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 (age 35)
Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, Canada
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Ski clubClub Nordique Mont St. Anne
World Cup career
Seasons12 – (20082019)
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

Career edit

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 edit

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

Olympic Games edit

 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 edit

  • 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 
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 edit

Season standings edit

 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   5 8 42 DNF  
2015 27 9 9 13 10 DNF
2016 28 7 13 18 7 14 5
2017 29     13 9 7  
2018 30 4 4 25 4    
2019 31 13 12 26 16 DNF  

Individual podiums edit

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

Team podiums edit

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

References edit

  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 edit