Kevin Bickner (born 23 September 1996) is an American
ski jumper. He is the current national
record
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holder, with set in
Vikersund
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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
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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
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and finished 18th place at normal hill individual, 20th place at large hill individual, and 9th place at team large hill.
World Cup
Standings
Individual starts (68)
References
External links
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1996 births
Living people
American male ski jumpers
Olympic ski jumpers of the United States
Ski jumpers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Ski jumpers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Sportspeople from Chicago