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This research 2014 February 3 to 23 aimed at national athletes participating in the Sochi Winter Olympic Games, status for the application of the physical treatment according to sports injuries by gender, sports and painful area to learn the association in accordance with the epidemiology, and research about the type and frequency of physical therapy. Epidemiological survey of 71 players are treated players with 40, Women athletes than male athletes were a lot of physical therapy in 72.8%, Each event in speed skating (27.2%), alpine skiing (24.1%), short track (22.1%) was the order. Physical therapy application rate is 86.7% was higher than taping application rate (13.2%), in physical therapy area is the calf (23.54%), thigh (23.3%), lumbar (14.59%) was found in part, taping was found to knee (35%), shoulder (12.37%), ankle (11.34%). Given the above results the use of explosive muscle sports and risks are many sports was found that the more physical therapy. Injuries site in the Winter Olympics athletes focused on lower extrimity including calves and thighs. So it is necessary to establish the injury prevention manager for lower extremity. Based on the physical therapy epidemiology for the Winter Olympics in Sochi, and then develop a plan for the physiotherapy management of Pyeongchang Olympics, The expected utilization made as a basis for the injury prevention program of winter sports athletes.