![]() Erik said he noticed earlier in the knock-out competition that his brother was very fast on the flats at the bottom half of the course. On the first run, Jeff managed to pull ahead, edging out Erik by 0.20 seconds at the bottom. “Erik and I have raced more than a few times along the way, so it’s always a little feud we got going on.”Įrik added: “Racing Jeff for the berth into the finals was cool, but at the same time, like, can’t let little bro beat me (.).” “I think that was my most nerve-racking two runs of the day. ![]() Up against big bro Erik, who was last year’s GS champion, the pressure was on. Their Olympian uncle, Jim, who used to race in the early World Pro Ski days, also gave his nephews tips on the best way to approach parallel racing.īut all their similar tricks and course knowledge of head-to-head racing were voided and it was going to take top notch skiing to get the job done. Growing up with those events over the years and being comfortable seeing someone out of the corner of your eye.”Įrik defeated USA’s Michael Ankeny by 0.40 seconds to claim third in Taos.Ī post shared by World Pro Ski Tour what sent the Reads to opposite finals was a showdown between the parallel specialists in the semis. “Again, we have to tip our hats to the Kinder and Bozo cups. “Clearly my brother and I have a knack for the head-to-head racing,” said Erik, 31. In the same competition, Team Canada, which consisted of the Reads, Canmore’s Britt Richardson, and Valérie Grenier of Ontario, won a historic bronze medal. No slouch on skis, Radamus played a key role on the golden mixed parallel team at the world championships in February. In two GS runs, Jeff downed USA’s River Radamus in the big final by a total of 0.42 seconds. It’s easy to watch, too, and everyone is having a good time.” ![]() “It definitely triggers something in my head and it’s a lot of fun because it’s just so much intensity and such a fun format of racing. ![]() “It’s something I was always good at,” said Jeff, 25. A post shared by Erik Read a bit of an advantage leans in favour of the Reads, who grew up competing in the head-to-head parallel style format at the Bozocup and Kindercup every spring at Banff National Park ski hills.
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