giant slalom

noun

: a slalom race for skiers on a longer and steeper course than that used for the regular slalom

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Currently, the season starts in late October with the Sölden giant slaloms. —

Peggy Shinn, Outside Online, 1 Jan. 2025 The oldest woman to win a World Cup race was Federica Brignone, the Italian who won the giant slalom in Soelden, Austria, in October to start this season, at age 34. —

Andrew Dampf, The Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2024 Whether Shiffrin, who suffered a deep abdominal puncture wound in the Killington giant slalom World Cup race, will be able to return to ski racing this season is unclear. —

Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 Shiffrin, 29, was on her second run of a World Cup giant slalom race in Killington, Vt., on Saturday, Nov. 30, when the accident occurred. —

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