slalom

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While Joines topped the World Cup circuit last season as the overall champion with dominant performances in the super-giant slalom, giant slalom, slalom, and super-combined, she had never before won a World Cup downhill.

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  1. noun The act or sport of skiing in a zigzag course.
  2. noun A race on skis or in vehicles along such a course, laid out with markers such as flags.
  3. intransitive verb To race in or as if in a slalom.
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  • The slalom was always an exciting spectacle, and it certainly beat scheduling overtime for snowplow crews. —  Going for the Gold - Emma Lathen - Thatcher 18
  • While Miller can't use shorter skis for the slalom, he has stated that one of his big goals in these championships is to win the technical race. —  Tahoe Daily Tribune - Top Stories
  • The slalom is the only title missing from Miller's collection of world championship golds - he won the giant slalom and combined in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in 2003. —  Tahoe Daily Tribune - Top Stories
  • While Joines topped the World Cup circuit last season as the overall champion with dominant performances in the super-giant slalom, giant slalom, slalom, and super-combined, she had never before won a World Cup downhill. —  Kootenay Rockies - News
  • Suglian's two-race time of 51.66 seconds in the giant slalom was a fraction of a second better than teammate Derek Holmgren, who finished second on a race course that featured firm conditions. —  Tahoe Daily Tribune - Top Stories
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  1. Norwegian slalåm : slad, sloping + låm, path.
 

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