The word " Slalom " is from the Morgedal / Seljord dialect of Norwegian slalåm: " sla ," meaning slightly inclining hillside, and " låm ," meaning track after skis.

Slalom skiing is done at higher speeds, up to per hour, and allows the water skier the be more agile.

Slalom is the most technical discipline and has the shortest turns with distances ranging from 6 to 15 metres apart.

CASC is also the venue each year for the UK's National Inter Clubs Slalom Finals, the largest canoe slalom event by participation in the UK.

* Four-cross / Dual Slalom ( 4X ) is a sport in which riders compete either on separate tracks, as in Dual Slalom, or on a short slalom track, as in 4X.

* Slalom: this is an obstacle course in which the player is required to pass between pairs of blue flags scattered across the course.

Unlike Slalom and Giant Slalom, where racers have two combined times, in the Downhill, the race is a single " run.

Olympic Boardsailing, Formula windsurfing, Slalom and SuperX are races where many sailors compete on a course, and Speed Racing is a race where sailors compete on a straight 500 m course in turns.

Slalom is a high speed race.

* The first Alpine Skiing World Cup is organised for the three ski events: Downhill, Slalom and Giant Slalom:

* Taft Slalom, the first racing trail in North America, is cut on Cannon Mountain in New Hampshire

The newest form of Barefoot competition is an event which brings together all three events Tricks, Slalom and Jump into a single set.

It is used by Matlock Canoe Club to host competitive ( National level ) Wild Water Racing and Slalom events, and is an assessment location for the BCU 4 Star award.

Whereas its derivative forms ( described below under the headings of Creeking, Slalom, Playboating and Squirt boating ) have evolved in response to the challenges posed by riverrunning such as pushing the levels of difficulty and / or competing within its environs, riverrunning, of its own right, is more about combining one's paddling abilities and knowledge of navigation with the movements and environments of rivers themselves.

Slalom is a technical competitive form of kayaking, and the only whitewater event to appear in the Olympic Games.

Near the outskirts of Tokyo, the river is a popular kayaking spot, with the Japan National Slalom Kayak competitions being held on the Tama River where it passes through Mitake.

The Argentiere Canoe Slalom Course is in the Durance River south of the town.

Since 2005, Miss ' ile, directed by the skate dance choreographer / performer Cecile Klaus, is the only feminine skate dance company performing for special events ( China Club, New York ), games ( Paris Slalom World Cup ), theaters ( Alvin Ailey Theater ), commercials ( Adidas, GoSport ) and music videos ( Laurent Wolf, M83 ).

* Giant Slalom skiing, an alpine skiing discipline often abbreviated GS

In competitive alpine skiing, including high speed disciplines such as Giant Slalom, Super Giant Slalom, Downhill, and Speed Skiing poles may be designed to bend around the skiers body while in a tuck position, in order to minimize air drag.

She won the overall alpine skiing World Cup three times and eleven discipline World Cups in Slalom and Giant Slalom, along with 55 World Cup races ( number two all-time among women to Moser-Pröll ).

He won six alpine skiing World Cup races in Slalom skiing and Giant Slalom skiing.

In 1973 he won the alpine skiing World Cup in Giant Slalom skiing.

He participated in two alpine skiing disciplines, the Men's Giant Slalom ( 78th ) and the Men's Slalom ( 46th ).

Slalom skiing may also refer waterskiing with only one ski.

Slalom water skiing uses only one ski with two plates, a front boot and either a toe plate, open binding, or another binding ( similar to the front binding ) behind the main one. Slalom skiing on Lake Ozonia in the Adirondacks The bindings are oriented so that both feet point forward, with one behind the other.

** Slalom skiing

** Super Giant Slalom skiing ( Super G )

* Slalom water skiing

* Slalom ( video game ), 1987 Nintendo skiing game by Rare

* Downhill Slalom, downhill skiing game for PC by Tuna Technologies

: The same as Giant Slalom but with a 360 ° turn and a short cross-country part where the racers sprint for about 200 m using the free style or skate cross-country skiing technique.

* Super G, a short term for Super Giant Slalom skiing, a discipline of slalom skiing

Having convinced Nintendo to allow them to develop games for their video game console, Rare released their first title, Slalom, a skiing game that was originally released for the Nintendo Vs. System in 1986 and later for the NES in 1987.

alt = Slalom skier skiing around a pair of red poles

In Slalom skiing, regular straight poles are preferred due to the reduced speeds and increased reliance on poles.

Slalom racers are timed in completing a descent down the rapids of a whitewater course, in the process steering their canoes or kayaks through " gates " ( a pair of suspended poles about 1 m apart ), including going up against the flow, across the flow, and surfing the standing waves of the rapids.

Slalom ski races have courses that require short tight turns, whereas giant-slalom races have courses which are set with more widely spaced turns.

Skis are 30 % longer than those used in Slalom, for more stability at high speed.

* Slalom boards: Shortboards aimed at top speed, rather than maneuverability or ease of use.

Ski racer competing in a Giant Slalom race

The 2002 Winter Olympic Games Snowboarding competition consisted of men's and women's Halfpipe and Parallel Giant Slalom events.

** Super-G ( Super Giant Slalom )

** Giant Slalom ( GS )

This contrasts to the technical expertise required in lower speed slalom events ( Super G, Giant Slalom & Slalom ) where turns are progressively more emphasized.

* Giant Slalom

* Super Giant Slalom ( Super G )

# Giant Slalom

** Giant Slalom: François Bonlieu, France

** Giant Slalom: Marielle Goitschel, France

** Giant Slalom: Roger Staub, Switzerland

** Giant Slalom: Yvonne Rüegg, Switzerland

** Giant Slalom: Toni Sailer ( Austria )

** Giant Slalom: Lucille Wheeler ( Canada )

** Giant Slalom: Toni Sailer, Austria