Everything about Giant Slalom Skiing totally explained
Giant slalom is an
alpine skiing discipline. It involves skiing between sets of poles ("gates") spaced at a greater distance to each other than in
slalom but not as great as in
super G. The number of gates in this event ranges from 56 to 70 for men and from 46 to 58 for women.
Giant slalom and
slalom make up the "technical events" in alpine ski racing. This category separates them from the "speed events" like
super G and
downhill.
The number of direction changes in a GS course equals 11% - 15% of the vertical drop of the course in meters, 13% - 15% for children. The vertical drop for a GS course must be 250 - 400 meters for women, 250 - 450 meters for men. (Source: http://www.fis-ski.com/data/document/ICR04.pdf, p. 81). As an example, on a 300 m vertical course, there would be between 33 and 45 direction changes for an adult race.
Giant slalom skis
Giant slalom skis are longer than
slalom skis, but not as long as
super G and
downhill skis.
In an attempt to increase safety, the 2003–2004 season saw the
FIS increase the minimum
sidecut radius for giant slalom skis to 21 meters and impose minimum ski lengths for the first time: 185 cm for men and 180 cm for women. A maximum stand height (the distance from the snow to the sole of the boot) of 55 millimeters was also established for all disciplines.
In May 2006, the FIS announced further changes to the rules governing equipment. Beginning with the 2007–2008 season, the minimum radius for GS skis will be 27 meters for men and 23 meters for women. Additionally, the minimum ski width at the waist will be increased from 60 to 65 millimeters, and the maximum stand height for all disciplines will be reduced to 50 millimeters.
(External Link
)Further Information
Get more info on 'Giant Slalom Skiing'.
|
External Link Exchanges
Do you know how hard it is to get a link from a large encyclopaedia? Well we're different and will prove it. To get a link from us just add the following HTML to your site on a relevant page:
<a href="http://giant_slalom_skiing.totallyexplained.com">Giant slalom skiing Totally Explained</a>
Then simply click through this link from your web page. Our crawlers will verify your link, extract the title of your web page and instantly add a link back to it. If you like you can remove the words Totally Explained and embed the link in article text.
As long as your link remains in place, we'll keep our link to you right here. Please play fair - our crawlers are watching. Your site must be closely related to this one's topic. Any kind of spamming, dubious practises or removing the link will result in your link from us being dropped and, potentially, your whole site being banned. |
