super G

noun

: an Alpine skiing event combining elements of downhill and giant slalom

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Ross went on to post a 30th place finish in the super G event—one of the two alpine racing events that require skiers to pass through various gates—during the World Cup competition at St. Moritz, Switzerland. IEEE Spectrum, 23 Jan. 2018 Women’s super G: Brignone once again leads with 570 points over Suitzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami (565). Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 20 Mar. 2025 Other disciplines include the super G, giant slalom and slalom. Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 20 Mar. 2025 By winning her 18th super G the American overtakes Austria’s Renate Goetschl for the record. 2017 — 59th Daytona 500: Kurt Busch wins after Kyle Larson runs out of gas on last lap; Jeffrey Earnhardt makes NASCAR history, 1st ever 4th generation driver to compete in Daytona 500. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024 Men’s super G finals are Feb. 7 at 9:00 pm. Boone Ashworth, Wired, 27 Jan. 2022 Shiffrin has three potential races left: Friday’s super G, Tuesday’s downhill and the Feb. 17 alpine combined, which adds together the times for one downhill and one slalom run. Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 9 Feb. 2022 The winner of Monday’s downhill race was 34-year-old Swiss standout Beat Feuz, who won bronze in the event along with silver in super G in Pyeongchang 2018. Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 7 Feb. 2022 The next two individual races on Shiffrin’s tentative Olympic schedule aren’t her strengths: the super G and downhill, both held on longer, faster courses. Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2022

Word History

Etymology

super giant slalom

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of super G was in 1982

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“Super G.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/super%20G. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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