Canadians Alex Harvey and Devon Kershaw each cracked the top 10 in the final stage of a three-day cross-country skiing mini-tour on Sunday in Kuusamo, Finland.
Harvey, of St-Ferreol-les-Neiges, Que., placed seventh in the 15-kilometre classic-ski pursuit race and ended the three day competition in 11th spot. On Sunday he posted a time of 38 minutes 21.2 seconds.
?It was nice to bounce back today after not doing so great in the last two races,? Harvey said in a news release. ?Usually with individual starts I start out very conservative, but today I chased really hard right from the beginning. I was hurting on the fourth lap but the final two laps were really good. The whole strategy is to always catch the group in front of you and pass as many guys as you can.?
Kershaw, of Sudbury, Ont., was eighth on Sunday in 38:22.5 and was 20th overall. It was a good result for Kershaw, who?s had a slow start to the season.
?For me, I needed that race really badly. It was super important for me,? Kershaw said. ?I was pretty down and it is hard not to freak out when things aren?t going right, but I knew I had done good training and you have to maintain perspective and stay positive. It is nice to have a decent result in the top 10 and it is good confirmation for sure.?
Alexey Poltoranin of Kazakhstan posted the fastest time of the day at 37:42.8. Norway?s Eldar Roenning was second at 37:51.5, while Sweden?s Daniel Rickardsson was third in 38:11.3.
Norway?s Petter Northug won the overall competition, Switzerland?s Dario Cologna finished second and Roenning was third.
Norwegian athletes chalked up the top three times of the day in the women?s 10-kilometre pursuit. Therese Johaug set the time to beat at 27:51.4, while Marit Bjoergen was second at 28:00.1 and Vibeke Skofterud third with a time of 28:16.4.
Olympic gold medallist Chandra Crawford of Canmore, Alta., was the top Canadian woman in 54th at 30:45.9.
The Norwegians also swept the overall podium. Bjoergen finished on top, while Johaug was second and Skofterud third.
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