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25-484: For Giant slalom , Kranjska Gora is considered one of the three most prestigious and challenging locations in the world, along with Adelboden and Alta Badia . This competition is the successor of the "Bukovniški smuk" (Bukovnik Downhill), "kamikaze dowhnill" race first held in Kranjska Gora in 1949. On 4 March 1961, the first ever Vitranc Cup event was held on an extremely demanding and steep giant slalom course from

50-470: A bigger sidecut radius, like Ted Ligety at 29 m (95 ft), and Lindsey Vonn at 27 m (89 ft). For the 2012–13 season, the FIS increased the sidecut radius to 35 m (115 ft) and the minimal length to 195 cm (76.8 in). Many athletes criticized this decision. Often David Dodge was cited. Dodge argues that FIS used studies which do not represent a scientific proof. He states that it

75-525: A double Slovenian win, beating 3rd placed Ingemar Stenmark . At the start of the season, women for the first and only time in the history of this competition, raced for the "Vitranc Cup". Kranjska Gora replaced 6 cancelled men's events from other countries, which aren't considered Vitranc Cup events: With at least two wins or more. In 1986, the elite Club5 was originally established by 5 prestigious and classic downhill organizers: Kitzbühel , Wengen , Garmisch , Val d’Isère and Val Gardena/Gröden , with

100-559: A greater distance from each other than in slalom but less than in Super-G . Giant slalom and slalom make up the technical events in alpine ski racing. This category separates them from the speed events of Super-G and downhill . The technical events are normally composed of two runs, held on different courses on the same ski run. The vertical drop for a GS course must be 250–450 m (820–1,480 ft) for men, and 250–400 m (820–1,310 ft) for women. The number of gates in this event

125-944: A membership of 132 national ski associations, and is based in Oberhofen am Thunersee , Switzerland. At least 50 World Cup wins in all disciplines run by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation for men and women: Updated as of 3 February 2024 The federation organises the following ski sport disciplines, for which it oversees the FIS Games as well as World Cup competitions and World Championships: After ski club federations and national associations were created in Norway (1883 and 1908), Russia (1896), Bohemia and Great Britain (1903), Switzerland (1904), United States , Austria and Germany (all in 1905) and Sweden , Finland and Italy (all in 1908), and competitions had begun such as

150-547: A stand-alone event at the world championships in 1982 at Schladming , Austria , and at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. It was changed to the super-combined format (one run of slalom on same day as downhill) at the world championships in 2007 and the Olympics in 2010 . In the following table men's giant slalom World Cup podiums from the World Cup first edition in 1967. Racers with the most World Cup podiums in giant slalom. In

175-575: Is 56–70 for men and 46–58 for women. The number of direction changes in a GS course equals 11–15% of the vertical drop of the course in metres, 13–18% for children. As an example, a course with a vertical drop of 300 m (984 ft) would have 33–45 direction changes for an adult race. Although giant slalom is not the fastest event in skiing, on average a well-trained racer may reach average speeds of 80 km/h (50 mph). Giant slalom skis are shorter than super-G and downhill skis, and longer than slalom skis. In an attempt to increase safety for

200-636: Is well known that if one tips the ski 7° more the 35 m ski will have the same turning radius as the 28 m ski. He states as well that knee injuries are decreasing since the 1990s, when carving skis started to be used. The first giant slalom was set in 1935 on the Mottarone in Italy, over Lake Maggiore , near Stresa , on January 20. After one month, the second giant slalom was set on the Marmolada in Italy's Dolomite mountains , by Guenther Langes. The giant slalom

225-714: The Nordic Games , early international cross-country races (Adelboden, 1903), international participation at Holmenkollen (1903) and Club Alpin Français (CAF) International Winter Sports Weeks , an international Ski Congress was convened to develop standard rules for international competitive skiing. The founding of a predecessor association, the International Ski Commission (CIS), was decided on February 18, 1910, in Christiania, Norway by delegates from ten countries to

250-513: The 2003–04 season, the International Ski Federation (FIS) increased the minimum sidecut radius for giant slalom skis to 21 m (69 ft) and for the first time imposed minimum ski lengths for GS: 185 cm (72.8 in) for men and 180 cm (70.9 in) for women. A maximum stand height (the distance from the snow to the sole of the boot) of 55 mm (2.17 in) was also established for all disciplines. In May 2006,

275-450: The FIS announced further changes to the rules governing equipment. Beginning with the 2007–08 season, the minimum radius for GS skis was increased to 27 m (89 ft) for men and 23 m (75 ft) for women. Additionally, the minimum ski width at the waist was increased from 60 to 65 mm (2.36 to 2.56 in), and the maximum stand height for all disciplines was reduced to 50 mm (1.97 in). The best skiers tended to use

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300-622: The FIS, which replaced the CIS. Initially, the FIS was only responsible for Nordic skiing. FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1925 in Janské Lázně, Czechoslovakia, were given status as the first official World Championships. After the Scandinavian countries had relented, it was decided at the 11th FIS Congress (February 24–26, 1930 in Oslo) to also include alpine skiing (downhill, slalom and alpine combined) in

325-452: The first International Ski Congress. This Congress then met every year or so to hear from the CIS and refine and adopt rule changes. The commission was to consist of two members - a representative of Scandinavia and Central Europe. Ultimately, two Scandinavians sat on the commission. A year later, in March 1911, the first internationally valid set of rules was approved. At that time, the commission

350-481: The following table women's giant slalom World Cup podiums from the World Cup first edition in 1967. International Ski Federation The International Ski and Snowboard Federation , also known as FIS ( French : Fédération Internationale de Ski et de Snowboard ), is the highest international governing body for skiing and snowboarding . It was previously known as the International Ski Federation ( Fédération Internationale de Ski ) until 26 May 2022 when

375-467: The goal to bring alpine ski sports to the highest levels possible. Later, over the years, other classic long-term organizers joined the now renamed Club5+: Alta Badia , Cortina , Kranjska Gora , Maribor , Lake Louise , Schladming , Adelboden , Kvitfjell , St.Moritz and Åre . Giant slalom Giant slalom (GS) is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding competitive discipline. It involves racing between sets of poles ("gates") spaced at

400-408: The last time, held on an old steep course above the old gas station, before moving to a new and now permanent course in nearby Podkoren , still in use today. On 1–2 December 1983, the competition was, for the first time, held and permanently moved to the new " Podkoren 3 " course nearby, constructed and designed by ex Slovenian skier Peter Lakota . The women's competition was held first, the next day

425-520: The name was changed to include snowboard. Founded on 2 February 1924 in Chamonix , France during the inaugural Winter Olympic Games , FIS is responsible for the Olympic skiing disciplines, namely Alpine skiing , cross-country skiing , ski jumping , Nordic combined , freestyle skiing , and snowboarding . The FIS is also responsible for setting the international competition rules. The organization has

450-472: The program in 1988 , the GS has been scheduled as a one-day event at the Olympics. Upon its introduction, giant slalom briefly displaced the combined event at the world championships; it was absent in 1950 and 1952. The combined returned in 1954 in Åre , Sweden , but as a "paper race," using the results of the three events (downhill, giant slalom, and slalom), a format used through 1980 . The combined returned as

475-589: The rules. This was upon a proposal by Great Britain, in which the British ski pioneer Arnold Lunn played a major role as co-founder of the Arlberg-Kandahar races. The simple sentence "Downhill and slalom races may be organized" was written into the rules - a sentence that was to change skiing in the long term. The first FIS Alpine World Ski Championships were held 19–23 February 1931 in Mürren, Switzerland. Ski flying,

500-562: The same time). The Slalom was won by the French skier Patrick Russel . On 20 March 1982, Bojan Križaj was the first Slovenian to win the World Cup at the home ground in front of a record crowd of 32,000 people. This record hasn't been broken yet at alpine skiing events in Slovenia, and it beat the record set at Ingemar Stenmark 's event. On 29–30 January 1983, the Vitranc Cup competition was, for

525-629: The top of the Vitranc mountain. The event was also known as " hara-kiri with acceleration". In 1962, for the only time in history, the competition did not meet the schedule at all, because the Yugoslavian Ski Federation office in Belgrade simply forgot to send the application to the International Ski Federation (FIS). On 10 March 1968, the Vitranc Cup (Kranjska Gora) hosted the first ever World Cup alpine ski event in Slovenia (also Yugoslavia at

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550-400: Was added at the world championships in 1978 , and made its Olympic debut in 1980 . The world championships changed to a one-day format for the giant slalom in 1974 , but the Olympics continued the GS as a two-day event through 1980. Also scheduled for two days in 1984 , both giant slaloms became one-day events after repeated postponements of the downhills. Following the extra races added to

575-465: Was added to the world championships in 1950 at Aspen , Colorado , and debuted at the Winter Olympics in 1952 at Oslo , Norway , run at Norefjell . The GS has been run in every world championships and Olympics since. Originally a one-run event, a second run was added for men at the world championships in 1966 , run on consecutive days, and at the Olympics in 1968 . The second run for women

600-599: Was enlarged to five members, and Oslo was elected as headquarters. In 1913, the number of members of the commission was increased to seven: two Norwegians, two Swedes, a Swiss, a German and an Austrian. On February 2, 1924, in Chamonix as part of the "International Winter Sports Week", which was later to be recognized as the first Olympic Winter Games , 36 delegates from 14 countries (Great Britain, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Yugoslavia, Norway, Poland, Romania, US, Switzerland, Sweden, Hungary and Italy) decided to found

625-474: Was the men's race. It was the first and only time in history when Slovenia hosted the World Cup opening race for both men and women. This was also the first and only time when women competed for the Vitranc Cup. On 21 December 1985, Rok Petrovič celebrated the 2nd of his five World Cup career wins in his career, dominating the season, in front of a home crowd of 30,000 people. On 20 December 1986, then Slovenian sports icons Bojan Križaj and Petrovič achieved

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