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35
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Detailed explanation-1: -She is a four-time Overall World Cup champion, a four-time world champion in slalom and a six-time winner of the World Cup discipline title in that event. Shiffrin is the youngest slalom champion in Olympic alpine skiing history, at 18 years and 345 days. Vail, Colorado, U.S.
Detailed explanation-2: -Simply put, skiing out means missing a gate at any point during a ski race. The consequences of doing so are instant elimination from the event even if it spans multiple runs, as slalom, giant slalom and the combined events do at the Winter Olympics.
Detailed explanation-3: -The course used for giant slalom competitions must have a vertical drop between 250–450m for men, and 250–400m for women. A total of 56-70 gates are used for men’s events and 46–58 are used for women. The minimum length of skis used for giant slalom has to be185 cm for men and 180 cm for women.
Detailed explanation-4: -Like the slalom event, the giant slalom consists of two runs, after which a skier’s times are combined.