Bonell Monsonís, Oriol http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4865-5922
Balsiger, Peter
Verhagen, Evert http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9227-8234
Gouttebarge, Vincent http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0126-4177
Spörri, Jörg http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0353-1021
Bolling, Caroline http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7607-4765
Funding for this research was provided by:
Government of Andorra (ATC028 - AND - Year 2021)
International Ski and Snowboard Federation
Article History
Accepted: 12 August 2024
First Online: 13 September 2024
Declarations
:
: Oriol Bonell Monsonís is a PhD candidate. His work was supported by the Government of Andorra from a predoctoral grant, ATC028—AND—Year 2021. All other project-related costs were generously covered by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) as part of the Athlete Health Unit framework project “Athlete Health Protection”.
: The authors have no conflicts of interest that are directly relevant to the content of this article.
: This study was performed in accordance with the standards of ethics outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. The present study protocol was reviewed by the Cantonal Ethics Committee KEK Zurich (BASEC Nr. Req. 2021-01329) and was judged not to fall within the scope of the Human Research Act.
: Informed consent was obtained directly from the participants.
: Not applicable.
: Data are available upon reasonable request; however, key data are anonymously shared in the results, and no data with the potential to identify participants, such as audio files, can be shared.
: Not applicable.
: CB, PB and JS designed the study. OBM, CB, PB and JS coordinated the study. JS recruited participating athletes and staff. OBM, PB and CB conducted the data analysis. OBM, CB, EV and JS interpreted the results. OBM drafted the first version. CB, JS, EV and VG contributed intellectually and provided feedback on various drafts. All authors were involved in editing the manuscript and approved the final manuscript.