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The present study aimed to describe the health status of a geographically defined Swedish population of licensed competitive figure skaters and to examine injury determinants.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> All licensed competitive skaters in the southeastern region of Sweden were in April 2019 invited to participate in a cross-sectional study using an online questionnaire. Multiple binary logistic regression was used for the examination of injury determinants. The primary outcome measure was the 1-year prevalence of a severe sports injury episode (time loss &amp;gt;21 days). The secondary outcome measure was the point prevalence of an ongoing injury. The determinants analyzed were age, skating level, relative energy deficiency indicators, and training habits.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> In total, 142 (36%) skaters participated, 137 (96%) girls [mean (SD) age: 12.9 (SD 3.0) years]. Participating boys (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 5) were excluded from further analysis. The 1-year prevalence of a severe sports injury episode was 31%. The most common injury locations for these injuries were the knee (25%), ankle (20%), and hip\/groin (15%). In the multiple model, having sustained a severe injury episode was associated with older age (OR 1.2, 95% CI 1.1\u20131.4; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.002) and an increased number of skipped meals per week (OR 1.1, 95% CI 1.0\u20131.3; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.014). The point prevalence of an ongoing injury episode was 19%. The most common locations were the knee (24%), ankle (24%), and foot (24%). Having an ongoing injury episode was associated with older age (OR 1.4, 95% CI 1.2\u20131.7; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001) and an increased number of skipped meals per week (OR 1.1, 95% CI 1.0\u20131.3; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.049).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> One-third of young female Swedish competitive figure skaters had sustained a severe injury episode during the past year, and a fifth reported an ongoing episode. Older age and an increased number of skipped meals per week were associated with a sports injury episode. Long-term monotonous physical loads with increasing intensity and insufficient energy intake appear to predispose for injury in young female figure skaters. 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