Canada’s greatest male cross country skier and his son, who could be the next, are both auditioning for a place in the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Pierre Harvey, 51, is just like his son Alex, 20, one of the rising young stars on the international nordic scene. Neither Harvey is guaranteed a place in the Whistler Games next February, however, though Alex’s performance this weekend against the world’s elite in only the fourth World Cup cross country ski event ever staged in Canada could move him closer to that goal.

Pierre is trying to make a return trip to Whistler as a stadium announcer. VANOC, the organizing committee, invited him to to do French language commentary at the pre-Olympic test events for cross country and nordic combined this weekend in the Callaghan Valley. If he passes the test, he’ll be back next year.

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