Number of injuries and athletes interviewed during six seasons of FIS WC snowboarding (2007–2013) with absolute injury rate (injuries per 100 athletes per season) computed with 95% CI for the specific discipline and the specific seasons
Big air | Halfpipe | PGS/PSL | Snowboard cross | Total | |||||||||||
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Season | Injuries | Athletes | Injury rate | Injuries | Athletes | Injury rate | Injuries | Athletes | Injury rate | Injuries | Athletes | Injury rate | Injuries | Athletes | Injury rate |
06/07 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 (1.1–113.1) | 32 | 67 | 47.8 (31.2–64.3) | 3 | 4 | 75 (−9.9 to 159.9) | 27 | 64 | 42.2 (26.3–58.1) | 66 | 142 | 46.5 (35.3–57.7) |
07/08 | 11 | 40 | 27.5 (11.2–43.8) | 22 | 73 | 30.1 (17.5–42.7) | 32 | 70 | 45.7 (29.9–61.6) | 66 | 97 | 68 (51.6–84.5) | 131 | 280 | 46.8 (38.8–54.8) |
08/09 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 (12.1–81.2) | 43 | 88 | 48.9 (34.3–63.5) | 27 | 77 | 35.1 (21.8–48.3) | 53 | 89 | 59.6 (43.5–75.6) | 130 | 269 | 48.3 (40–56.6) |
09/10 | 0 | 7 | – | 15 | 69 | 21.7 (10.7–32.7) | 20 | 98 | 20.4 (11.5–29.4) | 51 | 97 | 52.6 (38.1–67) | 86 | 271 | 31.7 (25–38.4) |
10/11 | 3 | 14 | 21.4 (2.8–45.7) | 32 | 80 | 40 (26.1–53.9) | 15 | 101 | 14.9 (7.3–22.4) | 65 | 119 | 54.6 (41.3–67.9) | 115 | 315 | 36.5 (29.8–43.2) |
11/12 | 2 | 8 | 25 (-9.7–59.6) | 11 | 33 | 33.3 (13.6–53) | 7 | 62 | 11.3 (2.9–19.7) | 26 | 53 | 49.1 (30.2–67.9) | 46 | 156 | 29.5 (21–38) |
Total | 27 | 91 | 29.7 (18.5–40.9) | 155 | 410 | 37.8 (31.9–43.8) | 104 | 412 | 25.2 (20.4–30.1) | 288 | 519 | 55.5 (49.1–61.9) | 574 | 1432 | 40.1 (36.8–43.4) |
FIS WC, International Ski Federation (Fédération Internationale de Ski) World Cup; PGS/PSL: parallel giant slalom/parallel slalom.