PhantomOnTour
02-18-2014, 08:19 PM
Whew - no wonder the Winter Olympics confuse some folks.
The Slalom, Giant Slalom, and Super Giant Slalom (super G) are all pretty redundant events with the skiers basically racing downhill around some gates.
The differences are that the gates are wider apart (thus more turning) in the Super G than the other slalom events.
The Giant Slalom is held on two different courses and is more of a technical discipline (like the regular Slalom).
What's odd is that the Downhill and Super G are on the same course, only the Super G starts further down the mountain...what's the point of that?
Downhill is the fastest event - skiers regularly get over 80mph, which is just bad ass in my book.
From slowest to fastest in terms of actual mph:
Slalom
Giant Slalom
Super G
Downhill
The Nordic Combined event is cross country skiing and ski jumping.
But what about the Alpine Combined?
That's a combo of a downhill and two slalom events...I don't think this is an official Olympic event though.
Got it?
:D
The Slalom, Giant Slalom, and Super Giant Slalom (super G) are all pretty redundant events with the skiers basically racing downhill around some gates.
The differences are that the gates are wider apart (thus more turning) in the Super G than the other slalom events.
The Giant Slalom is held on two different courses and is more of a technical discipline (like the regular Slalom).
What's odd is that the Downhill and Super G are on the same course, only the Super G starts further down the mountain...what's the point of that?
Downhill is the fastest event - skiers regularly get over 80mph, which is just bad ass in my book.
From slowest to fastest in terms of actual mph:
Slalom
Giant Slalom
Super G
Downhill
The Nordic Combined event is cross country skiing and ski jumping.
But what about the Alpine Combined?
That's a combo of a downhill and two slalom events...I don't think this is an official Olympic event though.
Got it?
:D