giant slalom
Downhill through poles
Giant slalom is an alpine skiing race where competitors navigate a course of widely spaced gates, requiring broad, sweeping turns at high speed.
It falls between slalom (tighter turns, closer gates) and super-G (faster, fewer gates) in technical difficulty.
The course typically drops several hundred meters over roughly a minute of racing.
Shaping by cutting away
- edgingDecorative border material
- gatesMovable barriers at openings
- turnsRotations or chances
- arcCurved line segment
balance · pivoting · pressure · transition · stance · flexion · rotation · counter-rotation
Movable barriers at openings
- vertical dropHeight difference, straight down
- pitchFrequency of sound
- terrainLand's physical features
- setArrange in position
flush · hairpin · delay · offset · rhythm · ice · hardpack · start gate
Premier international football tournament
- OlympicsGlobal athletic contest
- Winter GamesMulti-sport event on snow
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- medalMetal honor token
timed · interval · DNF · disqualification · split time · standings · seeding · points
Snow-gliding footwear
- polesLong sticks or extremities
- bindingsThings that secure together
- bootsAnkle-covering footwear
- helmetProtective head covering
goggles · ski suit · race suit · shin guards · hand guards · bib · sidecut · radius
carving
Shaping by cutting away
arc · balance · pivoting · pressure · transition · stance · flexion · rotation · counter-rotation · angulation
gates
Movable barriers at openings
- vertical dropHeight difference, straight down
- pitchFrequency of sound
- terrainLand's physical features
set · flush · hairpin · delay · offset · rhythm · ice · hardpack · start gate · finish line
World Cup
Premier international football tournament
- OlympicsGlobal athletic contest
- Winter GamesMulti-sport event on snow
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
medal · timed · interval · DNF · disqualification · split time · standings · seeding · points · qualifying
skis
Snow-gliding footwear
helmet · goggles · ski suit · race suit · shin guards · hand guards · bib · sidecut · radius · stiffness
acceleration
Rate velocity changes
aerodynamics · tuck · line · efficiency · glide · tempo · rhythm · timing · attack · aggression
champion
Top competitor, or advocate
- coachOne who instructs
- forerunnerOne that comes before
- skiingskiing, ski, ski resort, ski slope, ski slopes
- Winter Olympicsalpine skiing, biathlon, bobsled, ski jumping, cross-country skiing
- winter sportsskiing, skating, snowboarding, hockey, sledding
- downhill sportsdownhill skiing, downhill biking, luge, bobsled, skeleton
- mountain sportsalpine skiing, downhill skiing, skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing
- winter activitiesskiing, skating, tobogganing, sledding, downhill skiing