Alex HARVEY

Alex HARVEY

FIS CROSS-COUNTRY TV

 

CAREER IN SHORT

 OLYMPICS STARTS 3
 WORLD CUP PODIUMS 1
 WORLD CUP STARTS 24
   

BASIC INFO

 EDUCATION Part-time student
 FAMILY Dad: Pierre. Mom: Mireille Belzile. Two sister, Sophie and Laurence.
 WHAT ARE YOUR FAMILY DETAILS? Dad is an engineer and former Olympian, mom is a sport doctor. Sisters are skiers and cyclists.
 WHAT LANGUAGES DO YOU SPEAK? French, English
 MY WEB PAGE www.alexharvey.ca/
 THREE MOVIES YOU MUST WATCH The Hangover The Godfather Fight Club
   

ATHLETES PROFILE

 FUNCTION IN THE TEAM Athlete
 NAME Alex HARVEY
 GENDER Male
 BIRTH DAY 07
 BIRTH MONTH September
 BIRTH YEAR 1988
 HOMETOWN St.-ferreol, Quebec
 COUNTRY CAN
 RELATIONSHIP STATUS Single
 ZODIAC SIGN Virgo
   

CROSS COUNTRY CARREER

 HOW AND WHEN DID YOU BEGIN CROSS-COUNTRY? At 3 years old. My dad would tow me in a baby-glider, I would ski for 15-20 minutes then I would go right back in.
 HAVE YOU HAD TO OVERCOME ANY SERIOUS INJURIES? Surgery in the left iliac artery.
 WHAT IS YOUR TYPICAL TRAINING REGIMEN? Two a day, all day, every day!
 COACHES IN PAST AND PRESENT Past: Marc Charbonneau, Les Parsons, Luc Germain. Present:Louis Bouchard, Dave Wood, Inge Braten.
 WHAT DO THE OLYMPICS MEAN TO YOU AND WHEN DID YOU REALIZE YOU WANTED TO BE AN OLYMPIAN? It is the biggest competition for an amateur athlete. I always wanted to be an Olympian.
 WHAT IS YOUR PROUDEST First World Junior Ski Championship medal
   

SHOOT OUT

 BEER VS. WINE Wine
 VEGGIES VS. MEAT Meat
 FERRARI VS. PORSHE Ferrari
 COFFEE VS. TEA Coffee
 CLASSIC VS. SKATING Skating
 SEA VS. MOUNTAINS Sea
   

LATEST MAJOR RESULTS

 OLYMPIC GAMES  32nd 50K WHISTLER OLYMPIC PARK 2010
 OLYMPIC GAMES  9th PUR WHISTLER OLYMPIC PARK 2010
 OLYMPIC GAMES  21st 15K WHISTLER OLYMPIC PARK 2010
 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP  28th SP LIBEREC 2009
 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP  22nd PUR LIBEREC 2009
 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP  36th 15K LIBEREC 2009
 WORLD CUP  32nd 50K FALUN 2010
 WORLD CUP  48th SP CANMORE 2010
 WORLD CUP  62nd 15K CANMORE 2010
 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP  4th 30K MALLES, VAL VENOSTA, BZ 2008
 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP  2nd 10K MALLES, VAL VENOSTA, BZ 2008
 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP  4th SP MALLES, VAL VENOSTA, BZ 2008
   

EQUIPMENT

 SKIS Fischer
 BINDINGS Salomon
 BOOTS Salomon