Kevin Drury

Biography

In his Olympic debut at PyeongChang 2018, Kevin Drury advanced to the big final in men’s ski cross, placing fourth overall. In his second Olympic appearance at Beijing 2022, Drury was eliminated in the quarterfinals, placing 12th overall.

Drury won bronze in his second appearance at the FIS World Championships in 2019. After missing the 2021 World Championships because of a broken tibia, Drury returned in 2023. He made it to the small final, which he won, to finish fifth overall.

Drury had his best FIS World Cup season in 2019-20 when he became the first Canadian man to win a Crystal Globe in ski cross on the strength of four victories and three second place finishes.  

Drury thought about retiring after spending three seasons dealing with recurring knee pain and having to undergo a procedure on the joint as well as shoulder surgery. But he decided to give ski cross one more go in 2024-25 and enjoyed a career resurgence. He reached the World Cup podium five times after having gone almost three years between World Cup podiums (January 2022-December 2024). In December 2025, he earned his first World Cup victory in almost six years (since February 2020). As of January 2026, he has 19 career World Cup podiums, including six victories.

Drury made his FIS World Cup debut as a ski cross racer in December 2015. He earned his first career World Cup podium in December 2017 and got his first career World Cup victory in March 2018. He finished third overall in the 2017-18 World Cup standings. In 2014-15, he had been the overall Nor-Am Cup champion in men’s ski cross.

Before becoming an elite ski cross racer, Drury enjoyed a successful collegiate career as an alpine skier at the University of Vermont. In 2011, he was the runner-up in the giant slalom at the NCAA national championships and was a First Team All-American in the slalom. After not competing in 2013, he earned NCAA All-American Second Team honours for slalom and giant slalom in 2014. 

A Little More About Kevin

Getting into the Sport: After growing up as an alpine skier, switched to ski cross at age 26… Outside Interests: Was a math major at the University of Vermont… Loves golf and biking… Completed the Leadville 100 Mile mountain bike race with his wife in 2019… Odds and Ends: His aunt, Marion Lay, was an Olympic swimmer who won bronze with Canada’s women’s 4x100m freestyle relay at Mexico City 1968…