Jeffrey Read
Canadian alpine skier (born 1997)
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G, Combined | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Banff Alpine Racers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 12 January 2018 (age 20) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 – (2019–2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 9 – (2018–2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 1 − (1 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 − (35th in 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 − (10th in SG, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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.[2] His older brother Erik (b.1991) is also a World Cup alpine racer,[3] specializing in the technical events.[4]
World Cup results
Season standings
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| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | |
| 2021 | 23 | 102 | — | — | 40 | 44 |
| 2022 | 24 | 96 | — | — | 50 | 36 |
| 2023 | 25 | 50 | — | — | 17 | 45 |
| 2024 | 26 | 35 | — | — | 10 | 35 |
| 2025 | 27 | 98 | — | — | 32 | 59 |
| 2026 | 28 | 109 | — | — | 42 | 55 |
- Standings through 7 February 2026
Top ten finishes
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| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2022 | 5 Mar 2022 | Downhill | 7th | |
| 2023 | 28 Jan 2023 | Super-G | 7th | |
| 16 Mar 2023 | Super-G | 5th | ||
| 2024 | 15 Dec 2023 | Super-G | 10th | |
| 17 Feb 2024 | Downhill | 6th | ||
| 18 Feb 2024 | Super-G | 2nd | ||
| 22 Mar 2024 | Super-G | 9th |