Winter Olympics preview: Parallel Giant Slalom
Object Of The Game
To beat a single opponent to the finish line in a head-to-head match on side-by-side courses through gates spaced at a greater distance to each other than in slalom.
Details
Both men’s and women’s event consists of 30 competitors.
Two qualifying runs, round of 16, quarter final, semi final, final.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2/19/2014 | 0:15 | Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom Qualification |
| 0:45 | Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom Qualification | |
| 4:00 | Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom Round of 16 | |
| 4:15 | Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom Round of 16 | |
| 4:45 | Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom Quarterfinal | |
| 4:55 | Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom Quarterfinal | |
| 5:15 | Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom Semifinal | |
| 5:20 | Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom Semifinal | |
| 5:30 | Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom Final | |
| 5:35 | Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom Final |
All times EST.
Most Likely Podium (Men)
Benjamin Karl (Austria): The Olympic silver medalist from 2010 won his fourth consecutive gold at the World Championships in 2013. The only thing his resume needs is Olympic gold.
Jasey-Jay Anderson (Canada): The 38-year-old will enter his fifth Winter Olympics looking to defend the gold medal he won in Vancouver four years ago.
Rok Marguc (Slovenia): The winner of two medals at the 2011 World Championships - a silver in Parallel Giant Slalom, and a bronze in Parallel Slalom - Marguc won gold last year at the World Championships in the parallel slalom.
Most Likely Podium (Women)
Nicolien Sauerbreij (Netherlands): The gold medal that Sauerbreij won in Vancouver was the 100th gold medal that the Netherlands has won at the Winter Olympics, and remarkably, the very first in a non-skating event.
Amelie Kober (Germany): A silver medalist at the 2006 Olympics in parallel giant slalom, Kober won a pair of bronze medals at the 2013 World Championships in Parallel Slalom and Parallel Giant Slalom.
Patrizia Kummer (Switzerland): Coming off a silver medal at the 2013 World Championships in Parallel Slalom, Kummer leads an underrated Swiss contingent.
2013 FIS World Championships (Men)
Benjamin Karl (Austria)
Roland Fischnailer (Italy)
Vic Wild (Russia)
2013 FIS World Championships (Women)
Isabelle Labock (Germany)
Julia Dujmovits (Austria)
Amelie Kober (Norway)
2010 Winter Olympics Podium (Men)
Jasey-Jay Anderson (Canada)
Benjamin Karl (Austria)
Mathieu Bozzetto (France)
2010 Winter Olympics Podium (Women)
Nicolien Sauerbreij (Netherlands)
Ekaterina Ilyukhina (Russia)
Marion Kreiner (Austria)