Jeffrey Read Explained

Jeffrey Read
Disciplines:Downhill, Super-G, Combined
Club:Banff Alpine Racers
Birth Date:1 October 1997
Birth Place:Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Wcdebut:12 January 2018 (age 20)
Olympicteams:0
Worldsteams:3 – (2019, 2021, 2023)
Worldsmedals:1
Worldsgolds:0
Wcseasons:6 – (20182023)
Wcwins:0
Wcpodiums:1 − (1 SG)
Wcoveralls:0 − (50th in 2023)
Wctitles:0 − (17th in SG, 2023)
Show-Medals:yes

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.

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.

World Cup results

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined
21
22
202123rowspan=4
202224965036
202325501745
20242632735

Top twenty finishes

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
2021 25 Jan 2021 Kitzbühel, Austria 18th
7 Mar 2021 Saalbach, Austria Super-G 19th
2022 5 Mar 2022 Kvitfjell, Norway   7th
2023 4 Dec 2022 Beaver Creek, USA Super-G 20th
28 Dec 2022 align=left rowspan=2 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
202415 Dec 2023 Val Gardena, Italy Super-G 10th
29 Dec 2023 Bormio, Italy Super-G 13th
17 Feb 2024 align=left rowspan=2 Kvitfjell, Norway Downhill 6th
18 Feb 2024 Super-G 2nd

World Championship results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill CombinedTeam
event
21
237
253

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Jeffrey READ . FIS . 12 February 2021.
  2. News: Ken Read – Proud of his Sons . Kitzbüheler Ski Club . 6 February 2020 . 14 August 2022.