Women's Giant slalom - Alpine Skiing
Sapporo 1972 Winter Olympics

Women's Giant slalom - Alpine Skiing - Sapporo 1972 Winter Olympics

Event Format: Each skier ran a single race down the giant slalom course. In giant slalom the gates were placed at a greater distance from each other than in the slalom event and the skiers turns were longer than in slalom. The Olympic gold medal winner was the athlete with the fastest time for the race.

Event facts: Women's Giant slalom competition was held at the Mt. Eniwa and 42 athletes participated in the event.