Kevin Bickner Explained

Kevin Bickner
Birth Date:23 September 1996
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, United States
Club:Norge Ski Club
Personalbest:244.5m (802.2feet)
Vikersund, 19 March 2017
Seasons:20152020
2022–present
Individual Starts:68
Team Starts:9
Updated:6 March 2022

Kevin Bickner (born 23 September 1996) is an American ski jumper.[1] [2] He is the current national record holder, with 244.5m (802.2feet) set in Vikersund on 19 March 2017.

Career

In the 2014/15 season, Bickner made his World Cup debut but did not qualify to the main event in Lahti. He scored first World Cup points in the 2016/17 season and finished at 23rd place in Klingenthal.

In 2017, Bickner performed at his first Nordic World Championships in Lahti and finished 30th place at large hill individual, 47th place at normal hill individual, 8th place at mixed normal hill and 11th place at team large hill.

In 2018, he participated in his first Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and finished 18th place at normal hill individual, 20th place at large hill individual, and 9th place at team large hill.[3]

World Cup

Standings

SeasonOverall
scope=row align=center2014/15N/A N/A N/A N/A
scope=row align=center2015/1677 44 N/A N/A N/A N/A
scope=row align=center2016/1742 45 29 31 N/A N/A N/A
scope=row align=center39 51 28 33 29 N/A 29
scope=row align=center51 55 58 N/A 61
scope=row align=center54 37 41 46 N/A
scope=row align=center49 N/A N/A

Individual starts (68)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kevin Bickner profile on usa nordic . publisherusanordic.org . 29 January 2016.
  2. Web site: Come support Kevin on his journey to the World Cup . ussa.rallyme.com . 29 January 2016.
  3. Web site: Bickner . Olympics.com.