To slalom is to
zigzag
A zigzag is a pattern made up of small corners at variable angles, though constant within the zigzag, tracing a path between two parallel lines; it can be described as both jagged and fairly regular.
In geometry, this pattern is described as a ...
between obstacles. It may refer to:
Sports
;Alpine skiing and/or snowboarding
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Slalom skiing
Slalom is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline, involving skiing between poles or gates. These are spaced more closely than those in giant slalom, super giant slalom and downhill, necessitating quicker and shorter turns. Intern ...
, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline
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Giant slalom
Giant slalom (GS) is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline. It involves skiing between sets of poles ("gates") spaced at a greater distance from each other than in slalom but less than in Super-G.
Giant slalom and slalom make up t ...
, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline
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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 ...
or Super Giant Slalom, a racing discipline of alpine skiing
;Other
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autocross
Autocross (also called "Solo", "Auto-x" or "Autoslalom") is a timed competition in which drivers navigate one at a time through a defined course on either a sealed or an unsealed surface. It is a form of motorsports that emphasizes safe competitio ...
, for automobiles
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Canoe slalom
Canoe slalom (previously known as whitewater slalom) is a competitive sport with the aim to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging downstream or upstream gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of th ...
, for kayak or canoe, formerly known as whitewater slalom
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Dual slalom
Dual slalom is a mountain bike racing
Mountain bike racing (shortened MTB or ATB racing) is the competitive cycle sport discipline of mountain biking held on off-road terrain. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) recognised the discipline re ...
, for mountain bikes
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Freestyle slalom skating
Freestyle slalom skating is a highly technical field of roller skating that involves performing tricks around a straight line of equally spaced cones. The most common spacing used in competitions is , with larger competitions also featuring lines ...
, roller skating that involves performing tricks around a line of cones
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Slalom skateboarding
Slalom skateboarding is a form of downhill skateboard racing that first appeared in the 1960s and 1970s and has made a resurgence in popularity in the 2000s. Slalom racers skate down a course usually marked by plastic cones. The racer tries to get ...
, a form of downhill skateboard racing
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Slalom waterskiing
Water skiing (also waterskiing or water-skiing) is a surface water sport in which an individual is pulled behind a boat or a cable ski installation over a body of water, skimming the surface on two skis or one ski. The sport requires suffici ...
, a surface water sport
Other
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''Slalom'' (video game), 1987 Nintendo skiing game
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''Slalom'' (film), 1965 Italian film
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Slalom Consulting
Slalom is a business and technology consulting firm headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The company, which is a division of Slalom, Inc, employs more than 13,000 people in 43 markets and 11 Build Centers across North America, Europe, and Asia Pa ...
, a business and technology consulting firm
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''Slalom'' (Jane Ira Bloom album)
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