Super-G

noun

1. skiing a type of slalom in which the course is shorter than in a standard slalom and the obstacles are farther apart than in a giant slalom

Word History and Origins

Origin of Super-G¹

C20: from _super- + _g ( _iant )

Example Sentences

The American finished 14th in her first World Cup race back in December, and came fourth and sixth last weekend in super-G and downhill races in St Anton, Austria.

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Swiss skier Gino Caviezel suffered a serious crash during the World Cup Super-G in Bormio on Sunday and was airlifted to hospital.

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“We were about camping and fishing and being outside. They all ski raced, real Super-G, 50 mph downhill stuff.”

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Vonn won Olympic downhill gold at the Winter Games in Vancouver in 2010, where she also took bronze in the Super-G.

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Venier decided the super-G on the straight middle section, where she found a better line than her rivals to take speed into the twisty finish stretch.

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