giant slalom

Etymology
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 * Being a slalom with larger turns.
 * From its similarity of turn with skiing's giant slalom.

Noun

 * 1)  An Alpine skiing discipline in which the course is longer, steeper, and faster than normal slalom, and the gates are spaced at a greater distance.
 * 2)  An Alpine snowboarding discipline derived from the skiing discipline.

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Derived terms

 * /Super G, Super-GS/Super GS, super giant slalom, SG/SGS
 * , parallel giant slalom
 * , parallel giant slalom

Translations

 * Finnish: suurpujottelu
 * German:
 * Romanian: slalom uriaș
 * Swedish: