super G

noun

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

Examples of super G in a Sentence

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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 Ligety, the first male racer in 45 years to claim three world championship titles in a year — giant slalom, super G and combined, has been named to the strategic board for the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games. The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 June 2021 In giant slalom athletes benefit from experience in the more speed centric downhill and super G races. Christian Stadler, Forbes, 13 May 2021 By winning her 18th super G the American overtakes Austria’s Renate Goetschl for the record. Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2021

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 17 Nov. 2024.

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