Super giant slalom, or super-G, is a racing discipline of alpine skiing. Along with the faster downhill, it is regarded as a "speed" event, in contrast to the technical events giant slalom and slalom. It debuted as an official World Cup event during the 1983 season and was added to the official schedule of the World Championships in 1987 and the Winter Olympics in 1988.
Marc Girardelli is an Austrian–Luxembourger former alpine ski racer, a five-time World Cup overall champion who excelled in all five alpine disciplines.
Alpine skiing has been contested at every Winter Olympics since 1936, when a combined event was held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
The 22nd World Cup season began in November 1987 in Italy and concluded in March 1988 in Austria. The overall champions were Pirmin Zurbriggen and Michela Figini, both of Switzerland. Zurbriggen won his third overall title; Figini her second.
Nadia Bonfini is an Italian former alpine skier who competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics. Her main discipline was slalom.
The Men's giant slalom competition of the Albertville 1992 Olympics was held at Val d'Isère.
The Men's downhill competition of the Calgary 1988 Olympics was held at the newly-developed Nakiska on Mount Allan on Monday, February 15.
The Men's Super G competition of the Calgary 1988 Olympics was held at Nakiska on Sunday, February 21. This was the Olympic debut of the event.
The Men's slalom competition of the Calgary 1988 Olympics was held at Nakiska.
The Men's combined competition of the Calgary 1988 Olympics was held at Nakiska.
The Women's giant slalom competition of the Calgary 1988 Olympics was held at Nakiska.
The Women's slalom competition of the Calgary 1988 Olympics was held at Nakiska.
The Women's combined competition of the Calgary 1988 Olympics was held at Nakiska.
The Men's giant slalom competition of the Sarajevo 1984 Olympics was held at Bjelašnica.
The Men's giant slalom competition of the Lake Placid 1980 Olympics was held at Whiteface Mountain.
The Women's giant slalom competition of the Lake Placid 1980 Olympics was held at Whiteface Mountain on February 20–21.
The Men's giant slalom competition of the Innsbruck 1976 Olympics was held at Axamer Lizum.
The Men's giant slalom competition of the Sapporo 1972 Olympics was held at Teine on Wednesday, February 9, and Thursday, February 10.
The Men's giant slalom competition of the Grenoble 1968 Olympics was held at Chamrousse.
The men's parallel giant slalom competition in snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 8 February, at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou. The event was won by Benjamin Karl of Austria, the 2010 silver and 2014 bronze medalist. Tim Mastnak of Slovenia won silver, his first Olympic medal. Vic Wild, the 2014 champion, representing the Russian Olympic Committee, won the bronze medal.
