Risk factor rating (RFR), that is, stakeholders’ top three priorities of perceived key injury risk factor categories regarding their potential impact on injury risk per level in dependency of the competition level
Perceived priority | Key injury risk factor category | Mentions in RFR | Rank | Mean rank RFR | Rank | ∑Rank points |
WC level | ||||||
1 | Changing snow conditions | 122 | 1 | 2.30 | 2 | 3 |
2 | System ski, plate, binding, boot | 71 | 2 | 2.71 | 5 | 7 |
3 | Aggressive snow conditions | 51 | 6 | 2.66 | 4 | 10 |
EC level | ||||||
1 | Fatigue | 59 | 1 | 2.43 | 1 | 2 |
2 | Changing snow conditions | 59 | 1 | 2.51 | 2 | 3 |
3 | Physical aspects | 35 | 5 | 2.76 | 6 | 11 |
3 | Bad visibility | 44 | 3 | 2.88 | 8 | 11 |
FIS-race level | ||||||
1 | Changing snow conditions | 83 | 1 | 2.58 | 5 | 6 |
2 | Physical aspects | 51 | 4 | 2.53 | 3 | 7 |
3 | Course maintenance during race | 41 | 6 | 2.57 | 4 | 10 |
EC, European Cup; FIS-race, International Ski Federation (FIS) race; WC, World Cup.