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super giant slalom

American  

noun

  1. a slalom race in which the course is longer and has more widely spaced gates than in a giant slalom.


Etymology

Origin of super giant slalom

First recorded in 1980–85

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Winds continued to wreak havoc, causing the postponement of the women’s super giant slalom.

From The Guardian Feb. 12, 2018

The Games were hit with yet more disruption in the early hours in Pyeongchang today as the women’s super giant slalom was forced to be postponed due to high winds.

From The Guardian Feb. 12, 2018

In slalom, giant slalom and super giant slalom, which is known as SuperG, the course changes depending on how race managers set up the gates through which the athletes ski.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 13, 2010

Paerson inaugurated the course by winning a World Cup super giant slalom for the first time on Friday.

From Time Magazine Archive

She also won bronze medals in downhill and super giant slalom at the 1994 Lillehammer Games.

From Time Magazine Archive

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