Number (n) and proportions (%) of injuries, locations, types and causes separated for alpine skiing and snowboarding (alpine, ski cross, ski and snowboard halfpipe, snowboard slopestyle), curling, ice hockey (tournament, skills challenge), ice track sports (bob, luge and skeleton), Nordic skiing (biathlon, cross-country, ski jumping and Nordic combined)
| Alpine skiing and
snowboarding n=222 | Curling n=64 | Ice hockey n=199 | Ice-track sports n=134 | Nordic skiing n=243 | Skating n=153 | All* n=1015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injuries: n (%) | 55 (24.8) | 2 (3.1) | 26 (13.1) | 8 (6.0) | 6 (2.5) | 14 (9.2) | 111 (10.9) |
| Injury location† | |||||||
| Face (including eye, ear, nose) | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 (1.8) |
| Head | 7 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 11 (9.9) |
| Neck/cervical spine | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 (0.9) | |
| Thoracic spine/upper back | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6 (5.4) |
| Sternum/ribs | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 (2.7) |
| Lumbar spine/lower back | 9 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 11 (9.9) | |
| Abdomen | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pelvis/sacrum/buttock | 5 | – | 4 | – | – | 3 | 12 (10.8) |
| Shoulder/clavicle | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 (9.0) |
| Upper arm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Elbow | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 (1.8) |
| Forearm | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 3 (2.7) |
| Wrist | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 (1.8) |
| Hand | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 (3.6) |
| Finger | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 3 (2.7) |
| Thumb | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (0.9) |
| Hip | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 (1.8) |
| Groin | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 (1.8) |
| Thigh | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 4 (3.6) |
| Knee | 11 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 15 (13.5) |
| Lower leg | 4 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 (6.3) |
| Achilles tendon | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ankle | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 (2.7) |
| Foot/toe | – | 1 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 6 (5.4) |
| Injury type† | |||||||
| Concussion | 5 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 8 (7.2) |
| Fracture (trauma, stress, other bone injuries) | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 5 (4.5) |
| Sprain (dislocation, subluxation, ligamentous rupture) | 12 | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 (18.1) |
| Strain (muscle rupture, tear, tendon rupture) | 8 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 11 (9.9) |
| Meniscus, cartilage | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Contusion/haematoma, bruise | 22 | – | 14 | – | 1 | 6 | 43 (38.7) |
| Tendinosis, tendinopathy | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 (1.8) |
| Arthritis, synovitis, brusitis | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 (1.8) |
| Impingement | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (0.9) |
| Laceration, abrasion, skin lesion | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 (1.8) |
| Dental injury, broken tooth | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 (0.9) |
| Muscle cramps, spasm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 (7.2) |
| Other (nerve, spinal cord, fasciitis) | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | 3 | 7 (6.3) |
| Injury cause† | |||||||
| Overuse (gradual onset) | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 (4.5) |
| Overuse (sudden onset) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 (11.7) |
| Non-contact trauma | 26 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 38 (34.2) |
| Recurrence of previous injury | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 (0.9) |
| Contact with another athlete | 1 | – | 12 | – | – | 1 | 14 (12.6) |
| Contact with moving object | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | – | 7 (6.3) |
| Contact with stagnant object | 13 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 (16.2) |
| Violation of rules | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 3 (2.7) |
| Field of play condition | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Weather condition | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 (1.8) |
| Equipment failure | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 (0.9) |
| Other | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 (7.2) |
*Information is missing for six athletes.
†Information is missing for one injury.