Kevin Bickner

Hometown: Wauconda IL (Norge Club) Birthdate: September 23, 1996 Longest jump: 244.5m, Vikersund , March, 2017

Kevin Bickner started jumping at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove IL when he was nine years old and competed throughout the Central Division. As a member of five Junior National Teams, he was the silver medalist two years running before taking the championship titles in 2012 and 2013. Kevin was a member of three World Junior teams and finished an impressive 11th place in 2016.

At age 16, Kevin was named to the USA Development Team and moved to Park City UT to train with the National Team. Kevin’s success on the FIS cup circuit quickly led to opportunities on the Continental Cup Tour. After establishing himself on the international COC circuit, and being named to the National Team, Kevin earned his chance to represent the USA in the Summer Grand Prix and then the World Cup where, as one of the youngest competitors, he scored his first points. In 2016, Kevin qualified for the opportunity to try his hand at Ski Flying on the HS 225 Ski Flying hill in Vikersund Norway. It was during this first ski flying experience that he flew a personal best 214.5m (2nd furthest in US history after Alan Alborn) and finished with his first World Cup score. One year later, in March of 2017, he smashed the US distance record by soaring 244.5m in Vikersund, Norway.

Kevin currently attends DeVry University and splits his time training with the National Team in Park City and the National Team training facility in Slovenia. He resides in Park City with his family – his father, Tom Bickner, is a member of the USA Nordic Sport Board of Directors. Kevin has two sisters, one of whom is an avid 16 year-old ski jumper and member of the USA Women’s Development Team and the other is with the Peace Corps in Malawi Africa. His mother, Maureen Bickner, is a math teacher at the School in Park City.

Highlights: • 18th, Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang, Korea, February 2018 • 7th, Summer Grand Prix, Hakuba, , Aug 2017 • 3rd, Continental Cup, Kranj Slovenia, July 2017 • USSA 2017 Athlete of the Year Award • 7th, World Cup Ski Flying Team Event, Vikersund Norway, March 2017 • 15th, World Cup Ski Flying, Vikersund Norway, March 2017, 244.5m PB • 21st & 27th, World Cup, Sapporo Japan, February 2017 • 24th & 26th, World Cup, , February 2017 • 23rd, World Cup, Klingenthal Germany, December 2016 • 7th, Summer Grand Prix, Hakuba Japan, Aug 2016 • 8th, Summer Grand Prix, Einsiedeln Switzerland, Aug 2016 • USSA 2016 Ski Jumping Athlete of the Year Award • 1st, Springer Tourney, Park City UT, July 2015 • 1st, Flaming Leaves, Lake Placid NY, October 2015 • 2nd, National Championships, Large Hill, Park City UT, July 2015 • 2nd, National Championships, Normal Hill, Lake Placid NY, Oct 2015 • 2nd, FIS Cup, Brattleboro VT, February 2015 • 6th, FIS Cup, Villach , July 2015 • 11th, World Junior Championships, Rasnov Romania, February 2016 • 12th, Continental Cup, Kranj Slovenia, July 2015 • 17th & 19th, Continental Cup, Sapporo Japan, January 2016 • 30th, Grand Prix, Hakuba Japan, August 2015 • 30th, World Cup Ski Flying, Vikersund Norway, Feb 2016, 214.5 meters • Junior National Champion, Park City UT, March 2013 • Junior National Champion, Minneapolis MN, March 2012