About Ken Read

Perhaps best known as one of Canada’s “Crazy Canucks”, Ken Read was the 1st North American male to win a World Cup downhill (Val d’Isere, France - 1975). He went on to win the Hahnenkamm at Kitzbühel, Wengen’s Lauberhorn and the Arlberg-Kandahar at Megeve. After retirement, he served as a member of the IOC Athletes Commission (1985-1998) and led Alpine Canada as President & CEO from 2002-2008. He served as a member of the FIS Alpine Executive Board from 1988 to 2022 and is now Chairman of the FIS Youth & Children Coordination Group.