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

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specializing the technical events of

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and

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. Born and raised in

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, Alberta, he represented Canada at two Winter Olympics and five World Championships.

Career

At his first World Championships in

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at Beaver Creek, USA, Read finished in the top thirty in

and

. 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

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. 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.

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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