Canada’s Read races to sixth; Pinturault matches Killy’s record with 18th win
SANTA CATERINA VALFURVA, Italy — Canada’s Erik Read made a memorable debut in World Cup alpine combined, racing to a sixth-place finish on Thursday.
The 25-year-old from Calgary was 29th in the super-G run, but roared back in the slalom run to move up 23 spots.
“It’s pretty icy, dark and bumpy, making the super-G challenging since I haven’t trained that much super-G,” Read said. “I went into today’s super-G really aggressive and with some fire to do well. The super-G was a technical set that favoured the giant slalom skiers so I knew I could take advantage of that.”
It was Read’s third top-10 finish this season, and his first World Cup points in the alpine combined discipline.