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Table 1 Occured injuries by discipline and the mechanism of injury

From: Alpine skiing injuries in Finland – a two-year retrospective study based on a questionnaire among Ski racers

Mechanism of injury

Slalom (SL)

Giant slalom (GS)

Super giant slalom (SG)

Males (mean age)/females (mean age)

Males (mean age)/females (mean age)

Males (mean age)/females (mean age)

Falling on the same level

6 (13)/3 (14)

9 (14)/9 (14)

1 (12)/2 (13)

Collision; on-piste area

3 (12)/5 (16)

6 (15)/2 (14)

2 (15.5)/0

Collision; off-piste area

0/0

2 (18)/3 (11)

0/0

Loss of control in jumps

0/0

2 (13.5)/0

2 (13)/1 (21)

Distorsion without falling

1 (14)/1 (16)

1 (14)/0

0/0

TOTAL

10 (13)/9 (15)

20 (14)/14 (14)

5 (13)/3 (16)