<P> 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 during the 1983 season and was added to the official schedule of the World Championships in 1987 and the Winter Olympics in 1988 . </P> <P> Much like downhill, the other of the two "speed" events in alpine skiing, a super-G course consists of widely set gates that racers must pass through . The course is set so that skiers must turn more than in downhill, though the speeds are still much higher than in giant slalom (hence the name). Each athlete only has one run to clock the best time . In the Olympics, super-G courses are usually set on the same slopes as the downhill, but with a lower starting point . </P> <P> Super-G was run as a World Cup test event during the 1982 season, with two men's races and a women's race that did not count in the season standings . Approved by the International Ski Federation (FIS) that summer, it was first officially run at the World Cup level in December 1982 at Val - d'Isère, France; the winner was Peter Müller of Switzerland . The first official women's super-G was run a month later in early January 1983, with consecutive events at Verbier, Switzerland . The first winner was Irene Epple of West Germany, and Cindy Nelson of the United States won the next day on a different course . These were the only two races for women in super-G during the 1983 season; the men had three . The event was not universally embraced during its early years, which included a boycott by two - time defending overall champion Phil Mahre in December 1982 . </P>

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