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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Girls Nordic skiing Pittsfield’s Eliza Mullen won both the MIAA Nordic skiing titles in the giant slalom (50.34) and slalom (46.54).
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Kristina Banahan, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
All 23 of those wins are in either slalom or giant slalom.
—Zack Pierce, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Ligety defeats Austrian rival Marcel Hirscher by 0.45 seconds, to attain his third straight world giant slalom title.
2018 — Chloe Kim saves the best for last in winning women’s halfpipe snowboarding event at the Pyeongchang Games.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
While Hirscher specializes in the less dangerous disciplines of slalom and giant slalom, Vonn races downhill and super-G, where speeds top 80 mph (130 kph).
—Andrew Dampf, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
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Kristina Banahan, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
All 23 of those wins are in either slalom or giant slalom.
—Zack Pierce, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Ligety defeats Austrian rival Marcel Hirscher by 0.45 seconds, to attain his third straight world giant slalom title.
2018 — Chloe Kim saves the best for last in winning women’s halfpipe snowboarding event at the Pyeongchang Games.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
While Hirscher specializes in the less dangerous disciplines of slalom and giant slalom, Vonn races downhill and super-G, where speeds top 80 mph (130 kph).
—Andrew Dampf, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
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