Canada’s Alex Harvey reaches podium with third-place finish at Tour de Ski
VAL DI FIEMME, Italy — Canadian cross-country skier Alex Harvey reached the podium for the first time this season Saturday with a third-place finish at the Tour de Ski.
Harvey’s bronze medal came in the penultimate stage of the seven-race competition. He finished the 15-kilometre classic-ski mass start race in 38 minutes 41.2 seconds.
“This was a good result, especially in classic,” Harvey said. “It is my first podium in classic-skiing since the world championships in 2015 and to do it on a really hard course here is really good.”
The 29-year-old from Saint-Ferreol-les-Neiges, Que., who has had three fourth-place finishes this season, earned the 25th World Cup medal of his career. Alexey Poltoranin of Kazakhstan won gold in 38:40.3 and Russia’s Andrey Larkov took silver in 38:40.7.