Table 5.
Risk factor rating (RFR), that is, stakeholders’ priorities of perceived key injury risk factor categories regarding their potential impact on injury risk in dependency of their role within the alpine ski racing community
| Perceived priority |
Key injury risk factor category |
Mentions in RFR |
Rank | Mean rank RFR |
Rank | ∑Rank points |
| Athletes | ||||||
| 1 | Changing snow conditions | 181 | 1 | 2.60 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Course maintenance during race | 82 | 6 | 2.56 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | System ski, plate, binding, boot | 97 | 4 | 2.69 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Bad visibility | 134 | 2 | 2.81 | 6 | 8 |
| Coaches | ||||||
| 1 | Changing snow conditions | 83 | 1 | 2.29 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Fatigue | 57 | 2 | 2.77 | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | Aggressive snow conditions | 39 | 6 | 2.69 | 5 | 11 |
| TMS | ||||||
| 1 | Fatigue | 30 | 1 | 2.67 | 7 | 8 |
| 2 | Physical aspects | 24 | 3 | 2.54 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | Changing snow conditions | 28 | 2 | 2.79 | 10 | 12 |
| SRS representatives | ||||||
| 1 | Changing snow conditions | 22 | 1 | 2.18 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | System ski, plate, binding, boot | 17 | 2 | 2.88 | 12 | 14 |
| 2 | Techniques of snow preparation | 15 | 3 | 2.80 | 11 | 14 |
| FIS representatives | ||||||
| 1 | Athletes’ individual responsibility | 4 | 3 | 1.50 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | System ski, plate, binding, boot | 3 | 5 | 1.33 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Athlete’s race preparation | 3 | 5 | 2.67 | 9 | 14 |
| 3 | Fatigue | 3 | 5 | 2.67 | 9 | 14 |
| 3 | Speed and course setting aspects | 4 | 3 | 3.00 | 11 | 14 |
| 3 | Smooth snow surface | 2 | 10 | 1.50 | 4 | 14 |
FIS, International Ski Federation; SRS, Ski Racing Supplier; TMS, team medical staff.