December 11, 2018 (Park City, Utah) – USA Nordic athlete, Kevin Bickner, 22, from Wauconda, Illinois (Norge Ski Club) lands in 5th place on the HS 140 in the FIS Continental Cup in Lillehammer, Norway. Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes, representing Canada, coached by USA Nordic, places 6th at the same competition.

Titisee-Neustadt, Germany was slated to host the weekend’s FIS World Cup, however deteriorating low snow conditions forced a cancellation and venue change to Lillehammer, Norway for these athletes.

In Continental Cup Standings, Bickner is in 13th while Boyd-Clowes is in 10th.

Boyd-Clowes said, “Competing this weekend in Lillehammer was a last minute decision our team made after the World Cup was cancelled. We wanted to take advantage of every jump we got and had some good ones. Although not all of them were in the competition rounds, the 5th and 6th by Kevin and I are a good confidence boost for our team leading into the world cups next week.”

Bickner, reigning record holder, crushed the US distance record in March of 2017 at the HS 225 meter Ski Flying venue in Vikersund, Norway by soaring 244.5 meters.

Theese top 6 results come at the beginning stages of a post Olympic season following Pyeong Chang 2018 where Bickner placed 18th and Boyd-Clowes placed 21st at the Winter Games.

Full results here.