A historic day for Canada’s XC skiers
Devon Kershaw and Alex Harvey
With the Norwegian leading narrowly in the final sprint, Harvey unleashed a devastating finishing kick and powered past him with barely 50 metres to go. Read more in the Globe and Mail Kershaw and Harvey win nordic world mens relay gold
Alex Harvey and Devon Kershaw made history bringing Canada it’s first ever GOLD medal at the Nordic World Championships. Read more from Ski Trax: Gold for Canada
Hattestad was no match for Alex’s devastating doublepoling as Harvey powered to victory in the bithplace of nordic skiing, Norway got silver and Finland bronze. Read more from XC Canada: Gold for Canada in the home of Nordic Skiing
Today was also a good day for Canada in the women’s sprint relay. Daria Gaiazova and Perianne Jones posted a sixth-place result.
It all started with Beckie Scott and the Canadian women skiers excelling on the world stage, and now the men have kicked the door open. I think we can expect many more medals to come in the near future. Even better, this will encourage and motivate our young skiers to train and work hard, and ensure that Canada continues to produce top-notch cross-country skiers who can compete at the elite level. This is fantastic!
