a downhill race over a winding course defined by upright poles race on skis around obstacles
Competition held on white water in which paddlers travel a course marked out by gates, poles suspended over the water The object is to make the fastest time without missing or striking the gates Not seen in South Australia Slalom will be in the Sydney Olympics
A slalom is a race on skis or in canoes in which the competitors have to avoid a series of obstacles in a very twisting and difficult course. a race for people on skis or in canoes down a curving course marked by flags. Alpine skiing event in which competitors race one at a time down a zigzag or wavy course past a series of flags or markers called gates. The course is carefully designed to test the skier's skill, timing, and judgment. A skier who misses a gate is disqualified unless he or she returns and passes through it from the proper side. Men's events use 55-75 gates, women's 45-65. The giant slalom has characteristics of both slalom and downhill skiing; giant-slalom gates are wider and set farther apart, and the course is longer than in the slalom. The supergiant slalom ("super-G") is closer to downhill; its course is steeper and straighter than that of the other slalom events and features longer, more sweeping turns taken at higher speed
A timed snowboard race in which competitors turn around gates set in a particular configuration Slalom competitions demand fast, accurate turning, speed and great balance