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Nordic combined, biathlon, snowboard slalom, moguls and cross-country skiing had the fewest injuries.
In the PyeongChang Games, 33% of the injuries were estimated to result in time loss from competition or training of at least a day. In Sochi in 2014, 39% of injuries were estimated to result in time loss, while in Vancouver in 2010 the figure was 23%. Athletes in PyeongChang incurred fewer injuries of higher severity compared with athletes in Sochi 2014 and Vancouver 2010 .
In the history of the Olympics, there were two recorded deaths during competition, both from heat stroke during Summer Games. And at the 2010 Games, Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili died during a training run after his sled flew off the track.
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