Figure skating is a sport that combines art and athletic competition. Technical movements mainly include jumps and spins. Pair skating builds on this with some pair movements like lifts, throws, twist lifts, and death spirals. Firstly, due to the technical characteristics of pair skating, there are many overhead movements, and to be competitive, athletes have to constantly increase the difficulty, speed, and power of their performance, which leads to an increased risk of sports injuries. As a retrospective survey, 20 elite pair skaters (10 male and 10 female) voluntarily completed a study questionnaire about general demographic information, exercise habits, and injury history from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024. A total of 20 questionnaires were and 20 valid questionnaires were recovered, with a valid recovery rate of 100 percent. Survey data on injuries in pairs skaters, as well as observational data, were summarized and analyzed using SPSS 26.0 and Excel. In this survey, the age of male skaters is 18.1±2.13 years, and training duration is 9.6±2.22 years. The age of female skaters is 13.8±2.15 years, and training duration is 6.6±1.90 years. The age difference between male skaters and female skaters is large. The time of injury was mainly in October (35%), September (20%), November (20%), and December (20%). Ranking of injury rate was ice training (100%), physical training (20%), specialized training on land (20%), warm-up exercise on land (5%). And the most common injury parts were the knee (50%), ankle (45%), groin (40%), and low back (35%). If it was categorized according to different genders, in male skaters, the most common injury parts were knee (50%), shoulder (40%), ankle (30%), groin (30%), low back (30%), and in female skaters, the most common injury parts were ankle (60%), knee (50%), groin (50%), low back (40%). The (55%). Conclusions/Discussion: Due to the specificity of skating movement technology, the injuries of male athletes and female athletes are different, but the lower limbs suffer more injuries. For different sports, it is important to develop injury prevention methods to minimize injury.
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