Alex Harvey
Harvey in Seefeld 2018
Country Canada
Born (1988-09-07) 7 September 1988 (age 35)
Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, Canada
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Ski clubClub Nordique Mont St. Anne
World Cup career
Seasons12 – (2008–2019)
Starts258
Podiums30
Wins8
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 2014, 2017)
Discipline titles0 – (2nd in DI in 2017)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Oslo Team sprint
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lahti 50 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2015 Falun Individual sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Val di Fiemme Individual sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Falun 30 km skiathlon
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Otepää 30 km skiathlon
Silver medal – second place 2008 Mals 10 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Tarvisio 10 km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Tarvisio 20 km skiathlon

Alex Harvey (French pronunciation: [alɛks aʁˈve]; born 7 September 1988) is a retired Canadian cross-country skier who competed between 2005 and 2019. Harvey is also a member of the Quebec Provincial Cycling Team.

Career

In 2008 Harvey finished third both in the (Team sprint: Whistler Olympic Park, and the 50 km: Trondheim). He also competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, finishing fifth in the 4 x 10 km, 22nd in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit, 28th in the individual sprint, and 36th in the 15 km events.

In the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, Harvey finished fourth in the team sprint with teammate Devon Kershaw. This is the best placing ever for Canadian men in an Olympic cross-country competition. In the men's 4 x 10 km relay, Harvey and Canada finished seventh.

At the 2011 U-23 World Championship, Harvey won the 30 km pursuit race.[1]

At the 30 km pursuit in the 2011 World Championships in Oslo, Norway, Harvey took the lead early on in the freestyle portion of the race, but lost the lead with 2 km to go finishing at 13th place. Three days later, he won gold medal in the team sprint together with Devon Kershaw. At the men's 50 km freestyle Harvey finished fifth, after falling in the Feed Zone after 3 kilometres. He then won a silver medal at the 2011–12 Tour de Ski in Val di Fiemme, Italy, in stage 8 at the 20 km classical mass start.

During the 2013–14 Tour de Ski, Harvey achieved three podium finishes (one first place, one second place and one third place), including a win at the 4,5 km classic technique prologue in Oberhof, Germany. He ended the competition in third place of the Tour de Ski sprint standing with 62 pts, getting a bronze medal. Then, he won a bronze medal at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 in the individual sprint event, finishing 0,1 seconds behind the winner, Petter Northug.

He finished third overall of the 2013–14 FIS Cross-Country World Cup rankings, achieved six podium finishes (three first places, two second places and one third place), including a win in Oberhof, Szklarska Poręba and at the World Cup Final in Falun. At the 2015 Tour de Ski, he won a silver medal in stage 6 at the 10 km individual classic.

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 in Falun, Sweden, Harvey won a silver medal in the individual sprint classic[2] and a bronze medal in the 15f/15c skiathlon (30K pursuit) events.[3][4]

He won the gold medal in the 50-kilometre freestyle race at the 2017 cross-country skiing world championships in Lahti, Finland, the first North American to do so since the event began in 1925.[5]

In February 2019, Harvey announced that he was going to retire at the end of the 2019 season.[6]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[7]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual  		 30 km 
 skiathlon  		 50 km 
 mass start  		 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2010 21 21 9 32 — 7 4
2014 25 DNF 17 19 19 — 12
2018 29 7 8 4 32 — 8

World Championships

 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual  		 30 km 
 skiathlon  		 50 km 
 mass start  		 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2009 20 36 22 — 28 5 —
2011 22 — 12 5 7 — Gold
2013 24 — 13 28 Bronze 12 4
2015 26 — Bronze 5 Silver 10 —
2017 28 — 5 Gold 12 12 6
2019 30 — 6 12 16 12 —

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening 		Tour de
Ski 		World Cup
Final 		Ski Tour
Canada
2008 20 NC NC NC — — — —
2009 21 25 21 99 — — 6 —
2010 22 48 31 82 — 22 32 —
2011 23 10 21 10 17 10 11 —
2012 24 6 7 13 11 12 6 —
2013 25 34 23 45 23 DNF 25 —
2014 26 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 8 42 DNF 2nd place, silver medalist(s) —
2015 27 9 9 13 10 DNF — —
2016 28 7 13 18 7 14 — 5
2017 29 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 13 9 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) —
2018 30 4 4 25 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) —
2019 31 13 12 26 16 DNF 2nd place, silver medalist(s) —

Individual podiums

No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2008–09 14 March 2009 Norway Trondheim, Norway 50 km Mass Start C World Cup 3rd
2 2010–11 20 February 2011 Norway Drammen, Norway 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
3 2011–12 7 January 2012 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 20 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 2nd
4 3 March 2012 Finland Lahti, Finland 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 3rd
5 16 March 2012 Sweden Falun, Sweden 3.3 km Individual F Stage World Cup 1st
6 18 March 2012 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd
7 2012–13 5 January 2013 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 3rd
8 2013–14 28 December 2013 Germany Oberhof, Germany 4.5 km Individual F Stage World Cup 1st
9 31 December 2013 Switzerland Lenzerheide, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd
10 3 January 2014 Italy Cortina–Toblach, Italy 35 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd
11 18 January 2014 Poland Szklarska Poręba, Poland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
12 15 March 2014 Sweden Falun, Sweden 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F Stage World Cup 1st
13 14–16 March 2014 Sweden World Cup Final Overall Standings World Cup 2nd
14 2014–15 4 January 2015 Germany Oberstdorf, Germany 15 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 2nd
15 14 February 2015 Sweden Östersund, Sweden 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
16 2015–16 28 November 2015 Finland Rukatunturi, Finland 10 km Individual F Stage World Cup 2nd
17 4 March 2016 Canada Quebec City, Canada 1.7 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd
18 2016–17 4 January 2017 Germany Oberstdorf, Germany 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd
19 21 January 2017 Sweden Ulricehamn, Sweden 15 km Individual F World Cup 1st
20 17 March 2017 Canada Quebec City, Canada 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 1st
21 17–19 March 2017 Canada World Cup Final Overall Standings World Cup 2nd
22 2017–18 6 January 2018 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 3rd
23 30 December 2017
– 7 January 2018		 SwitzerlandGermanyItaly Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 3rd
24 28 January 2018 Austria Seefeld, Austria 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd
25 18 March 2018 Sweden Falun, Sweden 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 1st
26 16–18 March 2018 Sweden World Cup Final Overall Standings World Cup 2nd
27 2018–19 30 November 2018 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 1.6 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd
28 23 March 2019 Canada Quebec City, Canada 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 2nd
29 24 March 2019 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 1st
30 24 March 2019 Canada World Cup Final Overall Standings World Cup 2nd

Team podiums

No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2008–09 18 January 2009 Canada Whistler, Canada 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Grey
2 2016–17 15 January 2017 Italy Toblach, Italy 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Väljas
3 22 January 2017 Sweden Ulricehamn, Sweden 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Kershaw / Johnsgaard / Väljas

References

  1. ^ "Canada's Harvey wins under-23 world x-country title". CBC Sports. CBC.ca. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  2. ^ "World Ski Championships - Men's SP C Final 19.02.2015". fis-ski.com.
  3. ^ FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 – Men's 30 kilometre pursuit
  4. ^ "World Ski Championships - Men's Skiathlon 15/15km F/C 21.02.2015". fis-ski.com.
  5. ^ "Alex Harvey turns on the jets, wins cross-country skiing world title, plays air guitar". CBC Sports. March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  6. ^ Geoffrion-Mcinnis, Alexandre (20 February 2019). "Alex Harvey prendra sa retraite à la fin de la saison | La Presse". La Presse.
  7. ^ "Athlete : HARVEY Alex". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

External links

World champions in men's team sprint cross-country
World champions in men's 50 km cross-country skiing
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