Number (n) and proportions (%) of illnesses, affected systems, symptoms and causes separated for alpine skiing and snowboarding (alpine, ski cross, ski & snowboard halfpipe, snowboard slopestyle), curling, ice hockey (tournament, skills challenge), ice track sports (bob, luge, skeleton), Nordic skiing (biathlon, cross-country, ski jumping and Nordic combined)
| Alpine skiing & 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illnesses | 13 (5.9) | 2 (3.1) | 28 (14.1) | 13 (9.7) | 23 (9.5) | 7 (4.6) | 86 (8.5) |
| Illness affected system | |||||||
| Gastrointestinal | 1 | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 8 (9.3) |
| Respiratory | 10 | – | 11 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 52 (60.5) |
| Allergic, immunological | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 (2.3) |
| Metabolic, endocrinological | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | 4 (4.7) |
| Dermatological | – | – | 5 | 2 | – | – | 7 (8.1) |
| Other (urogenital, gynaecological, cardiovascular, neurological, psychiatric, musculoskeletal, dental) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 (15.1) |
| Illness symptoms | |||||||
| Fewer | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 (10.5) |
| Pain | 6 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 38 (44.2) |
| Diarrhoea, vomiting | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | 4 (4.7) |
| Dyspnoea, cough | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 7 (8.1) |
| Other (dehydration, anaphylaxis, lethargy, dizziness) | 4 | – | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 28 (25.2) |
| Illness cause | |||||||
| Infection | 9 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 43 (50.0) |
| Environmental | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 (12.8) |
| Exercise-induced | 1 | – | 6 | – | 7 | – | 14 (16.3) |
| Other (pre-existing, drug) | 1 | – | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 (20.9) |
*Information is missing for six athletes.