giant slalom
noun
: a slalom race for skiers on a longer and steeper course than that used for the regular slalom
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Olympic records show Wedding participated in a single men’s snowboarding event, parallel giant slalom, finishing 24th at the 2002 Games.
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Eric Tucker, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
In his only event, the men's parallel giant slalom, Wedding finished in 24th place.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Competing for Team Canada, Wedding finished as the 24th-best parallel giant slalom snowboarder in the world at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
—Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
Kestenholz competed for Switzerland in the first-ever Olympic snowboarding event in 1998, winning a bronze medal at the Nagano Games in the parallel giant slalom event.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
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Eric Tucker, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
In his only event, the men's parallel giant slalom, Wedding finished in 24th place.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Competing for Team Canada, Wedding finished as the 24th-best parallel giant slalom snowboarder in the world at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
—Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
Kestenholz competed for Switzerland in the first-ever Olympic snowboarding event in 1998, winning a bronze medal at the Nagano Games in the parallel giant slalom event.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Giant slalom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/giant%20slalom. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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