Time loss injury characteristics (location, type and cause) stratified by sport
| All (n=242) | Bobsleigh and skeleton (n=20) | Figure skating (n=14) | Ice hockey (n=48) | Luge (n=10) | Skiing (n=109) | Speed skating (n=21) | |
| Number of injuries | 32 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
| Injuries/1000 athlete days | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 |
| Injury location | |||||||
| Achilles tendon | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Ankle | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Face (including eye, ear and nose) | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Hand | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – |
| Hip | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Knee | 7 | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | 1 |
| Lower leg (anterior) | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Lumbar spine/lower back | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | – |
| Cervical spine/neck | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Pelvis/sacrum/buttock | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Shoulder/cavicle | 5 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – |
| Sternum/ribs | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Thigh (anterior) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Thoracic spine/upper back | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| Injury cause | |||||||
| Contact | 18 | – | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | – |
| Non-contact acute | 11 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Overuse | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| Injury type | |||||||
| Arthritis/synovitis/bursitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Contusion/haematoma/bruise | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Dental/broken tooth | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Fracture (traumatic) | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| Laceration/abrasion/skin lesion | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Muscle cramps or spasms | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sprain (injury of joint and/or ligaments) | 15 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 9 | – |
| Strain/muscle rupture/tear | 5 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | – |
| Fracture (stress) | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Subluxation | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Tendinosis/tendinopathy | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tendon rupture | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
No injuries were sustained by the following sports: biathlon (n=10) and curling (n=10).