Retraction ========== Stang J, Couto M, Carlsen K-H, *et al*. Increased bronchial parasympathetic tone in elite cross-country and biathlon skiers: a randomised crossover study. *Br J Sports Med* 2015;49:56–61. This article is being retracted on the request of the authors and with the Publisher's consent. The article included the statement ‘**Ethics approval** Regional Medical Ethics committee of medical and health research ethics, South East Norway, and the Norwegian data inspectorate’, when in fact the study did not itself have approval.