Jeffrey Read (born 1 October 1997) is a Canadian World Cup alpine ski racer.[1] He specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G, and made his World Cup debut in January 2018.
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| Born | 1 October 1997 Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G, Combined | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Banff Alpine Racers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 12 January 2018 (age 20) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2019, 2021, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 6 – (2018–2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 1 − (1 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 − (50th in 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 − (17th in SG, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Read is the son of the alpine ski racer Ken Read (b.1955), one of the "Crazy Canucks" and winner of five World Cup downhill races. His older brother Erik (b.1991) is also a World Cup alpine racer,[2] specializing in the technical events.[citation needed]
World Cup results edit
Season standings edit
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 21 | no World Cup points | |||||
| 2020 | 22 | ||||||
| 2021 | 23 | 102 | — | — | 40 | 44 | — |
| 2022 | 24 | 96 | — | — | 50 | 36 | |
| 2023 | 25 | 50 | — | — | 17 | 45 | |
| 2024 | 26 | 32 | — | — | 7 | 35 | |
- Standings through 18 February 2024
Top twenty finishes edit
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 Jan 2021 |  Kitzbühel, Austria |
Super-G | 18th |
| 7 Mar 2021 | Saalbach, Austria |
Super-G | 19th | |
| 2022 | 5 Mar 2022 |  Kvitfjell, Norway |
Downhill | 7th |
| 2023 | 4 Dec 2022 |  Beaver Creek, USA |
Super-G | 20th |
| 28 Dec 2022 |  Bormio, Italy |
Downhill | 19th | |
| 29 Dec 2022 | Super-G | 17th | ||
| 28 Jan 2023 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
Super-G | 7th | |
| 16 Mar 2023 |  Soldeu, Andorra |
Super-G | 5th | |
| 2024 | 15 Dec 2023 | Val Gardena, Italy |
Super-G | 10th |
| 29 Dec 2023 | Bormio, Italy |
Super-G | 13th | |
| 17 Feb 2024 | Kvitfjell, Norway |
Downhill | 6th | |
| 18 Feb 2024 | Super-G | 2nd |
World Championship results edit
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 21 | — | — | — | 41 | 29 | — |
| 2021 | 23 | — | — | 18 | 26 | 22 | 7 |
| 2023 | 25 | — | — | 11 | 31 | DNF2 | 3 |
References edit
- ^ "Jeffrey READ". FIS. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Ken Read – Proud of his Sons". Kitzbüheler Ski Club. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
External links edit
- Jeff Read at FIS (alpine)
- Jeffrey Read at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Jeffrey Read at Alpine Canada
