Table 1

Number of injuries and athletes interviewed during six seasons of FIS WC snowboarding (2007–2013) with absolute injury rate (injuries per 100 athletes per season) computed with 95% CI for the specific discipline and the specific seasons

Big airHalfpipePGS/PSLSnowboard crossTotal
SeasonInjuriesAthletesInjury rateInjuriesAthletesInjury rateInjuriesAthletesInjury rateInjuriesAthletesInjury rateInjuriesAthletesInjury rate
06/074757.1 (1.1–113.1)326747.8 (31.2–64.3)3475 (−9.9 to 159.9)276442.2 (26.3–58.1)6614246.5 (35.3–57.7)
07/08114027.5 (11.2–43.8)227330.1 (17.5–42.7)327045.7 (29.9–61.6)669768 (51.6–84.5)13128046.8 (38.8–54.8)
08/0971546.7 (12.1–81.2)438848.9 (34.3–63.5)277735.1 (21.8–48.3)538959.6 (43.5–75.6)13026948.3 (40–56.6)
09/1007156921.7 (10.7–32.7)209820.4 (11.5–29.4)519752.6 (38.1–67)8627131.7 (25–38.4)
10/1131421.4 (2.8–45.7)328040 (26.1–53.9)1510114.9 (7.3–22.4)6511954.6 (41.3–67.9)11531536.5 (29.8–43.2)
11/122825 (-9.7–59.6)113333.3 (13.6–53)76211.3 (2.9–19.7)265349.1 (30.2–67.9)4615629.5 (21–38)
Total279129.7 (18.5–40.9)15541037.8 (31.9–43.8)10441225.2 (20.4–30.1)28851955.5 (49.1–61.9)574143240.1 (36.8–43.4)
  • FIS WC, International Ski Federation (Fédération Internationale de Ski) World Cup; PGS/PSL: parallel giant slalom/parallel slalom.