The Men’s Skate race was the third race of four men’s races held in Canmore, Alberta. These races completed Ski Tour Canada 2016. The March 11, 2016 interval start race was won by Finland’s Matti Heikkinen with Russia’s Evgeniy second and Sweden’s Marcus Hellner third.
Kevin Sandau takes advantage of a slight downhill.
Noah Hoffman pushes through soft snow near the end of the race on a warm afternoon.
Graeme Killick maintains speed around a curve at the Canmore Nordic Centre.
Bernhard Tritscher double poles his through a slow, sunny portion of the trail.
Andrew Musgrave had many strong races in Ski Tour Canada 2016
Sergey Ustiugov has been one of the best male skiers in the World Cup this year and led for most of the way in the Ski Tour Canada 2016 competitions.
Scott Patterson glides through afternoon shadows at the Canview Nordic Centre.
Martin Johansson cruises around a sweeping curve.
Marcus Hellner pushes toward the final downhill and finished third in this race.
Alex Harvey finished 6th in the 15 km Skate race.
Jonas Dobler skates rapidly on the final lap of this 15km race.
Ivan Babikov moved up in the overall standings of Ski Tour Canada 2016 with a 10th place finish in this race.
Graeme Killick was consistently one of Canada's better skiers in the Ski Tour Canada 2016 races.
Eric Bjornsen leads a Russian skier through soft snow near the end of the race.
Devon Kershaw skied consistently well on his home course and finish 20th in this race
Baptiste Gros is primarily a sprinter but also competes in distance races.
Alexey Poltoranin had a solid 15km Skate race and finished 16th.