Kevin Bickner

U.S. ski jumper Kevin Bickner explains his sport using legos.

It may not be a medal but it’s a big feat for Wauconda’s Kevin Bickner, who was the only American to make it to the final jump in the men’s large hill ski jumping event Saturday.

Defending champion Kamil Stoch won ski jumping’s large hill at the Pyeongchang Olympics. The 30-year-old Polish jumper had leaps of 135 and 136.5 meters for 285.7 points to beat normal hill gold medalist Andreas Wellinger of Germany, who took the silver. Robert Johansson of Norway won the bronze.

Kevin Bickner qualified for the Large Hill ski jumping final this weekend, but before he took his qualifying jump, he made sure to get plenty of rest in the perfect location.

No surprises here. It was the all normal suspects atop the men’s individual large hill qualifying round scoreboard at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre Friday. Names like Norway’s Johann Andre Forfang, Germany’s Andreas Wellinger (who won the gold on the normal hill) and Kamil Stoch (the 2014 gold medalist) all were included in the top seven. But enough about the...

The Chicago-area’s beloved ski jumpers, who made history when they made the U.S. team, will jump again for their chance at an Olympic medal.

One of four Americans made it to the final round of normal hill ski jumping Saturday, but Kevin Bickner didn’t soar far enough to win the gold, which went to German Andreas Wellinger. High winds at the Alpensia Ski Jumping center during the first round resulted in a 30-minute delay of the final. The temperature was minus-11 Celsius (12 Fahrenheit)...

A trio of Chicago-area natives from the prestigious Norge Ski Club jumped in their first-ever Olympic medal event Saturday and though none walked away with the coveted gold, silver or bronze, they still made a strong mark representing the U.S. for the first time.

The Olympic cauldron is lit, the opening ceremony is finished and it’s time for the athletes in Pyeongchang to officially go for gold. While competition has been underway for a few days, Saturday brings the first medal events at the 2018 Winter Games: three in ski events and two in speedskating.

American ski jumper Casey Larson has already made history in this year’s Winter Olympics, and all he had to do was make his qualifying jump.

Chicago-area athletes kicked off the Olympic ski jumping competition in high fashion — literally.

The first events at the Winter Olympics kick off even before the opening ceremony–and they’ll feature several locals.

Three of four members named to the U.S. Olympic Ski Jumping team are from the Chicago area, an historic feat for a suburban club.

It is an Olympic sport that is not for the faint of heart: ski jumping.