Giant slalom

It involves racing between sets of poles ("gates") spaced at a greater distance from each other than in slalom but less than in Super-G.

A maximum stand height (the distance from the snow to the sole of the boot) of 55 mm (2.17 in) was also established for all disciplines.

[2][3][4][5][6] According to the FIS Specification for Alpine Competition Equipment for the 2024–2025 season, the specifications for FIS World Cup GS skis are as follows: the minimum sidecut radius is 30 m (98 ft) for both men and women, and the minimum ski lengths are 188 cm (74 in) for women and 193 cm (75.9 in) for men.

[8] After one month, the second giant slalom was set on the Marmolada in Italy's Dolomite mountains, by Guenther Langes.

[9] The giant slalom was added to the world championships in 1950 at Aspen, Colorado, and debuted at the Winter Olympics in 1952 at Oslo, Norway, run at Norefjell.

The world championships changed to a one-day format for the giant slalom in 1974, but the Olympics continued the GS as a two-day event through 1980.

Upon its introduction, giant slalom briefly displaced the combined event at the world championships; it was absent in 1950 and 1952.

The combined returned as a stand-alone event at the world championships in 1982 at Schladming, Austria, and at the 1988 Calgary Olympics.