Alex Harvey (skier)

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.

Alex Harvey
Harvey in Seefeld 2018
Country Canada
Born (1988-09-07) 7 September 1988
Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, Canada
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Ski clubClub Nordique Mont St. Anne
World Cup career
Seasons12 – (2008–2019)
Individual wins8
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums30
Team podiums3
Indiv. starts258
Team starts11
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 place2011 OsloTeam sprint
Gold medal – first place2017 Lahti50 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place2015 FalunIndividual sprint
Bronze medal – third place2013 Val di FiemmeIndividual sprint
Bronze medal – third place2015 Falun30 km skiathlon
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 Otepää30 km skiathlon
Silver medal – second place2008 Mals10 km classical
Bronze medal – third place2007 Tarvisio10 km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2007 Tarvisio20 km skiathlon

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 Worlds, Harvey 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 succeeds 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 ends 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 second behind winner Petter Northug.

He finished third overall of the 2013–14 FIS Cross-Country World Cup rankings, succeeds 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 
20102121932—74
201425DNF171919—12
20182978432—8

World Championships
  • 5 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
2009203622—285—
201122—1257—Gold
201324—1328Bronze124
201526—Bronze5Silver10—
201728—5Gold12126
201930—6121612—

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
200820NCNCNC————
200921252199——6—
201022483182—2232—
201123102110171011—
201224671311126—
20132534234523DNF25—
2014263rd place, bronze medalist(s)5842DNF2nd place, silver medalist(s)—
201527991310DNF——
20162871318714—5
2017293rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)13972nd place, silver medalist(s)—
201830442543rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)—
20193113122616DNF2nd place, silver medalist(s)—

Individual podiums
  • 8 victories – (2 WC, 6 SWC)
  • 30 podiums – (12 WC, 18 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12008–0914 March 2009Norway Trondheim, Norway50 km Mass Start CWorld Cup3rd
22010–1120 February 2011Norway Drammen, Norway1.6 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
32011–127 January 2012Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy20 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd
43 March 2012Finland Lahti, Finland15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup3rd
516 March 2012Sweden Falun, Sweden3.3 km Individual FStage World Cup1st
618 March 201215 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
72012–135 January 2013Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup3rd
82013–1428 December 2013Germany Oberhof, Germany4.5 km Individual FStage World Cup1st
931 December 2013Switzerland Lenzerheide, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup2nd
103 January 2014Italy Cortina–Toblach, Italy35 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
1118 January 2014Poland Szklarska Poręba, Poland1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
1215 March 2014Sweden Falun, Sweden15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/FStage World Cup1st
1314–16 March 2014Sweden World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
142014–154 January 2015Germany Oberstdorf, Germany15 km Pursuit CStage World Cup2nd
1514 February 2015Sweden Östersund, Sweden1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
162015–1628 November 2015Finland Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Individual FStage World Cup2nd
174 March 2016Canada Quebec City, Canada1.7 km Sprint FStage World Cup2nd
182016–174 January 2017Germany Oberstdorf, Germany15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
1921 January 2017Sweden Ulricehamn, Sweden15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
2017 March 2017Canada Quebec City, Canada1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
2117–19 March 2017Canada World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
222017–186 January 2018Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup3rd
2330 December 2017
– 7 January 2018		SwitzerlandGermanyItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
2428 January 2018Austria Seefeld, Austria15 km Mass Start FWorld Cup2nd
2518 March 2018Sweden Falun, Sweden15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
2616–18 March 2018Sweden World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
272018–1930 November 2018Norway Lillehammer, Norway1.6 km Sprint FStage World Cup3rd
2823 March 2019Canada Quebec City, Canada15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd
2924 March 201915 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
3024 March 2019Canada World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums
  • 1 victory – (1 TS)
  • 3 podiums – (1 RL, 2 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
12008–0918 January 2009Canada Whistler, Canada6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdGrey
22016–1715 January 2017Italy Toblach, Italy6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stVäljas
322 January 2017Sweden Ulricehamn, Sweden4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdKershaw / 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.
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