Table 4

Risk Factor Rating (RFR): experts’ priorities of perceived key injury risk factor categories regarding their potential impact on injury risk

Perceived priority	Potential key injury risk factor	Mentions in RFR	Rank	Mean rank RFR	Rank	∑ Rank points
1	System ski, plate, binding, boot	22	1	1.73	2	3
2	Changing snow conditions	17	2	1.79	4	6
3	Speed and course setting aspects	9	6	2.00	7	13
4	Physical aspects	6	9	1.92	6	15
4	Speed in general	11	4	2.23	11	15

6	Techniques of snow preparation	9	6	2.28	12	18
7	Aggressive snow conditions	8	8	2.31	13	21
7	Fatigue	15	3	2.83	18	21
7	Skiing technique and tactics	3	16	1.83	5	21
10	Athletes’ race preparation	2	20	1.75	3	23
10	Preinjury aspects	1	22	1.00	1	23
12	Bad visibility	3	16	2.00	8	24
12	Speed and topographic aspects	5	10	2.60	14	24
14	Jumps	11	4	3.45	24	28
15	Course setting in general	5	10	2.90	20	30
15	Gates (panels and poles)	5	10	2.90	20	30
17	Athletes’ individual responsibility	3	16	2.67	15	31
17	Psychological aspects	1	22	2.00	9	31
17	Racing suit	3	16	2.67	15	31
20	Binding/plate	5	10	3.00	22	32
20	Level of course difficulty	1	22	2.00	10	32
22	Safety net position and spill zone	4	14	2.88	19	33
23	Ski	4	14	3.13	23	37
23	Ski boot	2	20	2.75	17	37
25	Protectors and helmets	1	22	4.50	25	47

Mentions in RFR: number of subjects which mentioned a specific factor to have superior impact on injury risk (key risk factor). Mean rank RFR: mean value of the ranks given to a specific key risk factor by the experts. A low mean rank means high priority.