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Giant slalom skis are shorter than super-G and downhill skis, and longer than slalom skis. In an attempt to increase safety for the 2003–04 season, the International Ski Federation (FIS) increased the minimum sidecut radius for giant slalom skis to 21 m (69 ft) and for the first time imposed minimum ski lengths for GS: 185 cm (72.8 in) for ...
The ski width of all-mountain and off-piste skis has generally increased since the 1990s when 85 mm width was considered a wide powderski. [1] From 2010 and onwards, many well known ski manufacturers sell all-round freeride skis for the general public starting in the 90mm range and going up to 120 mm or more.
The Men's giant slalom competition at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2025 was held on Friday, 14 February 2025. [1] [2] A qualification was held on 13 February.
The Points List is calculated by taking the average of five best event results for technical events (giant slalom and slalom) and two best results for speed events (downhill, super G, and super combined). To compete in giant slalom or slalom an athlete must have a point average of less than 120 in those disciplines.
The World Cup originally included only slalom, giant slalom, and downhill races. Combined events (calculated using results from selected downhill and slalom races) were included starting with the 1974–75 season, while the Super G was added for the 1982–83 season. The current scoring system was implemented in the 1991–92 season. For every ...
The parallel giant slalom was added to the program in 2021. In 2025 , the individual combined event was replaced with team combined event (which involve two-person national teams assigned to downhill and slalom respectively) and the parallel giant slalom was dropped from the World Championships.
The Men's slalom competition at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2025 was the concluding event, held on Sunday, 16 February 2025. [1] A qualification was held on 15 February. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
The men's giant slalom in the 2025 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup is scheduled to consist of nine events, including the final. [1] The season opened in Sölden , Austria on 27 October 2024. Through the first four events of this season, the discipline has had four different leaders; however, the last of that group, three-time defending champion ...