Number of all injuries (n = 86) and exposure (the total number of runs, n = 8734) in the different disciplines during World Cup/World Ski Championship competitions
| Discipline | Injuries (n) | Exposure (runs) | Incidence (injuries per 1000 runs) | Relative risk | Knee injury incidence (injuries per 1000 runs) | Relative risk | ||||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Total | Males vs females | Male | Female | Total | Males vs females | |
| Downhill | 25 | 12 | 1292 | 863 | 19.3 (11.8 to 26.9) | 13.9 (6.0 to 21.8) | 17.2 (11.6 to 22.7) | 1.39 (0.70 to 2.77) | 8.5 (3.5 to 13.5) | 4.6 (0.1 to 9.2) | 7.0 (3.4 to 10.5) | 1.84 (0.59 to 5.77) |
| Super-G | 9 | 5 | 620 | 653 | 14.5 (5.0 to 24.0) | 7.7 (0.9 to 14.4) | 11.0 (5.2 to 16.8) | 1.90 (0.64 to 5.66) | 1.6 (−1.5 to 4.8) | 1.5 (−1.5 to 4.5) | 1.6 (−0.6 to 3.7) | 1.05 (0.07 to 16.8) |
| Giant slalom | 14 | 5 | 1090 | 977 | 12.8 (6.1 to 19.6) | 5.1 (0.6 to 9.6) | 9.2 (5.1 to 13.3) | 2.51 (0.90 to 6.97) | 3.7 (0.1 to 7.3) | 4.1 (0.1 to 8.1) | 3.9 (1.2 to 6.6) | 0.90 (0.22 to 3.58) |
| Slalom | 14 | 2 | 1864 | 1375 | 7.5 (3.6 to 11.4) | 1.5 (−0.6 to 3.5) | 4.9 (2.5 to 7.4) | 5.16 (1.17 to 22.7) | 1.1 (−0.4 to 2.6) | 0.7 (−0.7 to 2.2) | 0.9 (−0.1 to 2.0) | 1.48 (0.13 to 16.3) |
| Total | 62 | 24 | 4866 | 3868 | 12.7 (9.6 to 15.9) | 6.2 (3.7 to 8.7) | 9.8 (7.8 to 11.9) | 2.05 (1.28 to 3.29) | 3.7 (2.0 to 5.4) | 2.6 (1.0 to 4.2) | 3.2 (2.0 to 4.4) | 1.43 (0.66 to 3.10) |
Injury incidence is shown for all injuries (n = 86) in the different disciplines among male and female skiers as well as for knee injuries only (n = 28), and the relative risk for males versus females.