Alex Harvey (; 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.
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 and a bronze medal in the 15f/15c skiathlon (30K pursuit) events.FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 – Men's 30 kilometre pursuit
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.
In February 2019, Harvey announced that he was going to retire at the end of the 2019 season.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
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 17 19 19 — 12 2018 29 7 8 4 32 — 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 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 standingsSki Tour standingsOverall Distance Sprint NordicOpening Tour deSki World CupFinalSki TourCanada 2008 20 — — 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 25 2014 26 5 8 42 2015 27 9 9 13 10 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
Individual podiums 8 victories – (2 , 6 ) 30 podiums – (12 , 18 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 2008–09 14 March 2009 Trondheim, Norway 50 km Mass Start C World Cup 3rd2 2010–11 20 February 2011 Drammen, Norway 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd3 2011–12 7 January 2012 Val di Fiemme, Italy 20 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 2nd4 3 March 2012 Lahti, Finland 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 3rd5 16 March 2012 Falun, Sweden 3.3 km Individual F Stage World Cup 1st6 18 March 2012 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd7 2012–13 5 January 2013 Val di Fiemme, Italy 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 3rd8 2013–14 28 December 2013 Oberhof, Germany 4.5 km Individual F Stage World Cup 1st9 31 December 2013 Lenzerheide, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd10 3 January 2014 Cortina–Toblach, Italy 35 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd11 18 January 2014 Szklarska Poręba, Poland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 1st12 15 March 2014 Falun, Sweden 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F Stage World Cup 1st13 14–16 March 2014 World Cup Final Overall Standings World Cup 2nd14 2014–15 4 January 2015 Oberstdorf, Germany 15 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 2nd15 14 February 2015 Östersund, Sweden 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd16 2015–16 28 November 2015 Rukatunturi, Finland 10 km Individual F Stage World Cup 2nd17 4 March 2016 Quebec City, Canada 1.7 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd18 2016–17 4 January 2017 Oberstdorf, Germany 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd19 21 January 2017 Ulricehamn, Sweden 15 km Individual F World Cup 1st20 17 March 2017 Quebec City, Canada 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 1st21 17–19 March 2017 World Cup Final Overall Standings World Cup 2nd22 2017–18 6 January 2018 Val di Fiemme, Italy 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 3rd23 30 December 2017 – 7 January 2018 Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 3rd24 28 January 2018 Seefeld, Austria 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd25 18 March 2018 Falun, Sweden 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 1st26 16–18 March 2018 World Cup Final Overall Standings World Cup 2nd27 2018–19 30 November 2018 Lillehammer, Norway 1.6 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd28 23 March 2019 Quebec City, Canada 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 2nd29 24 March 2019 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 1st30 24 March 2019 World Cup Final Overall Standings World Cup 2nd
Team podiums 1 victory – (1 ) 3 podiums – (1 , 2 ) 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 Grey2 2016–17 15 January 2017 Toblach, Italy 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Väljas3 22 January 2017 Ulricehamn, Sweden 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Kershaw / Johnsgaard / Väljas
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