Table 2

Number of injuries and runs for each discipline during the six seasons before (2006–2012) and three seasons after (2012–2015) the change of ski regulations with relative injury rate (injuries per 1000 runs) and risk ratio computed with 95% CI

Injuries (n)Exposure (runs)Incidence
Discipline2006–20122012–20152006–20122012–20152006–20122012–2015RR (95% CI)
Downhill113376241278218.1 (14.8 to 21.4)13.3 (9.0 to 17.6)0.74 (0.51 to 1.07)
Super-G49214399202211.1 (8.0 to 14.3)10.4 (5.9 to 14.8)0.93 (0.56 to 1.56)
Giant slalom5925690338528.5 (6.4 to 10.7)6.5 (3.9 to 9.0)0.76 (0.48 to 1.21)
Slalom*4010994647284.0 (2.8 to 5.3)2.1 (0.8 to 3.4)0.53 (0.26 to 1.05)
Total2619327 48913 3849.5 (8.3 to 10.6)6.9 (5.5 to 8.4)0.73 (0.58 to 0.93)†
  • *Slalom did not undergo ski changes.

  • †Significant difference (p<0.05).