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 *

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-G, super giant slalom and Downhill (ski competition), downhill, necessitating ...

, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline *

Giant slalom Giant slalom (GS) is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding competitive discipline. It involves racing between sets of poles ("gates") spaced at a greater distance from each other than in Slalom skiing, slalom but less than in Super-G. Giant sl ...

, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline *

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 *

Autoslalom Autoslalom (auto slalom, slalom) is a form of motorsport that takes place on short, temporary courses marked out on areas of sealed-surfaces such as car parks or disused airport runways. Competitors are timed to complete the course, with penalties ...

autocross Autocross is a form of motorsport in which competitors are timed to complete a short course using automobiles on a dirt or grass surface, excepting where sealed surfaces are used in United States. Rules vary according to the governing or sanctioni ...

, for automobiles *

Canoe slalom Canoe slalom (previously known as whitewater slalom) is a competitive sport with the aim to navigate a Spraydeck, decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging downstream or upstream gates on Whitewater, river rapids in the fastest time pos ...

, for kayak or canoe, formerly known as whitewater slalom *

Dual slalom Dual slalom is a mountain bike racing discipline similar to Four-cross, 4X racing. It consists of two racers racing two almost identical tracks next to each other down a slope. The courses are usually short, one run lasting about 30 seconds. I ...

, for mountain bikes *

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 *

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 ...

, a form of downhill skateboard racing *

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 one or two skis. The sport requires sufficien ...

, a surface water sport

Other

* ''Slalom'' (video game), 1987 Nintendo skiing game * ''Slalom'' (1965 film), an Italian film * ''Slalom'' (2020 film), a Franco-Belgian film * Slalom Consulting, a business and technology consulting firm * ''Slalom'' (album), an album by Jane Ira Bloom {{disambiguation