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{{Short description|Racing discipline of alpine skiing}}
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[[File:Christoph Kornberger SG Spital am Semmering 2008.jpg|240px|thumbnail|right|Austrian alpine skier competing in super-G]]
[[File:Christoph Kornberger SG Spital am Semmering 2008.jpg|240px|thumbnail|right|Austrian alpine skier Christoph Kornberger competing in super-G]]
'''Super giant slalom''', or '''super-G''', is a racing discipline of [[alpine skiing]]. Along with the faster [[Downhill (ski competition)|downhill]], it is regarded as a "speed" event, in contrast to the technical events [[giant slalom]] and [[slalom skiing|slalom]]. It debuted as an official [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|World Cup]] event during the [[1983 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1983]] season and was added to the official schedule of the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|World Championships]] in [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1987|1987]] and the [[Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics|Winter Olympics]] in [[Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics|1988]].
'''Super giant slalom''', or '''super-G''', is a racing discipline of [[alpine skiing]]. Along with the faster [[Downhill (ski competition)|downhill]], it is regarded as a "speed" event, in contrast to the technical events [[giant slalom]] and [[slalom skiing|slalom]]. It debuted as an official [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|World Cup]] event during the [[1983 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1983]] season and was added to the official schedule of the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|World Championships]] in [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1987|1987]] and the [[Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics|Winter Olympics]] in [[Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics|1988]].


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==History==
==History==
Super-G was run as a [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|World Cup]] test event during the [[1982 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1982]] season, with two men's races and a women's race that did not count in the season standings.<ref name=cnwonss>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FaMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gu4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1554,1247516|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|agency=Associated Press|title=Cindy Nelson winner of new super slalom|date=March 24, 1982|page=31 }}</ref> Approved by the [[International Ski Federation]] (FIS) that summer, it was first officially run at the World Cup level in December [[1983 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1982]] at [[Val-d'Isère]], [[France]]; the winner was [[Peter Müller (skier)|Peter Müller]] of Switzerland. The first official women's super-G was run a month later in early January 1983, with consecutive events at [[Verbier]], Switzerland. The first winner was [[Irene Epple]] of [[West Germany]], and [[Cindy Nelson]] of the [[United States Ski Team|United States]] won the next day on a different course.<ref name=ntssgst>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iKgyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3OcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2810,4573323|newspaper=Gettysburg Times|agency=Associated Press|title=Nelson takes super giant ski slalom title|date=January 11, 1983|page=8}}</ref> These were the only two races for women in super-G during the 1983 season; the men had three. The event was not universally embraced during its early years,<ref name=spisyawn>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G3hkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EH8NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1428,206649|newspaper=Calgary Herald|last=Wood|first=Larry|title=Super-G inspires a super yawn|date=March 11, 1985|page=C1}}</ref> which included a boycott by two-time defending overall champion [[Phil Mahre]] in December 1982.<ref name=dswwc>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XPxLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ne4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2914,3806602|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|agency=Associated Press|title=Downhill specialist wins World Cup 'super-G'|date=December 23, 1982|page=26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uEJYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e_kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4945,2833103 |newspaper=Spokane Chronicle|agency=(''Boston Globe'')|title=As season finishes, brothers Mahre find skiing kind of a drag|last=Chamberlain|first=Tony|date=March 9, 1983|page=C4}}</ref>
Super-G was run as a [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|World Cup]] test event during the [[1982 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1982]] season, with two men's races and a women's race that did not count in the season standings.<ref name=cnwonss>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FaMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gu4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1554,1247516|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|agency=Associated Press|title=Cindy Nelson winner of new super slalom|date=March 24, 1982|page=31 }}</ref>
Approved by the [[International Ski Federation]] (FIS) that summer, it was first officially run at the World Cup level in December [[1983 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1982]] at [[Val-d'Isère]], [[France]]; the winner was [[Peter Müller (skier)|Peter Müller]] of Switzerland. The first official women's super-G was run a month later in early January 1983, with consecutive events at [[Verbier]], Switzerland. The first winner was [[Irene Epple]] of [[West Germany]], and [[Cindy Nelson]] of the [[United States Ski Team|United States]] won the next day on a different course.<ref name=ntssgst>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iKgyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3OcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2810,4573323|newspaper=Gettysburg Times|agency=Associated Press|title=Nelson takes super giant ski slalom title|date=January 11, 1983|page=8}}</ref>
These were the only two races for women in super-G during the 1983 season; the men had three. The event was not universally embraced during its early years,<ref name=spisyawn>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G3hkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EH8NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1428,206649|newspaper=Calgary Herald|last=Wood|first=Larry|title=Super-G inspires a super yawn|date=March 11, 1985|page=C1}}</ref> which included a boycott by two-time defending overall champion [[Phil Mahre]] in December 1982.<ref name=dswwc>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XPxLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ne4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2914,3806602|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|agency=Associated Press|title=Downhill specialist wins World Cup 'super-G'|date=December 23, 1982|page=26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uEJYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e_kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4945,2833103 |newspaper=Spokane Chronicle|agency=(''Boston Globe'')|title=As season finishes, brothers Mahre find skiing kind of a drag|last=Chamberlain|first=Tony|date=March 9, 1983|page=C4}}</ref>


For the first three seasons, super-G results were added into the giant slalom discipline for the season standings; it gained separate status for a crystal globe for the [[1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1986]] season with five events for both men and women; the first champions were [[Markus Wasmeier]] and [[Marina Kiehl]], both of [[West Germany]].
For the first three seasons, super-G results were added into the giant slalom discipline for the season standings; it gained separate status for a crystal globe for the [[1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1986]] season with five events for both men and women; the first champions were [[Markus Wasmeier]] and [[Marina Kiehl]], both of [[West Germany]].
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It was added to the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|World Championships]] in [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1987|1987]], held at [[Crans-Montana]], Switzerland. Swiss skiers [[Pirmin Zurbriggen]] and [[Maria Walliser]] won gold medals to become the first world champions in the event. Super-G made its [[Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics|Olympic]] debut in [[Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics|1988]] in [[Calgary]], where [[Franck Piccard]] of France and [[Sigrid Wolf]] of Austria took gold at [[Nakiska]].
It was added to the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|World Championships]] in [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1987|1987]], held at [[Crans-Montana]], Switzerland. Swiss skiers [[Pirmin Zurbriggen]] and [[Maria Walliser]] won gold medals to become the first world champions in the event. Super-G made its [[Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics|Olympic]] debut in [[Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics|1988]] in [[Calgary]], where [[Franck Piccard]] of France and [[Sigrid Wolf]] of Austria took gold at [[Nakiska]].


===Top racers===
==Top racers==
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[[Hermann Maier]] of Austria (nicknamed 'The Herminator') is widely regarded as the greatest male super-G racer, with 24 World Cup victories and five World Cup titles ([[1998 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1998]]&ndash;[[2001 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2001]], [[2004 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2004]]). He won the world championship in [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1999|1999]] and an Olympic gold medal in [[Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998]], three days after a crash in the downhill. Maier's proficiency in super-G was attributed to his thorough course inspection and his aggressive course tactics; he opted for the most direct and dangerous line down the hill. A serious motorcycle accident in August 2001 nearly resulted in an amputation of his lower right leg and sidelined him for the [[2002 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2002]] season, including the [[Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Olympics]]. After his return to the World Cup circuit in January [[2003 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2003]], Maier won eight more World Cup super-G events and his fifth season title in 2004.


===Men===
[[Aksel Lund Svindal]] of Norway is second on the list with 17 wins in World Cup super-G races, [[Kjetil Jansrud]] third with his 13 wins. Svindal won Olympic gold in [[Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's super-G|2010]] and his fifth season title in [[2014 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2014]], while Zurbriggen won four consecutive season titles ([[1987 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1987]]&ndash;[[1990 Alpine Skiing World Cup|90]]) and the first world championship in 1987. Another notable specialist was [[Kjetil André Aamodt]] of Norway, a triple gold medalist in Olympic super-G races, winning in [[Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics|1992]], [[Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002]] and [[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006]]. Aamodt won five World Cup races and two world championship medals (silver and bronze) in the discipline. [[Marc Girardelli]] of [[Luxembourg]], a five-time overall World Cup champion, won nine World Cup super-G events. He won season titles in every discipline except super-G, where he was a runner-up three times. Girardelli was the silver medalist in the super-G at the 1987 World Championships and the [[Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics|1992 Olympics]].


On the women's side, [[Lindsey Vonn]] of the U.S. leads with 28 World Cup victories in super-G<!--thru January 2016--> and has won five season titles ([[2009 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2009]]&ndash;[[2012 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2012]], [[2015 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2015]]).<!--thru March 2015--> [[Katja Seizinger]] of Germany won five season titles in the 1990s, with 16 World Cup wins in the discipline. While neither won gold in the super-G in the [[Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics|Olympics]] (both won a bronze), they both won a [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|world title]], Vonn in [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 – Women's super-G|2009]] and Seizinger in [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1993#Super G|1993]]. [[Renate Götschl]] of Austria won 17 World Cup events in super-G, three season titles (four as runner-up), and two medals (silver and bronze) in the world
[[Hermann Maier]] of Austria (nicknamed 'The Herminator') is widely regarded as the greatest male super-G racer, with 24 World Cup victories and five World Cup titles ([[1998 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1998]]&ndash;[[2001 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2001]], [[2004 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2004]]). He won the world championship in [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1999|1999]] and an Olympic gold medal in [[Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998]], three days after a crash in the downhill.

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Maier's proficiency in super-G was attributed to his thorough course inspection and his aggressive course tactics; he opted for the most direct and dangerous line down the hill. A serious motorcycle accident in August 2001 nearly resulted in an amputation of his lower right leg and sidelined him for the [[2002 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2002]] season, including the [[Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Olympics]]. After his return to the World Cup circuit in January [[2003 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2003]], Maier won eight more World Cup super-G events and his fifth season title in 2004.

[[Aksel Lund Svindal]] of Norway is second on the list with 17 wins in World Cup super-G races, [[Kjetil Jansrud]] third with his 13 wins. Svindal won Olympic gold in [[Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's super-G|2010]] and his fifth season title in [[2014 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2014]]

[[Pirmin Zurbriggen]] won four consecutive season titles ([[1987 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1987]]&ndash;[[1990 Alpine Skiing World Cup|90]]) and was the first world champion of this discipline in 1987.

[[Kjetil André Aamodt]] of Norway, a triple gold medalist in Olympic super-G races, winning in [[Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics|1992]], [[Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002]] and [[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006]]. Aamodt won five World Cup races and two world championship medals (silver and bronze) in the discipline.

[[Marc Girardelli]] of [[Luxembourg]], a five-time overall World Cup champion, won nine World Cup super-G events. He won season titles in every discipline except super-G, where he was a runner-up three times. Girardelli was the silver medalist in the super-G at the 1987 World Championships and the [[Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics|1992 Olympics]].

===Women===

[[Lindsey Vonn]] of the U.S. leads with 28 World Cup victories in super-G<!--thru January 2016--> and has won five season titles ([[2009 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2009]]&ndash;[[2012 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2012]], [[2015 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2015]]).<!--thru March 2015-->

[[Lara Gut-Behrami]] of Switzerland has won 22 World Cup races, five season titles ([[2014 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2014]], [[2016 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2016]], [[2021 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2021]], [[2023 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2023]], [[2024 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2024]] ), and a Gold medal in the event at the [[2022 Winter Olympics]].

[[Katja Seizinger]] of Germany won five season titles in the 1990s, with 16 World Cup wins in the discipline.

Neither Vonn and Seizinger have won gold in the super-G at the [[Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics|Olympics]] (both won a bronze) while Gut-Behrami has. However all three of them have won a [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|world title]], Vonn in [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 – Women's super-G|2009]], Gut-Behrami in [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2021 – Women's super-G|2021]] and Seizinger in [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1993#Super G|1993]].

[[Renate Götschl]] of Austria won 17 World Cup events in super-G, three season titles, and two medals (silver and bronze) in the world
championships.
championships.


==Course==
==Course==
The vertical drop for a Super-G course must be between {{convert|350|-|650|m|abbr=on}} for men, {{convert|350|-|600|m|abbr=on}} for women, and {{convert|250|-|450|m|abbr=on}} for children. In the Olympic Winter Games, FIS World Ski Championships, and FIS World Cups, minimums are raised to {{convert|400|m|abbr=on}} for both men and women. Courses are normally at least {{convert|30|m|abbr=on}} in width, but sections with lower widths are permissible if the line and terrain before and after allow it. Higher widths can also be required if deemed necessary. Gates must be between {{convert|6|m|abbr=on}} and {{convert|8|m|abbr=on}} in width for open gates, and between {{convert|8|m|abbr=on}} and {{convert|12|m|abbr=on}} in width for vertical gates. The distance between turning poles of successive gates must be at least {{convert|25|m|abbr=on}}. The number of direction changes must be at least 7% of the course drop in meters (6% for Olympic Winter Games, FIS World Ski Championships and FIS World Cups).<ref name="fis">{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/mm/Document/documentlibrary/AlpineSkiing/09/72/66/2013icrkangwonlandupdate_Neutral.pdf|title=The International Ski Competition Rules, Book IV, Joint Regulations for Alpine Skiing|access-date=2017-11-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215122001/http://www.fis-ski.com/mm/Document/documentlibrary/AlpineSkiing/09/72/66/2013icrkangwonlandupdate_Neutral.pdf|archive-date=2017-12-15|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The vertical drop for a Super-G course must be between {{convert|350|-|650|m|abbr=on}} for men, {{convert|350|-|600|m|abbr=on}} for women, and {{convert|250|-|450|m|abbr=on}} for children.
In the Olympic Winter Games, FIS World Ski Championships, and FIS World Cups, minimums are raised to {{convert|400|m|abbr=on}} for both men and women. Courses are normally at least {{convert|30|m|abbr=on}} in width, but sections with lower widths are permissible if the line and terrain before and after allow it. Higher widths can also be required if deemed necessary. Gates must be between {{convert|6|m|abbr=on}} and {{convert|8|m|abbr=on}} in width for open gates, and between {{convert|8|m|abbr=on}} and {{convert|12|m|abbr=on}} in width for vertical gates. The distance between turning poles of successive gates must be at least {{convert|25|m|abbr=on}}. The number of direction changes must be at least 7% of the course drop in meters (6% for Olympic Winter Games, FIS World Ski Championships and FIS World Cups).<ref name="fis">{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/mm/Document/documentlibrary/AlpineSkiing/09/72/66/2013icrkangwonlandupdate_Neutral.pdf|title=The International Ski Competition Rules, Book IV, Joint Regulations for Alpine Skiing|access-date=2017-11-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215122001/http://www.fis-ski.com/mm/Document/documentlibrary/AlpineSkiing/09/72/66/2013icrkangwonlandupdate_Neutral.pdf|archive-date=2017-12-15|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Equipment==
==Equipment==
In an attempt to increase safety, the [[2004 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2004]] season saw the [[International Ski Federation|FIS]] impose minimum ski lengths for the super-G for the first time: to {{convert|205|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} for men, {{convert|200|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} for women. The minimum turning radius was increased to {{convert|45|m|abbr=on}} for the [[2014 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2014]] season.
In an attempt to increase safety, the [[2004 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2004]] season saw the [[International Ski Federation|FIS]] impose minimum ski lengths for the super-G for the first time: to {{convert|205|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} for men and {{convert|200|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} for women. The minimum turning radius was increased to {{convert|45|m|abbr=on}} for the [[2014 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2014]] season.


=== World Cup podiums ===
== World Cup podiums ==
'''Men'''
'''Men'''


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|-
| align=center|[[2019–20 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|2020]] || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Mauro Caviezel]] || {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Vincent Kriechmayr]] || {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Aleksander Aamodt Kilde]]
| align=center|[[2019–20 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|2020]] || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Mauro Caviezel]] || {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Vincent Kriechmayr]] || {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Aleksander Aamodt Kilde]]
|-
| align=center|[[2020–21 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|2021]] || {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Vincent Kriechmayr]] || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Marco Odermatt]] || {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Matthias Mayer]]
|-
| align=center|[[2021–22 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|2022]] || {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Aleksander Aamodt Kilde]] || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Marco Odermatt]] || {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Vincent Kriechmayr]]
|-
|align=center|[[2022–23 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|2023]] || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Marco Odermatt]] || {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Aleksander Aamodt Kilde]] || {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Vincent Kriechmayr]]
|-
|align=center|[[2023–24 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|2024]] || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Marco Odermatt]] || {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Vincent Kriechmayr]] || {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Raphael Haaser]]
|}
|}


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|align=center|[[2019–20 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|2020]] || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Corinne Suter]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Federica Brignone]] || {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Nicole Schmidhofer]]
|align=center|[[2019–20 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|2020]] || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Corinne Suter]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Federica Brignone]] || {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Nicole Schmidhofer]]
|-
|align=center|[[2020–21 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|2021]] || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Lara Gut-Behrami]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Federica Brignone]] || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Corinne Suter]]
|-
|align=center|[[2021–22 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|2022]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Federica Brignone]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Elena Curtoni]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mikaela Shiffrin]]
|-
|align=center|[[2022–23 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|2023]] || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Lara Gut-Behrami]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Federica Brignone]] || {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Ragnhild Mowinckel]]
|-
|align=center|[[2023–24 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|2024]] || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Lara Gut-Behrami]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Federica Brignone]] || {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Cornelia Huetter]]
|}
|}


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|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Johan Clarey]]<br/>{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Vincent Kriechmayr]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Johan Clarey]]<br/>{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Vincent Kriechmayr]]
|{{flagicon}} ''None awarded''
|{{flagicon}} ''None awarded''
|-
| align="center" |[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2021|2021 WCH]]
|{{flagicon}}
|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Vincent Kriechmayr]]
|{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Romed Baumann]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alexis Pinturault]]
|-
|-
| align="center" |[[Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics|2022 WOG]]
|{{flagicon}}
|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Matthias Mayer]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ryan Cochran-Siegle]]
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Aleksander Aamodt Kilde]]
|}
|}
'''Women'''
'''Women'''
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|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sofia Goggia]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sofia Goggia]]
|&nbsp;{{flagicon|SUI}}&nbsp; [[Corinne Suter]]
|&nbsp;{{flagicon|SUI}}&nbsp; [[Corinne Suter]]
|-
| align="center" |[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2021|2021 WCH]]
|{{flagicon}}
|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Lara Gut]]
|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Corinne Suter]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mikaela Shiffrin]]
|-
| align="center" |[[Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics|2022 WOG]]
|{{flagicon}}
|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Lara Gut]]
|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Mirjam Puchner]]
|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Michelle Gisin]]
|}
|}
WOG - Winter Olympic Games, WCH - FIS World Ski Championships
WOG - Winter Olympic Games, WCH - FIS World Ski Championships


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Alpine skiing combined]]
*[[Alpine skiing combined]]
*[[Downhill (ski competition)|Downhill]]
*[[Downhill (ski competition)|Downhill]]
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*[[Slalom skiing|Slalom]]
*[[Slalom skiing|Slalom]]
*[[Skiing|Skiing and skiing topics]]
*[[Skiing|Skiing and skiing topics]]
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*[[List of Olympic medalists in alpine skiing#Super-G|List of Olympic medalists in men's super-G]]
*[[List of Olympic medalists in alpine skiing#Super-G|List of Olympic medalists in men's super-G]]
*[[List of Olympic medalists in alpine skiing#Super-G 2|List of Olympic medalists in women's super-G]]
*[[List of Olympic medalists in alpine skiing#Super-G 2|List of Olympic medalists in women's super-G]]
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*[[List of Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing#Super-G 2|List of Paralympic medalists in women's super-G]]
*[[List of Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing#Super-G 2|List of Paralympic medalists in women's super-G]]
*[[List of alpine skiing world champions|List of world champions in super-G]]
*[[List of alpine skiing world champions|List of world champions in super-G]]
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==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 13:06, 3 June 2024

"Super G" redirects here. For other uses, see Super G (disambiguation).
Austrian alpine skier Christoph Kornberger competing in super-G

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.

Much like downhill, a super-G course consists of widely set gates that racers must pass through. The course is set so that skiers must turn more than in downhill, though the speeds are still much higher than in giant slalom (hence the name). Each athlete only has one run to clock the best time. In the Olympics, super-G courses are usually set on the same slopes as the downhill, but with a lower starting point.

History

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Super-G was run as a World Cup test event during the 1982 season, with two men's races and a women's race that did not count in the season standings.[1]

Approved by the International Ski Federation (FIS) that summer, it was first officially run at the World Cup level in December 1982 at Val-d'Isère, France; the winner was Peter Müller of Switzerland. The first official women's super-G was run a month later in early January 1983, with consecutive events at Verbier, Switzerland. The first winner was Irene Epple of West Germany, and Cindy Nelson of the United States won the next day on a different course.[2]

These were the only two races for women in super-G during the 1983 season; the men had three. The event was not universally embraced during its early years,[3] which included a boycott by two-time defending overall champion Phil Mahre in December 1982.[4][5]

For the first three seasons, super-G results were added into the giant slalom discipline for the season standings; it gained separate status for a crystal globe for the 1986 season with five events for both men and women; the first champions were Markus Wasmeier and Marina Kiehl, both of West Germany.

It was added to the World Championships in 1987, held at Crans-Montana, Switzerland. Swiss skiers Pirmin Zurbriggen and Maria Walliser won gold medals to become the first world champions in the event. Super-G made its Olympic debut in 1988 in Calgary, where Franck Piccard of France and Sigrid Wolf of Austria took gold at Nakiska.

Top racers

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Men

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Hermann Maier of Austria (nicknamed 'The Herminator') is widely regarded as the greatest male super-G racer, with 24 World Cup victories and five World Cup titles (1998–2001, 2004). He won the world championship in 1999 and an Olympic gold medal in 1998, three days after a crash in the downhill.

Maier's proficiency in super-G was attributed to his thorough course inspection and his aggressive course tactics; he opted for the most direct and dangerous line down the hill. A serious motorcycle accident in August 2001 nearly resulted in an amputation of his lower right leg and sidelined him for the 2002 season, including the 2002 Olympics. After his return to the World Cup circuit in January 2003, Maier won eight more World Cup super-G events and his fifth season title in 2004.

Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway is second on the list with 17 wins in World Cup super-G races, Kjetil Jansrud third with his 13 wins. Svindal won Olympic gold in 2010 and his fifth season title in 2014

Pirmin Zurbriggen won four consecutive season titles (1987–90) and was the first world champion of this discipline in 1987.

Kjetil André Aamodt of Norway, a triple gold medalist in Olympic super-G races, winning in 1992, 2002 and 2006. Aamodt won five World Cup races and two world championship medals (silver and bronze) in the discipline.

Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg, a five-time overall World Cup champion, won nine World Cup super-G events. He won season titles in every discipline except super-G, where he was a runner-up three times. Girardelli was the silver medalist in the super-G at the 1987 World Championships and the 1992 Olympics.

Women

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Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. leads with 28 World Cup victories in super-G and has won five season titles (2009–2012, 2015).

Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland has won 22 World Cup races, five season titles (2014, 2016, 2021, 2023, 2024 ), and a Gold medal in the event at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Katja Seizinger of Germany won five season titles in the 1990s, with 16 World Cup wins in the discipline.

Neither Vonn and Seizinger have won gold in the super-G at the Olympics (both won a bronze) while Gut-Behrami has. However all three of them have won a world title, Vonn in 2009, Gut-Behrami in 2021 and Seizinger in 1993.

Renate Götschl of Austria won 17 World Cup events in super-G, three season titles, and two medals (silver and bronze) in the world championships.

Course

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The vertical drop for a Super-G course must be between 350–650 m (1,150–2,130 ft) for men, 350–600 m (1,150–1,970 ft) for women, and 250–450 m (820–1,480 ft) for children.

In the Olympic Winter Games, FIS World Ski Championships, and FIS World Cups, minimums are raised to 400 m (1,300 ft) for both men and women. Courses are normally at least 30 m (98 ft) in width, but sections with lower widths are permissible if the line and terrain before and after allow it. Higher widths can also be required if deemed necessary. Gates must be between 6 m (20 ft) and 8 m (26 ft) in width for open gates, and between 8 m (26 ft) and 12 m (39 ft) in width for vertical gates. The distance between turning poles of successive gates must be at least 25 m (82 ft). The number of direction changes must be at least 7% of the course drop in meters (6% for Olympic Winter Games, FIS World Ski Championships and FIS World Cups).[6]

Equipment

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In an attempt to increase safety, the 2004 season saw the FIS impose minimum ski lengths for the super-G for the first time: to 205 cm (80.7 in) for men and 200 cm (78.7 in) for women. The minimum turning radius was increased to 45 m (148 ft) for the 2014 season.

World Cup podiums

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Men

The following table contains the men's Super-G (from 2007 Super combined) World Cup podiums since the first edition in 1986.

Season 1st 2nd 3rd
1986 Germany Markus Wasmeier Switzerland Pirmin Zurbriggen Luxembourg Marc Girardelli
1987 Switzerland Pirmin Zurbriggen Luxembourg Marc Girardelli Germany Markus Wasmeier
1988 Switzerland Pirmin Zurbriggen Germany Markus Wasmeier France Franck Piccard
1989 Switzerland Pirmin Zurbriggen Sweden Lars-Börje Eriksson France Franck Piccard
1990 Switzerland Pirmin Zurbriggen Austria Günther Mader Sweden Lars-Börje Eriksson
1991 Switzerland Franz Heinzer Austria Stephan Eberharter Norway Atle Skårdal
1992 Switzerland Paul Accola Luxembourg Marc Girardelli Austria Günther Mader
1993 Norway Kjetil André Aamodt Austria Günther Mader Switzerland Franz Heinzer
1994 Norway Jan Einar Thorsen Luxembourg Marc Girardelli United States Tommy Moe
1995 Italy Peter Runggaldier Austria Günther Mader Italy Werner Perathoner
1996 Norway Atle Skårdal Austria Hans Knauß Norway Lasse Kjus
1997 France Luc Alphand Austria Josef Strobl Austria Andreas Schifferer
1998 Austria Hermann Maier Austria Hans Knauß Austria Stephan Eberharter
1999 Austria Hermann Maier Austria Stephan Eberharter Austria Andreas Schifferer
2000 Austria Hermann Maier Austria Werner Franz Austria Fritz Strobl
2001 Austria Hermann Maier Austria Christoph Gruber Austria Josef Strobl
2002 Austria Stephan Eberharter Switzerland Didier Cuche Austria Fritz Strobl
2003 Austria Stephan Eberharter Liechtenstein Marco Büchel Switzerland Didier Cuche
2004 Austria Hermann Maier United States Daron Rahlves Austria Stephan Eberharter
2005 United States Bode Miller Austria Hermann Maier United States Daron Rahlves
2006 Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Austria Hermann Maier United States Daron Rahlves
2007 United States Bode Miller Switzerland Didier Cuche Canada John Kucera
2008 Austria Hannes Reichelt Switzerland Didier Cuche Austria Benjamin Raich
2009 Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Italy Werner Heel Switzerland Didier Défago
2010 Canada Erik Guay Austria Michael Walchhofer Norway Aksel Lund Svindal
2011 Switzerland Didier Cuche Austria Georg Streitberger Croatia Ivica Kostelić
2012 Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Switzerland Didier Cuche Switzerland Beat Feuz
2013 Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Italy Matteo Marsaglia Austria Matthias Mayer
2014 Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Norway Kjetil Jansrud Switzerland Patrick Küng
2015 Norway Kjetil Jansrud Italy Dominik Paris Austria Matthias Mayer
2016 Norway Aleksander Aamodt Kilde Norway Kjetil Jansrud Norway Aksel Lund Svindal
2017 Norway Kjetil Jansrud Austria Hannes Reichelt Norway Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
2018 Norway Kjetil Jansrud Austria Vincent Kriechmayr Norway Aksel Lund Svindal
2019 Italy Dominik Paris Austria Vincent Kriechmayr Switzerland Mauro Caviezel
2020 Switzerland Mauro Caviezel Austria Vincent Kriechmayr Norway Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
2021 Austria Vincent Kriechmayr Switzerland Marco Odermatt Austria Matthias Mayer
2022 Norway Aleksander Aamodt Kilde Switzerland Marco Odermatt Austria Vincent Kriechmayr
2023 Switzerland Marco Odermatt Norway Aleksander Aamodt Kilde Austria Vincent Kriechmayr
2024 Switzerland Marco Odermatt Austria Vincent Kriechmayr Austria Raphael Haaser

Women

Season 1st 2nd 3rd
1986 Germany Marina Kiehl Canada Liisa Savijarvi Italy Michaela Marzola
1987 Switzerland Maria Walliser France Catherine Quittet Germany Marina Kiehl
1988 Switzerland Michela Figini Austria Sylvia Eder Germany Regine Mösenlechner
Spain Blanca Fernández Ochoa
1989 France Carole Merle Austria Sigrid Wolf Austria Anita Wachter
1990 France Carole Merle Germany Michaela Gerg-Leitner Austria Sigrid Wolf
1991 France Carole Merle Austria Petra Kronberger Germany Michaela Gerg-Leitner
1992 France Carole Merle Norway Merete Fjeldavlie Germany Katja Seizinger
1993 Germany Katja Seizinger Austria Ulrike Maier France Carole Merle
1994 Germany Katja Seizinger Italy Bibiana Perez Germany Hilde Gerg
1995 Germany Katja Seizinger Switzerland Heidi Zeller-Bähler Switzerland Heidi Zurbriggen
1996 Germany Katja Seizinger Austria Alexandra Meissnitzer Germany Martina Ertl
1997 Germany Hilde Gerg Germany Katja Seizinger Sweden Pernilla Wiberg
1998 Germany Katja Seizinger Austria Renate Götschl Italy Isolde Kostner
1999 Austria Alexandra Meissnitzer Austria Michaela Dorfmeister Germany Martina Ertl
2000 Austria Renate Götschl Canada Mélanie Turgeon Slovenia Mojca Suhadolc
2001 France Régine Cavagnoud Austria Renate Götschl France Carole Montillet
2002 Germany Hilde Gerg Austria Alexandra Meissnitzer Austria Michaela Dorfmeister
2003 France Carole Montillet Austria Renate Götschl Italy Karen Putzer
2004 Austria Renate Götschl France Carole Montillet Austria Michaela Dorfmeister
2005 Austria Michaela Dorfmeister Austria Renate Götschl United States Lindsey Kildow
2006 Austria Michaela Dorfmeister Austria Alexandra Meissnitzer Switzerland Nadia Styger
2007 Austria Renate Götschl Austria Nicole Hosp United States Lindsey Kildow
2008 Germany Maria Riesch Austria Elisabeth Görgl Switzerland Fabienne Suter
2009 United States Lindsey Vonn Italy Nadia Fanchini Switzerland Fabienne Suter
2010 United States Lindsey Vonn Austria Elisabeth Görgl Switzerland Nadia Styger
2011 United States Lindsey Vonn Germany Maria Riesch United States Julia Mancuso
2012 United States Lindsey Vonn United States Julia Mancuso Austria Anna Fenninger
2013 Slovenia Tina Maze United States Julia Mancuso Austria Anna Fenninger
2014 Switzerland Lara Gut Austria Anna Fenninger Liechtenstein Tina Weirather
2015 United States Lindsey Vonn Austria Anna Fenninger Slovenia Tina Maze
2016 Switzerland Lara Gut Liechtenstein Tina Weirather United States Lindsey Vonn
2017 Liechtenstein Tina Weirather Slovenia Ilka Štuhec Switzerland Lara Gut
2018 Liechtenstein Tina Weirather Switzerland Lara Gut Austria Anna Veith
2019 United States Mikaela Shiffrin Austria Nicole Schmidhofer Liechtenstein Tina Weirather
2020 Switzerland Corinne Suter Italy Federica Brignone Austria Nicole Schmidhofer
2021 Switzerland Lara Gut-Behrami Italy Federica Brignone Switzerland Corinne Suter
2022 Italy Federica Brignone Italy Elena Curtoni United States Mikaela Shiffrin
2023 Switzerland Lara Gut-Behrami Italy Federica Brignone Norway Ragnhild Mowinckel
2024 Switzerland Lara Gut-Behrami Italy Federica Brignone Austria Cornelia Huetter

Super G at the major competitions

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Men

Competition Course setter 1st 2nd 3rd
1987 WCH
1988 WOG France Franck Piccard Austria Helmut Mayer Sweden Lars-Borje Eriksson
1989 WCH
1991 WCH
1992 WOG Norway Kjetil André Aamodt Luxembourg Marc Girardelli Norway Jan Einar Thorsen
1993 WCH
1994 WOG Germany Markus Wasmeier United States Tommy Moe Norway Kjetil André Aamodt
1996 WCH
1997 WCH Norway Atle Skårdal Norway Lasse Kjus Austria Günther Mader
1998 WOG Austria Hermann Maier Switzerland Didier Cuche Austria Hans Knauß
1999 WCH Norway Lasse Kjus
Austria Hermann Maier 		None awarded Austria Hans Knauß
2001 WCH United States Daron Rahlves Austria Stephan Eberharter Austria Hermann Maier
2002 WOG Switzerland F. Zueger Norway Kjetil André Aamodt Austria Stephan Eberharter Austria Andreas Schifferer
2003 WCH Norway M. Arnesen Austria Stephan Eberharter United States Bode Miller Austria Hermann Maier
2005 WCH Norway M. Arnesen United States Bode Miller Austria Michael Walchhofer Austria Benjamin Raich
2006 WOG Austria A. Evers Norway Kjetil André Aamodt Austria Hermann Maier Switzerland Ambrosi Hoffmann
2007 WCH Switzerland H. Flatscher Italy Patrick Staudacher Austria Fritz Strobl Switzerland Bruno Kernen
2009 WCH Italy G. L. Rulfi Switzerland Didier Cuche Italy Peter Fill Norway Aksel Lund Svindal
2010 WOG Italy G. L. Rulfi Norway Aksel Lund Svindal United States Bode Miller United States Andrew Weibrecht
2011 WCH Switzerland H. Flatscher Italy Christof Innerhofer Austria Hannes Reichelt Croatia Ivica Kostelić
2013 WCH Norway T. Moger United States Ted Ligety France Gauthier de Tessières Norway Aksel Lund Svindal
2014 WOG France P. Morisod Norway Kjetil Jansrud United States Andrew Weibrecht United States Bode Miller
2015 WCH Austria F. Winkler Austria Hannes Reichelt Canada Dustin Cook France Adrien Théaux
2017 WCH Italy A. Ghidoni Canada Erik Guay Norway Kjetil Jansrud Canada Manuel Osborne-Paradis
2018 WOG Italy A. Ghidoni Austria Matthias Mayer Switzerland Beat Feuz Norway Kjetil Jansrud
2019 WCH Italy Dominik Paris France Johan Clarey
Austria Vincent Kriechmayr 		None awarded
2021 WCH Austria Vincent Kriechmayr Germany Romed Baumann France Alexis Pinturault
2022 WOG Austria Matthias Mayer United States Ryan Cochran-Siegle Norway Aleksander Aamodt Kilde

Women

Competition Course setter 1st 2nd 3rd
1987 WCH
1988 WOG Austria Sigrid Wolf Switzerland Michela Figini Canada Karen Percy
1989 WCH
1991 WCH
1992 WOG Italy Deborah Compagnoni France Carole Merle Germany Katja Seizinger
1993 WCH
1994 WOG United States Diann Roffe Steinrotter Russia Svetlana Gladysheva Italy Isolde Kostner
1996 WCH
1997 WCH Italy Isolde Kostner Germany Katja Seizinger Germany Hilde Gerg
1998 WOG United States Picabo Street Austria Michaela Dorfmeister Austria Alexandra Meissnitzer
1999 WCH Austria Alexandra Meissnitzer Austria Renate Götschl Austria Michaela Dorfmeister
2001 WCH France Régine Cavagnoud Italy Isolde Kostner Germany Hilde Gerg
2002 WOG Sweden P. Endrass Italy Daniela Ceccarelli Croatia Janica Kostelić Italy Karen Putzer
2003 WCH Austria B. Zobel Austria Michaela Dorfmeister United States Kristen Clark United States Jonna Mendes
2005 WCH France X. Fournier Sweden Anja Pärson Italy Lucia Recchia United States Julia Mancuso
2006 WOG Austria J. Graller Austria Michaela Dorfmeister Croatia Janica Kostelić Austria Alexandra Meissnitzer
2007 WCH Austria J. Graller Sweden Anja Pärson United States Lindsey Vonn Austria Renate Götschl
2009 WCH Sweden U. Emilsson United States Lindsey Vonn France Marie Marchand-Arvier Austria Andrea Fischbacher
2010 WOG Austria J. Kriechbaum Austria Andrea Fischbacher Slovenia Tina Maze United States Lindsey Vonn
2011 WCH Austria J. Kriechbaum Austria Elisabeth Görgl United States Julia Mancuso Germany Maria Riesch
2013 WCH Switzerland D. Petrini Slovenia Tina Maze  Switzerland  Lara Gut United States Julia Mancuso
2014 WOG Austria F. Winkler Austria Anna Fenninger Germany Maria Hoefl-Riesch Austria Nicole Hosp
2015 WCH Austria R. Assinger Austria Anna Fenninger Slovenia Tina Maze United States Lindsey Vonn
2017 WCH Italy A. Ghezze Austria Nicole Schmidhofer Liechtenstein Tina Weirather  Switzerland  Lara Gut
2018 WOG Austria M. Tatschl Czech Republic Ester Ledecká Austria Anna Veith Liechtenstein Tina Weirather
2019 WCH United States Mikaela Shiffrin Italy Sofia Goggia  Switzerland  Corinne Suter
2021 WCH Switzerland Lara Gut Switzerland Corinne Suter United States Mikaela Shiffrin
2022 WOG Switzerland Lara Gut Austria Mirjam Puchner Switzerland Michelle Gisin

WOG - Winter Olympic Games, WCH - FIS World Ski Championships

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cindy Nelson winner of new super slalom". Ottawa Citizen. Associated Press. March 24, 1982. p. 31.
  2. ^ "Nelson takes super giant ski slalom title". Gettysburg Times. Associated Press. January 11, 1983. p. 8.
  3. ^ Wood, Larry (March 11, 1985). "Super-G inspires a super yawn". Calgary Herald. p. C1.
  4. ^ "Downhill specialist wins World Cup 'super-G'". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. December 23, 1982. p. 26.
  5. ^ Chamberlain, Tony (March 9, 1983). "As season finishes, brothers Mahre find skiing kind of a drag". Spokane Chronicle. (Boston Globe). p. C4.
  6. ^ "The International Ski Competition Rules, Book IV, Joint Regulations for Alpine Skiing" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
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