | 7 | |
| 2023 | 31 | 49 | 29 | 21 | — | — | rowspan=4 {{n/a}} | |
| 2024 | 32 | 92 | 43 | 35 | — | — | ||
| 2025 | 33 | 109 | 48 | 40 | — | — |
:{{small|Standings through 3 February 2025}}
=Top ten finishes=
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| Season
! Date ! Location ! Discipline ! Place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=4|2017 | align=right|4 Dec 2016 | align=left rowspan=2|{{flagicon|FRA}} Val-d'Isère, France | Giant slalom | 9th |
| align=right|10 Dec 2016 | Giant slalom | 8th | ||
| align=right|29 Dec 2016 | align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Santa Caterina, Italy | Combined | 6th | |
| align=right|22 Jan 2017 | align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Kitzbühel, Austria | Slalom | 7th | |
| 2020 | align=right|27 Oct 2019 | align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom | 7th |
| rowspan=2|2021 | align=right|5 Dec 2020 | align=left rowspan=2|{{flagicon|ITA}} Santa Caterina, Italy | Giant slalom | 10th |
| align=right|7 Dec 2020 | Giant slalom | 10th | ||
| 2022 | align=right|14 Nov 2021 | align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Lech/Zürs, Austria | Parallel-G | 7th |
World Championship results
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! Year !! Age !! Slalom !! Giant | |||||||||
| 2015 | 23 | 24 | 28 | — | — | — | rowspan=5{{n/a}} | rowspan=3{{n/a}} | style="background:silver;"|2 |
| 2017 | 25 | DNF1 | 23 | — | — | — | 5 | ||
| 2019 | 27 | DNF1 | DNF1 | — | — | — | 9 | ||
| 2021 | 29 | DNF2 | DNF1 | — | — | — | BDNF | 7 | |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | DNF2 | — | — | — | DNQ | bgcolor="cc9966"|3 | |
| 2025 | 33 | 24 | 22 | — | — | {{n/a}} | 17 | {{n/a}} | — |
Olympic results
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{sports links}}
- {{Ski-DB}}
- [https://alpinecanada.org/team/erik-read Erik Read] at Alpine Canada
- [https://www.fischersports.com/us_en/athletes/erik-read Erik Read] at Fischer Sports
- [https://denverpioneers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=638 Erik Read] at University of Denver Athletics
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Category:Canadian male alpine skiers
Category:Denver Pioneers athletes
Category:Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics