Canadian cross-country skier Alex Harvey wins sprint gold at World Cup finals
QUEBEC — Alex Harvey is the new king of the Plains of Abraham.
Canada’s cross-country skiing star drew a huge ovation from his home fans as he passed Norway’s Finn Haagen Krogh on the final turn to win the free sprint event at the World Cup finals on the hilly battlefield memorial park on Friday.
“It’s hard to imagine a better day than today,” Harvey said after using his skis to play some air guitar, the Canadian team’s signature victory routine.
Harvey finished the 1.5 kilometre race in two minutes 44.91 seconds, just more than half a second ahead of Krogh, the 2015 World Cup sprint champion. Richard Jouve of France was third.