Table 3

Number of all injuries (n=171) and exposure (the total number of runs, n=26 691) in the different disciplines during FIS WC, WSC and OWG competitions

InjuriesExposure (runs)Incidence (injuries per 1000 runs)RR
DisciplineMenWomenTotalMenWomenTotalMenWomenTotalMen versus women
Big air505140214023.6 (0.4 to 6.7)3.6 (0.4 to 6.7)
Halfpipe1610262597151841156.2 (3.1 to 9.2)6.6 (2.5–10.7)6.3 (3.9 to 8.7)0.9 (0.4–2.1)
PGS/PSL2015356326600612 3323.2 (1.8 to 4.5)2.5 (1.2–3.8)2.8 (1.9 to 3.8)1.3 (0.6– 2.5)
Snowboard cross693610559812861884211.5 (8.8 to 14.3)12.6 (8.5–16.7)11.9 (9.6 to 14.1)0.9 (0.6–1.4)
Total1106117116 30610 38526 6916.7 (5.6 to 8.1)5.9 (4.4–7.3)6.4 (5.4 to 7.4)1.3 (0.9 to 1.7)*
  • *Analysis carried out without big air.

  • FIS WC, International Ski Federation (Fédération Internationale de Ski) World Cup; OWG, Olympic Winter Games; PGS/PSL, parallel giant slalom/parallel slalom; RR, rate ratio;WSC, World Snowboard Championship.