{{Short description|American cross-country skier (born 1993)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox skier | name = Kevin Bolger | image = 2019-01-12 Men's Quarterfinals (Heat 3) at the at FIS Cross-Country World Cup Dresden by Sandro Halank–052.jpg | caption = Bolger in 2019 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|4|11}} | birth_place = Minocqua, Wisconsin, U.S. | nationality = {{USA}} | height = | club = Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation | seasons = 6 – (2018–present) | wins = | totalpodiums = 0 | teamwins = | teampodiums = 0 | individual_starts = 92<!--92 as of March 25, 2023--> | team_starts = 13<!--13 as of March 24, 2023--> | wcoveralls = 0 – (''52nd in 2021'') | wctitles = 0 | updated = March 29, 2023 | medaltemplates = }}
'''Kevin Bolger''' (born April 11, 1993) is an American cross-country skier.<ref name="FISprofile" /> He competed in the sprint at the 2022 Winter Olympics, the first time four male American skiers have qualified.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/cross-country-skiing/athlete-profile-n1041363-kevin-bolger.htm |title=Kevin Bolger |work=Beijing 2022 Olympics |accessdate=February 8, 2022 |archive-date=February 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209051337/https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/cross-country-skiing/athlete-profile-n1041363-kevin-bolger.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nickel |first=Lori |title=Minocqua native Kevin Bolger helps U.S. cross country team make history in individual sprint freestyle at Winter Olympics |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/olympics/2022/02/09/kevin-bolger-lifts-team-usa-winter-olympics-cross-country-skiing/6719385001/ |access-date=December 17, 2022 |website=Journal Sentinel}}</ref> He competed collegiately for the University of Utah where he was named to the 2016 NCAA Skiing All-Americans Second Team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://usskiandsnowboard.org/athletes/kevin-bolger |title=Kevin Bolger |work=usskiandsnowboard.org |accessdate=February 8, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bolger Finds Success in Nordic Skiing |url=https://dailyutahchronicle.com/2016/12/05/bolger-finds-success-nordic-skiing/ |access-date=December 17, 2022 |website=The Daily Utah Chronicle}}</ref>
==Cross-country skiing results== All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).<ref name="FISprofile">{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=180596&type=st-WC |title=BOLGER Kevin |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=February 9, 2022}}</ref>
===Olympic Games=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; background:#ffffff;" ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 15 km <br> individual ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 30 km <br> skiathlon ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 50 km <br> mass start ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Sprint ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 4 × 10 km <br> relay ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Team <br> sprint |- | 2022 || ''28'' || — || — || —{{ref label|a|a}} || 17 || 9 ||— |} <span style="font-size:95%">{{note label|a|a}}Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.</span>
===World Championships=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; background:#ffffff;" ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 15 km <br> individual ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| skiathlon ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 50 km <br> mass start ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Sprint ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| relay ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Team <br> sprint |- | 2019 || ''25'' || — || — || — || 18 || — || — |- | 2021 || ''27'' || — || — || — || 35 || — || — |- | 2023 || ''29'' || — || —|| — || 44 || — || — |- | 2025 || ''31'' || || 31 || 22 || || 7 || |}
===World Cup=== ====Season standings==== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; background:#ffffff;" ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;" rowspan="2" | Season ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;" rowspan="2" | Age ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;" colspan="3" |Discipline standings ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;" colspan="4" |Ski Tour standings |- ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Overall ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Distance ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Sprint ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Nordic<br>Opening ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Tour de<br>Ski ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Ski Tour<br>2020 ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|World Cup<br>Final |- | 2018 || ''24'' ||102 || {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} || 50 || — || — || {{n/a}} ||60 |- | 2019 || ''25'' || 112 || {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} || 60 || 59 || {{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} || {{n/a}} || 44 |- | 2020 || ''26'' || 87 || {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}|| 51 || 66 || {{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} || {{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} || {{n/a}} |- | 2021 || ''27'' || 52|| {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} || 16 || 63 || 48|| {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} |- | 2022 || ''28'' || 75||99|| 41 || {{n/a}} || {{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}|| {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} |- | 2023 || ''29'' ||90 || {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} || 40 || {{n/a}} || {{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}|| {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} |}
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==External links== * {{FIS cross-country skier}} * {{U.S. Ski & Snowboard|kevin-bolger}} * {{Team USA|new_id=kevin-bolger-1084901|old_id=Kevin-Bolger|sport=us-ski-and-snowboard|archive=20230603111549}} * {{Olympics.com|kevin-bolger}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Instagram}}
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