February 17, 2019 (Cogne, ITA) – Canada’s Alex Harvey skied to a solid 10th-place finish in the men’s 15km CL on Sunday in Cogne, Italy as Alexander Bolshunov (RUS) was the clear winner with a 43.7 second margin over Iivo Niskanen (FIN) with Alexander Bessmertnykh (RUS) another 12.2 seconds back in 3rd.

The USA’s Erik Bjornsen had a strong day finishing 16th while Kyle Bratrud was also in the points finishing 26th in sunny conditions over the 3x5km Classic loop in the Aosta valley. A few of the big names were missing, as the skiers are completing their final preparations for the World Championships, which open in Seefeld, with the sprint on Feb. 21.

Rosie Brennan led the charge for the USA in 21st in the women’s 10km CL race while Katherine Stewart-Jones was the top Canadian finisher in 33rd. Kerttu Niskanen of Finland finally claimed another victory – her first in five years. Switzerland’s Nadine Fähndrich took her first World Cup podium in 2nd while Natalia Nepryaeva (Rus) was third.

Men’s results here.
Women’s results here.