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Kevin Bickner

Kevin Bickner
Country United States
Born (1996-09-23) 23 September 1996 (age 28)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Ski clubNorge Ski Club
Personal best244.5 m (802 ft) National record
Vikersund, 19 March 2017
World Cup career
Seasons20152020, 2022,
2024–present
Indiv. starts75
Team starts9
Updated on 1 December 2024.

Kevin Bickner (born 23 September 1996) is an American ski jumper.[1][2] He is the current national record holder, with 244.5 metres (802 ft) 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

Season Overall 4H SF RA W6 T5 P7
2014/15 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2015/16 77 44 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2016/17 42 45 29 31 N/A N/A N/A
2017/18 39 51 28 33 29 N/A 29
2018/19 51 55 58 N/A 61
2019/20 54 37 41 46 N/A
2021/22 49 N/A N/A
2023/24 N/A N/A
2024/25 41 N/A N/A

Individual starts (75)

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Points
2014/15 Klingenthal Kuusamo Kuusamo Lillehammer Lillehammer Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Engelberg Engelberg Oberstdorf Garmisch-Partenkirchen Innsbruck Bischofshofen Tauplitz Wisła Zakopane Sapporo Sapporo Willingen Willingen Titisee-Neustadt Titisee-Neustadt Vikersund Vikersund Lahti Kuopio Trondheim Oslo Oslo Planica Planica 0
q
2015/16 Klingenthal Lillehammer Lillehammer Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Engelberg Engelberg Oberstdorf Garmisch-Partenkirchen Innsbruck Bischofshofen Willingen Zakopane Sapporo Sapporo Trondheim Vikersund Vikersund Vikersund Lahti Lahti Kuopio Almaty Almaty Wisła Titisee-Neustadt Planica Planica Planica 1
q 51 DQ 39 q q 53 q 30 46 32 q
2016/17 Kuusamo Kuusamo Klingenthal Lillehammer Lillehammer Engelberg Engelberg Oberstdorf Garmisch-Partenkirchen Innsbruck Bischofshofen Wisła Wisła Zakopane Willingen Oberstdorf Oberstdorf Sapporo Sapporo Pyeongchang Pyeongchang Oslo Trondheim Vikersund Planica Planica 50
46 38 23 DQ 48 41 41 q 32 35 41 48 43 45 24 26 21 27 43 46 q q 15 q
2017/18 Wisła Kuusamo Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Titisee-Neustadt Engelberg Engelberg Oberstdorf Garmisch-Partenkirchen Innsbruck Bischofshofen Tauplitz Zakopane Willingen Willingen Lahti Oslo Lillehammer Trondheim Vikersund Planica Planica 50
q q q q 26 24 25 33 20 36 34 26 30 15
2018/19 Wisła Kuusamo Kuusamo Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Engelberg Engelberg Oberstdorf Garmisch-Partenkirchen Innsbruck Bischofshofen Val di Fiemme Val di Fiemme Zakopane Sapporo Sapporo Oberstdorf Oberstdorf Oberstdorf Lahti Willingen Willingen Oslo Lillehammer Trondheim Vikersund Planica Planica 18
42 59 49 18 26 34 33 q 37 39 q q 46 q 37 q 37 q q q q q 45 q q
2019/20 Wisła Kuusamo Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Klingenthal Engelberg Engelberg Oberstdorf Garmisch-Partenkirchen Innsbruck Bischofshofen Val di Fiemme Val di Fiemme Titisee-Neustadt Titisee-Neustadt Zakopane Sapporo Sapporo Willingen Tauplitz Tauplitz Râșnov Râșnov Lahti Lahti Oslo Lillehammer 14
q 45 q q 38 22 42 26 45 q q 35 45 46 39 50 49 q 49 33 41
2021/22 Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Ruka Ruka Wisła Klingenthal Klingenthal Engelberg Engelberg Oberstdorf Garmisch-Partenkirchen Bischofshofen Bischofshofen Bischofshofen Zakopane Titisee-Neustadt Titisee-Neustadt Willingen Willingen Lahti Lahti Lillehammer Oslo Oslo Oberstdorf Oberstdorf Planica Planica 0
q q q q q q q 56 q 46 q 46
2023–24 Kuusamo Kuusamo Lillehammer Lillehammer Klingenthal Klingenthal Engelberg Engelberg Oberstdorf Garmisch-Partenkirchen Innsbruck Bischofshofen Wisła Zakopane Willingen Willingen Lake Placid Lake Placid Sapporo Sapporo Oberstdorf Oberstdorf Lahti Lahti Oslo Oslo Trondheim Trondheim Vikersund Vikersund Planica Planica 0
41 41 43 43 q q
2024–25 Lillehammer Lillehammer Kuusamo Kuusamo Wisła Wisła Titisee-Neustadt Titisee-Neustadt Engelberg Engelberg Oberstdorf Garmisch-Partenkirchen Innsbruck Bischofshofen Zakopane Oberstdorf Oberstdorf Willingen Willingen Lake Placid Lake Placid Sapporo Sapporo Oslo Vikersund Vikersund Lahti Planica Planica 7
32 24 q 42

References

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