Erik Read (born May 31, 1991) is a Canadian

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alpine ski racer specializing the technical events of slalom and giant slalom. Born and raised in Calgary,

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, he represented Canada at two

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and five

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Career

At his first

in 2015 at Beaver Creek, USA, Read finished in the top thirty in giant slalom 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 The 2018 Winter Olympics ( ko, 2018년 동계 올림픽, Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (french: Les XXIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; ko, 제23회 동계 올림픽, Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpi ...

. Read is a two-time Canadian champion in slalom (2013 and 2014) and won the overall title in the North American Cup (

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) in 2012. He graduated from the

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and competed for the Pioneers in alpine skiing. Read's parents are famous Canadian ski racers

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and Lynda (Robbins) Read; his father was one of the

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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.

World Cup results

Season standings

Top ten finishes

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

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

External links

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Athletics {{DEFAULTSORT:Read, Erik 1991 births Living people Skiers from Calgary Canadian male alpine skiers Denver Pioneers athletes Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for Canada