Sara Hector

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Sara Hector
Sara Hector in 2022.jpg
Personal information
Born (1992-09-04) 4 September 1992 (age 32)
Sandviken, Sweden
Occupation Alpine skier
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines Giant slalom, slalom
ClubKungsbergets AK
World Cup debut12 December 2009 (age 17)
Olympics
Teams3 – (2014, 2018, 2022)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams8 – (20112025)
Medals4 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons16 – (20102025)
Wins7 – (7 GS)
Podiums24 – (21 GS, 3 SL)
Overall titles0 – (4th in 2024)
Discipline titles0 – (2nd in GS, 2022)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
International alpine ski competitions
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games 100
World Championships 013
Total113
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Beijing Giant slalom
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Cortina d’Ampezzo Team event
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Team event
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Beaver Creek Team event
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Saalbach Team event
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Crans-Montana Giant slalom
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Roccaraso Giant slalom
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Les Planards Slalom

Sara Maria Hector (born 4 September 1992) is a Swedish World Cup alpine ski racer who is the reigning Olympic champion in giant slalom. [1] She has competed at seven World Championships and won three medals in the team event (2011, 2015, 2021). [2] [3]

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Hector gained her first World Cup victory in December 2014, a giant slalom in Kühtai, Austria. [4] [5] At her third Winter Olympics in 2022, she was the gold medalist in giant slalom, [1] was her first Olympic medal and the first Olympic gold for Sweden in the women's GS event in thirty years. [6] [7]

World Cup results

Season standings

Season
AgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombinedParallel
2010 1712045
2011 189332
2012 1910241
2013 2080483747
2014 2161265
2015 2219294
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 4
2022 29 7 12 2 5
2023 30 10 9 6
2024 31 4 6 3
2025 32 5 9 3

Race podiums

Season
DateLocationDisciplinePlace
2015 12 Dec 2014 Flag of Sweden.svg Åre, Sweden Giant slalom 2nd
28 Dec 2014 Flag of Austria.svg Kühtai in Tirol, AustriaGiant slalom1st
2021 12 Dec 2020 Flag of France.svg Courchevel, FranceGiant slalom2nd
2022 21 Dec 2021Giant slalom2nd
22 Dec 2021Giant slalom1st
28 Dec 2021 Flag of Austria.svg Lienz, AustriaGiant slalom3rd
8 Jan 2022 Flag of Slovenia.svg Kranjska Gora, SloveniaGiant slalom1st
25 Jan 2022 Flag of Italy.svg Kronplatz, ItalyGiant slalom1st
6 Mar 2022  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Lenzerheide, SwitzerlandGiant slalom3rd
2023 26 Nov 2022 Flag of the United States.svg Killington, USAGiant slalom3rd
10 Dec 2022 Flag of Italy.svg Sestriere, ItalyGiant slalom2nd
25 Jan 2023 Flag of Italy.svg Kronplatz, ItalyGiant slalom3rd
10 Mar 2023 Flag of Sweden.svg Åre, SwedenGiant slalom3rd
2024 29 Dec 2023 Flag of Austria.svg Lienz, AustriaGiant slalom3rd
16 Jan 2024 Flag of Austria.svg Flachau, Austria Slalom 3rd
20 Jan 2024 Flag of Slovakia.svg Jasná, SlovakiaGiant slalom1st
30 Jan 2024 Flag of Italy.svg Kronplatz, ItalyGiant slalom2nd
9 Mar 2024 Flag of Sweden.svg Åre, SwedenGiant slalom2nd
2025 30 Nov 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Killington, USAGiant slalom1st
28 Dec 2024 Flag of Austria.svg Semmering, AustriaGiant slalom2nd
4 Jan 2025 Flag of Slovenia.svg Kranjska Gora, SloveniaGiant slalom1st
14 Jan 2025 Flag of Austria.svg Flachau, AustriaSlalom3rd
30 Jan 2025 Flag of France.svg Courchevel, FranceSlalom2nd
25 Mar 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Sun Valley, USAGiant slalom3rd

World Championship results

Year
AgeSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombinedTeam
Combined
ParallelTeam
 Event 
2011 18 17 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 3

Olympic results

Year
AgeSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombinedTeam Event
2014 21 21 25 13
2018 25 10
2022 29 DNF2 1

References

  1. 1 2 "Sara Hector tog OS-guld". SVT. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  2. "Sara Hector Biography". Archived from the original on 25 October 2011.
  3. Thomas Lindblom, Therese Bosta (17 February 2021). "Den svenska silverglädjen" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. "Sara Hector claims maiden World Cup win in Kühtai". Federation Internationale de Ski . 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  5. "U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin third in giant slalom". USA TODAY. Associated Press. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  6. "Sweden's Sara Hector wins Olympic GS gold after Shiffrin out". AP NEWS. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  7. "Beijing 2022: Sara Hector wins gold in the women's GS". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 10 February 2022.