Abstract
1692 The purpose of this project was to determine the incidence of exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB) among US elite winter sport athletes. Subjects included members of the 1997-1998 US National Team and 1998 US Winter Olympic Team in the sports of biathlon, cross-country skiing, figure skating, hockey, Nordic combined, and speedskating. EIB screening was conducted in conjunction with an "actual competition" (Olympic Trials, World Team Trials, World Cup Event) or "simulated competition" (time trial, game), which served as the exercise challenge. Standard pulmonary function tests (PFT) were performed preexercise and 5, 10, and 15 min postexercise. An athlete was considered EIB-symptomatic based on a postexercise decrement in FEV1 greater than 10% (Kaplan, 1995). (Table)TableAmong those found to be EIB-symptomatic were athletes who won one team gold, one individual silver, and one individual bronze medal at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympic Games. In general, these data suggest a higher incidence of EIB among elite winter sport athletes relative to "physically active people" (5-15%).
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