Kevin Bickner (born September 23, 1996) is an American

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. He is the current national record holder, with set in

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on March 19, 2017.

Career

In the 2014/15 season, Bickner made his

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debut but did not qualify to the main event in Lahti. He scored first

points in the 2016/17 season and finished at 23rd place in Klingenthal. In 2017, Bickner performed at his first Nordic World Championships in

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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

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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.

Major tournament results

Winter Olympics

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

FIS Ski Flying World Championships

World Cup

Standings

Individual starts (97)

References

External links

* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bickner, Kevin 1996 births Living people American male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers for the United States Ski jumpers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Skiers from Chicago 21st-century American sportsmen