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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At the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, Shiffrin competed in all six available events — downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, combined and mixed team.
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Zack Pierce, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
In between, a serious crash in the giant slalom, a difficult recovery, struggles with confidence, battles with post-traumatic stress disorder and finally rediscovering that winning form.
—Pat Graham, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2025
Women’s giant slalom: New Zealand’s Alice Robinson (520) leads Brignone by 20 points.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 20 Mar. 2025
That was all due to a serious crash in a giant slalom race on Nov. 30 in Killington, Vermont, where something punctured her in the side — still a mystery — and caused severe trauma to her oblique muscles.
—Pat Graham, The Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2025
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Zack Pierce, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
In between, a serious crash in the giant slalom, a difficult recovery, struggles with confidence, battles with post-traumatic stress disorder and finally rediscovering that winning form.
—Pat Graham, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2025
Women’s giant slalom: New Zealand’s Alice Robinson (520) leads Brignone by 20 points.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 20 Mar. 2025
That was all due to a serious crash in a giant slalom race on Nov. 30 in Killington, Vermont, where something punctured her in the side — still a mystery — and caused severe trauma to her oblique muscles.
—Pat Graham, The Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Giant slalom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/giant%20slalom. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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