Giant slalom

The giant slalom premiered at the 1952 Oslo Games, and of late, has produced the most diverse field of any of the Alpine events.The giant slalom features wider, but fewer turns. The number of gates (normally, mid 50s for men, mid 40s for women) is determined by the vertical drop of the course. As in slalom, the gates are set alternately blue and red. The frequency of DNFs is lower in giant slalom than in slalom, but the same rules for disqualification apply.