super G

noun

: an Alpine skiing event combining elements of downhill and giant slalom

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Other disciplines include the super G, giant slalom and slalom. — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 20 Mar. 2025 By winning her 18th super G the American overtakes Austria’s Renate Goetschl for the record. 2017 — 59th Daytona 500: Kurt Busch wins after Kyle Larson runs out of gas on last lap; Jeffrey Earnhardt makes NASCAR history, 1st ever 4th generation driver to compete in Daytona 500. — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024 Shiffrin has three potential races left: Friday’s super G, Tuesday’s downhill and the Feb. 17 alpine combined, which adds together the times for one downhill and one slalom run. — Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 9 Feb. 2022 Men’s super G finals are Feb. 7 at 9:00 pm. — Boone Ashworth, Wired, 27 Jan. 2022 See All Example Sentences for super G

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super giant slalom

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1982, in the meaning defined above

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