Kevin BICKNER

United States of America

Ski Jumping

Date of Birth: 23 Sep 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Place of birth: LAKE FOREST, IL

Birth Country:

United States of America

Residence: PARK CITY, UT

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Ski Jumping	Men's Normal Hill Individual	43
	Men's Large Hill Individual	39
	Men's Team USA United States of America	10

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Normal Hill Individual Trial Round for Qualification	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Normal Hill Individual Qualification Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Normal Hill Individual Trial Round for Competition	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Normal Hill Individual 1st Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Large Hill Individual Trial Round for Qualification	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Large Hill Individual Qualification Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Large Hill Individual Trial Round for Competition	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Large Hill Individual 1st Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Team Trial Round for Competition	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Team 1st Round	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
8	Normal Hill Team	2017	Lahti, FIN	802.2
10	Normal Hill Team	2019	Seefeld, AUT	364.9
11	Large Hill Team	2019	Seefeld, AUT	342.5
11	Large Hill Team	2017	Lahti, FIN	365.1
30	Large Hill	2017	Lahti, FIN	207.3
37	Large Hill	2019	Seefeld, AUT	97.1
47	Normal Hill	2017	Lahti, FIN	98.5
48	Normal Hill	2019	Seefeld, AUT	71.0

Four Hill Tournament
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
26	Large Hill	2020	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	248.2
26	Large Hill	2018	Bischofshofen, AUT	220.2
32	Large Hill	2017	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	117.3
35	Large Hill	2017	Innsbruck, AUT	89.4
37	Large Hill	2019	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	90.6
39	Large Hill	2019	Innsbruck, AUT	95.0
41	Large Hill	2017	Bischofshofen, AUT	96.0
42	Large Hill	2020	Oberstdorf, GER	105.7
45	Large Hill	2020	Innsbruck, AUT	95.7

World Cup Rankings Overview
Season	Overall
2019/2020	54
2018/2019	51

Best Performance per Season in World Cup Events from 2018/2019
Season	Normal Hill	Large Hill	Flying Hill	Large Hill Team
2021/2022				1 x 9th
2019/2020	1 x 35th	1 x 22nd
2018/2019		1 x 18th	1 x 37th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location	Result
9	Large Hill Team	2021/2022	Wisla, POL	232.9

Hobbies:

Skiing, hiking, travelling. (Athlete, Oct 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Education:

Went to Wauconda High School, IL, USA. Student at DeVry University, Naperville, IL, USA. (teamusa.org)

Plans to go into aviation after retirement from sports. (Athlete, Oct 2021)

Family:

Father, Tom Bickner. Mother, Maureen Bickner. Sisters, Brandalyn and Kailey.

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Norge Ski Club

Coach:

Team/Personal: Bine Norcic (SLO), Balki Vrhovec (SLO). Growing up he was coached by Scott Smith.
Ski: Slatnar

Sporting relatives:

Father Tom Bickner (Ski jumping): Member of the USA Nordic Sport Board of Directors. (teamusa.org)

Sister Kailey Bickner (Ski jumping): Competed at the FIS Cup level.

Debut:

2013 Continental Cup in Iron Mountain (Large hill - 47th)
2015 World Cup in Lahti (Team - 12th)
2015 World Cup in Lillehammer (Normal hill - 51st)

National team:

2013

Start:

Started skiing at the age of nine. (teamusa.org)

Ambition:

Season 2021/22 goals: Consistently scoring in the World Cup and striving for a new personal best every weekend. (Athlete, Oct 2021)

Memorable:

United States of America distance record holder of 244.5 meters (Athlete, Oct 2021)

Award:

USSA Ski Jumping Athlete of the Year (2016)

Milestones

OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
Three top-20 finishes in his Olympic Winter Games debut at PyeongChang 2018, his top finish of ninth with the team.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Competed at two World Championships (2017, 2019), the 2018 Ski Flying World Championships, and three Junior World Championships (2014-16), where he had a best finish of 11th in Rasnov in 2016 (normal hill).

WORLD CUP
Scored his first points in February 2016 in Vikersund on the flying hill and his best result of 15th was in March 2017 on the same hill. Has six top-10 finishes with the team.

His best overall ranking in the World Cup was 39th in 2017/18.

His last showing in the main event of an individual World Cup was in March 2020 in Lillehammer (large hill - 41st). However, he did compete in the team event in Wisla in December 2021.

SEASON 2021/22
In 2021, he competed in several Continental Cups, in the Summer Grand Prix 2021, and in several qualifications for the World Cup, but could not make the cut for the main event.

Won the USA trials in December 2021, which secured him a direct qualification for his second Olympic Winter Games.

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