With the Olympics wrapping up, we wondered: what is the most dangerous sport?! Subscribe, it's free! bit.ly/asapsci Created by: Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown Written by: Tharsan Kana, Rachel Salt, Mitch Moffit & Greg Brown Illustrated by: Max Simmons Edited by: Sel Ghebrehiwot FOLLOW US! Instagram and Twitter: @whalewatchmeplz and @mitchellmoffit Clickable: bit.ly/16F1jeC and bit.ly/15J7ube AsapINSTAGRAM: instagram.com/asapscience/ Facebook: facebook.com/AsapSCIENCE Twitter: twitter.com/AsapSCIENCE Tumblr: asapscience.tumblr.com SNAPCHAT US 'whalewatchmeplz' and 'pixelmitch' Created by Mitchell Moffit (twitter @mitchellmoffit) and Gregory Brown (twitter @whalewatchmeplz). Send us stuff! ASAPSCIENCE INC. P.O. Box 93, Toronto P Toronto, ON, M5S2S6 Further Reading/References: 1) www.history.org/foundation/journal/winter10/lacrosse.cfm 2) www.history.com/news/5-myths-about-the-ancient-olympics 3) www.slate.com/blogs/five_ring_circus/2014/02/15/sochi_2014_sliding_sports_skeleton_is_fast_but_luge_is_faster.html 4) www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9240985 5) www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/02/15/epstein.luge/index.html 6)www.nytimes.com/2014/02/02/sports/olympics/a-swift-and-fatal-luge-plunge-and-then-an-abyss-of-sorrow.html 7) www.salon.com/2010/02/19/olympic_skeleton_not_dangerous/ 8)www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/more-sports/canadas-skeleton-team-limits-training-runs-to-prevent-head-injuries/article14671480/ 9)www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/02/18/curlers-more-likely-to-hurt-themselves-than-lugers-speed-skaters/?utm_term=.0b7b8ccc5c83 10) www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25645116 11) pubmedcentralcanada.ca/pmcc/articles/PMC1303417/pdf/westjmed00354-0039.pdf 12) www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0101/p131.html 13) www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20086479 14) news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/02/0225_040225_TVbullrider_2.html 15) www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7610390 16) www.rheumatologynetwork.com/osteoarthritis/tackling-football-injuries-lower-extremity 17)www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-science-of-football-which-positions-take-the-hardest-hits/ 18) www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3091900/ 19)www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/study-says-minor-hockey-body-checking-ban-has-led-to-fewer-injuries/article34274411/ 20) jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2645104 21)www.nytimes.com/2011/12/06/sports/hockey/derek-boogaard-a-brain-going-bad.html?pagewanted=all 22) www.protectthebrain.org/Brain-Injury-Research/Dementia-Pugilistica.aspx 23) concussionfoundation.org/CTE-resources/what-is-CTE 24) journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0185541 25) www.telegraph.co.uk/boxing/2017/04/27/heavyweight-punch-brutal-weapon-sport/ 26)canadianmmalawblog.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/cte-in-athletes-in-high-impact-sports.pdf 27) www.physioroom.com/sports/boxing/top_5_boxing_injuries_3.php 28) www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4905906/ 29) www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26327287 30)www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/mixed-martial-arts-safer-than-boxing-study_us_563ce23be4b0411d3070c8d6 31)www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/NEISSQuery/Data/Highlights/2016/2016%20NEISS%20Data%20Highlights%20(sex%20and%20age).pdf 32)www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3445097/ 33)bjsm.bmj.com/content/35/2/103 34)nccsir.unc.edu/files/2013/10/NCCSIR-34th-Annual-All-Sport-Report-1982_2016_FINAL.pdf 35)www.nsc.org/learn/safety-knowledge/Pages/injury-facts-chart.aspx 36)www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default?id=sports-injury-statistics-90-P02787

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