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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Ryder Sarchett will also compete in the giant slalom.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Shiffrin still has her individual events of giant slalom and slalom to come.
—Andrew Dampf, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Parallel giant slalom requires speed and precision as riders race side-by-side downhill, slaloming around the gates on two separate quasi-identical courses.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
After retaining his parallel giant slalom crown in Livigno on Sunday, the 40-year-old celebrated by ripping off his top, baring his chest to the frenzied crowd, before flexing his muscles and dropping facedown on the snow.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Shiffrin still has her individual events of giant slalom and slalom to come.
—Andrew Dampf, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Parallel giant slalom requires speed and precision as riders race side-by-side downhill, slaloming around the gates on two separate quasi-identical courses.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
After retaining his parallel giant slalom crown in Livigno on Sunday, the 40-year-old celebrated by ripping off his top, baring his chest to the frenzied crowd, before flexing his muscles and dropping facedown on the snow.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
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