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| Born | (1988-09-07)7 September 1988 (age 37) Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges,Quebec, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Club Nordique Mont St. Anne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 12 – (2008–2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 258 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (3rd in2014,2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (2nd inDI in2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alex Harvey (French pronunciation:[alɛksaʁˈve]; born 7 September 1988) is a retired Canadiancross-country skier who competed between 2005 and 2019. Harvey is also a member of the Quebec Provincial Cycling Team.
In 2008 Harvey finished third both in the (Team sprint:Whistler Olympic Park, and the 50 km:Trondheim). He also competed at theFIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 inLiberec, 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 theVancouver2010 Winter Olympics, Harvey finished fourth in theteam sprint with teammateDevon Kershaw. This is the best placing ever for Canadian men in an Olympic cross-country competition. In themen's 4 x 10 km relay, Harvey andCanada finished seventh.
At the 2011 U-23 World Championship, Harvey won the 30 km pursuit race.[1]
At the30 km pursuit in the2011 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 theteam sprint together withDevon Kershaw. At themen's 50 km freestyle Harvey finished fifth, after falling in the Feed Zone after 3 kilometres. He then won a silver medal at the2011–12 Tour de Ski inVal di Fiemme,Italy, in stage 8 at the 20 km classical mass start.
During the2013–14 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 theFIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 in theindividual sprint event, finishing 0,1 seconds behind the winner,Petter Northug.
He finished third overall of the2013–14 FIS Cross-Country World Cup rankings, achieved six podium finishes (three first places, two second places and one third place), including a win inOberhof,Szklarska Poręba and at the World Cup Final inFalun. At the2015 Tour de Ski, he won a silver medal in stage 6 at the 10 km individual classic.
At theFIS 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 the50-kilometre freestyle race at the2017 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]
All results are sourced from theInternational Ski Federation (FIS).[7]
| Year | Age | 15 km individual | 30 km skiathlon | 50 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay | Team sprint |
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| 2010 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 32 | — | 7 | 4 |
| 2014 | 25 | DNF | 17 | 19 | 19 | — | 12 |
| 2018 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 32 | — | 8 |
| Year | Age | 15 km individual | 30 km skiathlon | 50 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay | Team sprint |
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| 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 | — |
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||||
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| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening | Tour de Ski | World Cup Final | Ski Tour Canada | ||
| 2008 | 20 | NC | NC | NC | N/a | — | — | N/a |
| 2009 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 99 | N/a | — | 6 | N/a |
| 2010 | 22 | 48 | 31 | 82 | N/a | 22 | 32 | N/a |
| 2011 | 23 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 11 | N/a |
| 2012 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 6 | N/a |
| 2013 | 25 | 34 | 23 | 45 | 23 | DNF | 25 | N/a |
| 2014 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 42 | DNF | N/a | ||
| 2015 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 10 | DNF | N/a | N/a |
| 2016 | 28 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 14 | N/a | 5 |
| 2017 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | N/a | |||
| 2018 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 4 | N/a | ||
| 2019 | 31 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 16 | DNF | N/a | |
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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| 1 | 2008–09 | 14 March 2009 | 50 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 2 | 2010–11 | 20 February 2011 | 1.6 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 3 | 2011–12 | 7 January 2012 | 20 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
| 4 | 3 March 2012 | 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F | World Cup | 3rd | ||
| 5 | 16 March 2012 | 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 | 15 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
| 8 | 2013–14 | 28 December 2013 | 4.5 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
| 9 | 31 December 2013 | 1.5 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 10 | 3 January 2014 | 35 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | ||
| 11 | 18 January 2014 | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | ||
| 12 | 15 March 2014 | 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F | Stage World Cup | 1st | ||
| 13 | 14–16 March 2014 | Overall Standings | World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 14 | 2014–15 | 4 January 2015 | 15 km Pursuit C | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
| 15 | 14 February 2015 | 1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 16 | 2015–16 | 28 November 2015 | 10 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
| 17 | 4 March 2016 | 1.7 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 18 | 2016–17 | 4 January 2017 | 15 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
| 19 | 21 January 2017 | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | ||
| 20 | 17 March 2017 | 1.5 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 1st | ||
| 21 | 17–19 March 2017 | Overall Standings | World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 22 | 2017–18 | 6 January 2018 | 15 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
| 23 | 30 December 2017 – 7 January 2018 | Overall Standings | World Cup | 3rd | ||
| 24 | 28 January 2018 | 15 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 25 | 18 March 2018 | 15 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 1st | ||
| 26 | 16–18 March 2018 | Overall Standings | World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 27 | 2018–19 | 30 November 2018 | 1.6 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
| 28 | 23 March 2019 | 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 | Overall Standings | World Cup | 2nd |
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
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| 1 | 2008–09 | 18 January 2009 | 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Grey | |
| 2 | 2016–17 | 15 January 2017 | 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | Väljas | |
| 3 | 22 January 2017 | 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Kershaw /Johnsgaard /Väljas |