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super giant slalom

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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

Example Sentences

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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 entered the race with a 63-point lead but is now just 45 ahead of Kostelic, with three races remaining _ a super giant slalom, giant slalom and slalom.

From Time Magazine Archive

Both men will compete in the remaining three races: super giant slalom, giant slalom and slalom.

From Time Magazine Archive

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