Definition Super G Ski

Super Giant Slalom or Super-G is an alpine ski racing discipline. With the faster downhill, it is considered a «speed» event, unlike the technical events of giant slalom and slalom. It debuted as an official World Cup event during the 1983 season and was included in the official calendar of the 1987 World Championships and the 1988 Winter Olympics. Another notable specialist was Kjetil André Aamodt of Norway, a three-time gold medallist in the Olympic super-G races who won in 1992, 2002 and 2006. Aamodt has won five World Cup races and two medals at the World Championships (silver and bronze) in the discipline. Luxembourg`s Marc Girardelli, a five-time overall World Cup winner, has won nine World Cup Super-G events. He has won titles in all disciplines except Super-G, where he was runner-up three times. Girardelli was a silver medalist in Super-G at the 1987 World Championships and the 1992 Olympic Games. These were the only two races for women in Super-G during the 1983 season; The men had three. The event was not widely accepted in its early years,[3] which included a boycott by two-time defending champion Phil Mahre in December 1982. [4] [5] The men`s Super-G took place on Tuesday, February 8 and the women`s event on Friday, February 11 in Beijing.

6 Feb Men`s Downhill7 Feb Women`s Giant Slalom8 Feb Super-g9 Men`s Feb Women`s Slalom10 Feb Combined Men`s Combined11 Feb Giant Slalom Women15 Feb Women`s Downhill16 Feb Men`s Slalom17 Feb Combined Women`s19 Feb Parallel Mixed Mixed 19 Feb Mixed Mixed Since super-G is a speed event, it has a higher elevation gain than slalom or giant slalom. It was approved by the International Ski Federation (FIS) this summer and officially took place at World Cup level for the first time in December 1982 in Val-d`Isère, France. The winner was peter müller from Switzerland. The first official Women`s Super-G was held a month later, in early January 1983, with back-to-back events in Verbier, Switzerland. The first winner was Irene Epple of West Germany, and Cindy Nelson of the United States won the next day on a different track. In the women`s category, Lindsey Vonn of the United States leads the Super-G with 28 World Cup wins and has won five titles this season (2009-2012, 2015). Katja Seizinger, originally from Germany, won five titles in the 1990s with 16 World Cup victories in the discipline. Although neither won gold in Super-G at the Olympics (both won a bronze medal), both won a world title, Vonn in 2009 and Seizinger in 1993. Austria`s Renate Götschl has won 17 World Cup events in Super-G, three titles of the season (four as runner-up) and two medals (silver and bronze) at the World Championships.

The Super-G stands for Super Giant Slalom, an event that combines the speed of the descent with the more precise curves of the Giant Slalom. Runners are allowed to perform several training runs before the actual race, which gives an indication of who has the hill run and is in shape. This is particularly interesting in Beijing, where the mountains are rather unknown than those that are regularly driven on the World Cup track. The training tracks on the track may seem obvious, but not all forms of downhill skiing do. See Super-G below. As with the downhill, the Super-G is decided by a single race. He has more goals than downhill, but less than in slalom or giant slalom. Shiffrin, who had competed in the Super-G at the Olympics, started the race well, but later saw something offbeat. Her time of 1:14.30 was not fast enough to lift her to the podium. In the first three seasons, Super-G results were included in the giant slalom discipline for the season standings; He received separate status for a crystal ball for the 1986 season with five events for men and women; The first champions were Markus Wasmeier and Marina Kiehl, both from West Germany.

The 26-year-old alpine skier told NBC Sports after her Super-G race that she didn`t yet know if she would compete in the other events. In the Super-G, also known as super Giant Slalom, skiers also ski at high speed, but not as fast as the downhill. You have to go through wide doors, which requires more turns. Athletes also have only one chance to reach the fastest times. Hermann Maier of Austria (nicknamed «The Herminator») is widely regarded as the greatest male Super-G rider with 24 World Cup victories and five World Cup titles (1998-2001, 2004). He won the World Championships in 1999 and an Olympic gold medal in 1998, three days after a downhill crash.