Table 1. Characteristics of included studies in the systematic review and meta-analysis on the epidemiology of injuries in athletes of the Winter Olympic Games. Author Host year Host country Athletes Female of injury Male of injury Major sports events of injury Study design Peng-da Han et al 2022 China 2861 123 139 Alpine skiing, Freestyle skiing, Ice hockey Observational study Soligard et al 2018 Republic of Korea 2981 169 207 Alpine skiing, Freestyle skiing, Ice hockey Observational study Soligard et al 2014 Russian Federation 2788 168 219 Alpine skiing, Freestyle skiing, Snowboarding Observational study Engebretsen et al 2010 Canada 2567 137 142 Alpine skiing, Snowboarding, Ice hockey Observational study