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.
| Kevin Bickner | |
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| Country |  United States |
| Born | 23 September 1996 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Ski club | Norge Ski Club |
| Personal best | 244.5 m (802 ft)  Vikersund, 19 March 2017 |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 2015–2020 2022–present |
| Starts | 68 |
| Updated on 6 March 2022. | |
Career
editIn 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
editStandings
edit| Season | Overall | 4H | SF | RA | W6 | T5 | P7 |
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| 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 |
Individual starts (68)
edit| 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 | Points |
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| 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 | – | |||||
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| q | 45 | q | q | – | 38 | 22 | 42 | 26 | 45 | q | q | 35 | 45 | 46 | 39 | 50 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | q | 49 | 33 | 41 | ||||||
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References
edit- ^ "Kevin Bickner profile on usa nordic". publisherusanordic.org. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Come support Kevin on his journey to the World Cup". ussa.rallyme.com. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Bickner". Olympics.com.
