Kevin Drury

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Kevin Drury
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1988-07-20) 20 July 1988 (age 32)
Toronto, Ontario
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
Sport Freestyle skiing
Event(s)Ski cross

Kevin Drury (born July 20, 1988) is a Canadian freestyle skier who competes internationally. [1]

He represented Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where he placed 4th in Men's ski cross. [2]

He is the current World Cup Overall champion. Drury competed as an alpine skier for the University of Vermont Catamounts ski team from 2009 to 2014, where he was a two-time All-American selection and national runner-up in the giant slalom at the 2011 NCAA Championships. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "DRURY Kevin – Biographie". data.fis-ski.com.
  2. "Athlete profile – Kevin Drury". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  3. "Laurence St. Germain and Kevin Drury to Represent Canada in Winter Olympics". University of Vermont.
  4. "UVM Athletics". uvmathletics.com.