How to Use giant slalom in a Sentence

giant slalom

noun
  • Shiffrin had seemed like a lock for some kind of medal in the giant slalom or slalom.
    Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Shiffrin has won gold medals in all the events but is best at slalom and giant slalom.
    Fred Bowen, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Shiffrin has so far accrued all her points in slalom and giant slalom.
    ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • One for slalom and giant slalom, and another one for the park.
    Ailene Voisin, sacbee, 26 Jan. 2018
  • In slalom and giant slalom, skiers race through a course of gates making quick turns on the snow.
    Fred Bowen, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Then Mikaela Shiffrin skied out on the first run of the giant slalom.
    Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2022
  • He is set to compete in the slalom and giant slalom events starting next week.
    oregonlive, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Kristoffersen has 19 slalom wins and now five in giant slalom.
    Andrew Dampf, ajc, 19 Dec. 2021
  • Shiffrin failed to finish her first run in each of her first two races — the giant slalom and slalom.
    Noah Trister, ajc, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Hirscher is the favorite in the giant slalom and slalom, both of which are next week.
    Tim Layden, SI.com, 13 Feb. 2018
  • Shiffrin will compete in all five Alpine events, but the giant slalom is one of her strengths.
    Mark Osborne, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2022
  • Shiffrin finished 11th in the giant slalom.
    Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The giant slalom will also now be Friday so the events will be back to back.
    Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, 13 Feb. 2018
  • Next week brings the slalom and giant slalom races, the events that Shiffrin dominates.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2023
  • However, women ski through fewer gates in slalom and giant slalom than men do.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Then Hirscher, the favorite to win the slalom and giant slalom, flew through the slalom with his red skis.
    Mark Zeigler, latimes.com, 13 Feb. 2018
  • Shiffrin won the giant slalom at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics.
    Dallas News, 6 Feb. 2022
  • The single run for the men will be sandwiched in between the two runs of the women's giant slalom.
    Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2022
  • Four years later, Shiffrin won gold in the giant slalom and silver in the combined.
    Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2020
  • Shiffrin still has her individual events of giant slalom and slalom to come.
    Andrew Dampf, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • In the technical events of slalom and giant slalom, that requires razor-sharp edges.
    Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
  • She’s missed a total of four World Cup slaloms and three giant slaloms since the injury.
    Zack Pierce, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The giant slalom, however, does bring trauma back to Shiffrin.
    Sean Nevin, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Ryder Sarchett will also compete in the giant slalom.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Negomir will compete in the giant slalom and team combined later in these Games.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Feb. 2026
  • On Monday, Shiffrin skidded out of a turn near the top of the giant slalom course and was out of the race.
    Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2022
  • Mikaela Shiffrin won the women’s giant slalom and was second in the Alpine combined.
    Bill Pennington, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2018
  • Czechia won gold in women’s parallel giant slalom, while Austria took gold in the men’s event.
    The Sports Desk, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The giant slalom, in particular, has been a challenge for Shiffrin.
    Brian Mann, NPR, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The slalom and giant slalom are held on the even steeper Gran Risa trail, hitting 69%.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2021

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