How do you race Giant Slalom?

Question

How do you race Giant Slalom?

Answer 1

you ski around the gates, right then left, and go to the finish line, you are disqualified if you miss a gate, and the goal is to go as fast as possible

Giant slalom is an alpine skiing discipline. It involves skiing between sets of poles ("gates") spaced at a greater distance to each other than in slalom but not as great as in super G.

classification of Alpine skiing

...competitive skiing is divided into the so-called speed and technical events, the former comprising downhill skiing and the supergiant slalom, or super-G, and the latter including the slalom and giant slalom. The speed events are contested in single runs down long, steep, fast courses featuring few and widely spaced turns. The technical events challenge the skier's ability to maneuver over...

variation of slalom

The giant slalom has characteristics of both the slalom and the downhill, the latter a longer, faster race. Giant slalom gates are wider and set farther apart, and the course is longer than in the slalom. The event was first included in the world championships in 1950 and in the Olympics in 1952.

this is a pic. of a racer http://www.flickr.com/photos/cwg2007/414...

Answer 2

Start fast, turn quick with little skid and lots of carve. turn between the gates, and practice as much as possible.  This is a very precise event, the rules that govern this and all other ski racing are under the FIS. Check their website for the rules and course parameters.