A Complete Guide to How Olympic Snowboarding Is Scored

Parallel giant slalom involves two riders going down a giant slalom course — those long, sloped courses with flagged "gates" to mark turns — at the same time. Aside from disqualifying actions, such as deliberately interfering with a competitor's run or passing through the wrong gate, there's no judging involved. Instead, as in snowboard cross, the first to the finish line wins.