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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Shiffrin has so far accrued all her points in slalom and giant slalom.
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ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
The Italian, who returned from a broken left leg just before the Milan Cortina Games and then won gold in super-G and giant slalom, skipped Friday's downhill and seemed to struggle with landing the many jumps in the course.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
While Brazil was reveling in Carnival, Alpine ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen gave the country another reason to celebrate — an Olympic gold medal in giant slalom.
—Sallee Ann Harrison, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
Johnson would end the Games on a happy note after her boyfriend proposed at the base of the giant slalom competition.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
The Italian, who returned from a broken left leg just before the Milan Cortina Games and then won gold in super-G and giant slalom, skipped Friday's downhill and seemed to struggle with landing the many jumps in the course.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
While Brazil was reveling in Carnival, Alpine ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen gave the country another reason to celebrate — an Olympic gold medal in giant slalom.
—Sallee Ann Harrison, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
Johnson would end the Games on a happy note after her boyfriend proposed at the base of the giant slalom competition.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Giant slalom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/giant%20slalom. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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