Canadian Alex Harvey finishes 17th in 15-km cross country World Cup

By The Canadian Press

Posted December 1, 2018 10:58 am.

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LILLEHAMMER, Norway — Canada’s Alex Harvey finished 17th in the 15-kilometre World Cup cross country race Saturday while Norway’s Sjur Roethe skied to gold.

Roethe completed the race in 36 minutes 34 seconds — six seconds ahead of fellow countryman Didrik Toenseth. Russia’s Denis Spitsov was third.

Harvey, of Saint-Ferreol-les-Neiges, crossed the finish line in 37:54.5.

The 30-year-old Harvey was coming off his first podium finish of the season Friday, when he finished third in the 1.6-km sprint.

In other Canadian results Saturday, Andy Shields of Thunder Bay, Ont., was 61st and Russell Kennedy of Canmore, Alta., was 64th.

The Canadian Press

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