Oslo Sport Trauma Research Center (OSTRC) at recently started a
new project on injuries in World Cup alpine skiing. The
international Skiing Federation (FIS) has funded this in-depth
study with 150.000 CHF. The long term goal is to find out why
and how injuries occur and thereby reduce the number of injuries
among World Cup alpine skiers. High injury incidence at World
Cup level To register all injuries in World Cup, OSTRC, in
collaboration with FIS, established an injury surveillance
system (FIS Injury Surveillance System, ISS) in 2006. This
project is financially supported by dj Orthopaedics, a global
specialist in rehabilitation and regeneration products. Results
from the two first seasons show that the injury incidence among
World Cup alpine skiers is alarmingly high. One in three
athletes sustains an injury per season. Over 30% of the injuries
are serious injuries leading to long term absence from training
and competition. Data from the FIS ISS has already resulted in
new regulations regarding safety equ