The 36-year-old from Toronto, who appeared at Salt Lake City 2002, Turin 2006 and her home Games in Vancouver in 2010, has filed her claim at the Supreme Court of British Colombia.

She has named the CFSA as a defendant, as well as Dr Jeffrey Purkis.

Bauer has claimed that Purkis cleared her to return to competitive skiing in 2013 after she suffered a concussion at Apex Mountain the previous year.

She then suffered another concussion at a training camp which left her with "severe and continuing concussion symptoms" according to her claim.

The 2001 aerials world champion says she should not have been cleared to compete at the camp and that Purkis had not examined her properly.

It is also alleged that another doctor with the team ruled that she should not have been allowed back, but Bauer did not learn this until after her second  concussion.

According to CBC, she is seeking damages for "pain and suffering, permanent disability, loss of earnings and loss of earning potential, as well as legal costs and compensation for family members who have provided services for her due to her injuries".

None of the allegations have been proven in court.

"The plaintiff remains unable to work as a consequence of her injuries and her ability to fully function in day to day life has been impaired," lawyer Alex Sayn-Wittgenstein says in legal documents.

Bauer also won four World Cup titles in her aerials career, twice in Mount Buller, Australia, once in Lake Placid in the United States and once in Fernie in Canada.

"The CFSA addresses any claims in a serious and timely matter," the governing body said in a statement.

"The health of our past and current athletes has always been, and will continue to be, our utmost priority."