super G

noun

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

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Street represented the United States at three Olympic Games, taking silver in the downhill at Lillehammer in 1994 and winning the gold in super G at Nagano in 1998. — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 20 Mar. 2025 Other disciplines include the super G, giant slalom and slalom. — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 20 Mar. 2025 The winner of Monday’s downhill race was 34-year-old Swiss standout Beat Feuz, who won bronze in the event along with silver in super G in Pyeongchang 2018. — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 7 Feb. 2022

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super giant slalom

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1982, in the meaning defined above

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