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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Vonn secures the title finishing tied for 11th in the giant slalom, the penultimate race of the season.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
Wedding is a former Olympic snowboarder who competed in the giant slalom event for Canada in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Wedding competed for Canada in the parallel giant slalom snowboarding event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 24th.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
The dual giant slalom ski race was founded in 1973 by Dewey Mark, then owner of the Red Parka Pub and Tony Ferruolo who ran Tyrol Ski Area in Jackson.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
Wedding is a former Olympic snowboarder who competed in the giant slalom event for Canada in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Wedding competed for Canada in the parallel giant slalom snowboarding event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 24th.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
The dual giant slalom ski race was founded in 1973 by Dewey Mark, then owner of the Red Parka Pub and Tony Ferruolo who ran Tyrol Ski Area in Jackson.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Giant slalom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/giant%20slalom. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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