Sara Hector
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Sara Maria Hector (born 4 September 1992) is a Swedish World Cup alpine ski racer who is the 2022 Olympic champion in giant slalom. She has competed at seven World Championships and won four medals in the team event (2011, 2015, 2021, 2025).
Hector gained her first World Cup victory in December 2014, a giant slalom in Kühtai, Austria. At her third Winter Olympics in 2022, she was the gold medalist in giant slalom, which was her first Olympic medal and the first Olympic gold for Sweden in the women's GS event in thirty years. She was the flag bearer for Sweden during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics along with Walter Wallberg.
Hector won the silver medal in the giant slalom at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | ||||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | |
| 2010 | 17 | 120 | — | 45 | — | — | — | —N/a |
| 2011 | 18 | 93 | — | 32 | — | — | — | |
| 2012 | 19 | 102 | — | 41 | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | 20 | 80 | 48 | 37 | 47 | — | — | |
| 2014 | 21 | 61 | — | 26 | — | — | 5 | |
| 2015 | 22 | 19 | 29 | 4 | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | 23 | 64 | 38 | 27 | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | 24 | 66 | 54 | 21 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 25 | 49 | 57 | 10 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | 26 | 45 | 32 | 15 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 27 | 33 | 28 | 12 | — | — | — | 16 |
| 2021 | 28 | 16 | 13 | 11 | — | — | —N/a | 4 |
| 2022 | 29 | 7 | 12 | 2022 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's giant slalom | — | — | 5 | |
| 2023 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 6 | — | — | —N/a | |
| 2024 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 2024 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's giant slalom | — | — | ||
| 2025 | 32 | 5 | 9 | 2025 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's giant slalom | — | — | ||
| 2026 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 2026 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's giant slalom | — | — |
Race podiums
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2015 | 12 December 2014 | Sweden Åre, Sweden | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 28 December 2014 | Austria Kühtai in Tirol, Austria | Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 2021 | 12 December 2020 | France Courchevel, France | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 2022 | 21 December 2021 | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 22 December 2021 | Giant slalom | 1st | ||
| 28 December 2021 | Austria Lienz, Austria | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 8 January 2022 | Slovenia Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 25 January 2022 | Italy Kronplatz, Italy | Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 6 March 2022 | Switzerland Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 2023 | 26 November 2022 | United States Killington, United States | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 10 December 2022 | Italy Sestriere, Italy | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 25 January 2023 | Italy Kronplatz, Italy | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 10 March 2023 | Sweden Åre, Sweden | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 2024 | 29 December 2023 | Austria Lienz, Austria | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 16 January 2024 | Austria Flachau, Austria | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 20 January 2024 | Slovakia Jasná, Slovakia | Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 30 January 2024 | Italy Kronplatz, Italy | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 9 March 2024 | Sweden Åre, Sweden | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 2025 | 30 November 2024 | United States Killington, United States | Giant slalom | 1st |
| 28 December 2024 | Austria Semmering, Austria | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 4 January 2025 | Slovenia Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 14 January 2025 | Austria Flachau, Austria | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 30 January 2025 | France Courchevel, France | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 25 March 2025 | United States Sun Valley, United States | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 2026 | 7 December 2025 | Canada Tremblant, Canada | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 27 December 2025 | Austria Semmering, Austria | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 20 January 2026 | Italy Kronplatz, Italy | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 24 January 2026 | Czech Republic Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic | Giant slalom | 1st |
World Championship results
| Year | |||||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team Combined | Parallel | Team Event | |
| 2011 | 18 | — | 17 | — | — | — | —N/a | —N/a | 3 |
| 2013 | 20 | — | DNF2 | DNS | 26 | 9 | — | ||
| 2015 | 22 | 23 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | ||
| 2017 | 24 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019 | 26 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021 | 28 | 13 | DNF2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| 2023 | 30 | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 32 | DNF2 | 6 | — | — | —N/a | — | —N/a | 3 |
Olympic results
| Year | ||||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team combined | Team event | |
| 2014 | 21 | — | — | 21 | 25 | 13 | —N/a | —N/a |
| 2018 | 25 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | 29 | DNF2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2026 | 33 | DNF2 | 2 | — | — | —N/a | — | —N/a |
External links
- at FIS (alpine)
- at Olympics.com
- at the Swedish Olympic Committee(in Swedish)
- at Olympedia
- at InterSportStats
- at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database