Sara Hector

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]

Sara Hector
Olympic gold in GS at Beijing (2022)
Born (1992-09-04) 4 September 1992
Sandviken, Sweden
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesGiant slalom, slalom
ClubKungsbergets AK
World Cup debut12 December 2009 (age 17)
Olympics
Teams3 – (2014, 2018, 2022)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams7 – (2011–2023)
Medals3  (team) (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons14 – (2010–2023)
Wins4 – (4 GS)
Podiums13 – (13 GS)
Overall titles0 – (7th in 2022)
Discipline titles0 – (2nd in GS, 2022)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Sweden
International alpine ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championships 0 1 2
Total 1 1 2
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BeijingGiant slalom
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Cortina d’AmpezzoTeam event
Bronze medal – third place2011 Garmisch-PartenkirchenTeam event
Bronze medal – third place2015 Beaver CreekTeam event
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 Crans-MontanaGiant slalom
Silver medal – second place2012 RoccarasoGiant slalom
Bronze medal – third place2010 Les PlanardsSlalom

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
Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom		 Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel
201017120—45————
20111893—32———
201219102—41———
20132080483747——
20142161—26——5
20152219294———
201623643827———
201724665421———
201825495710———
201926453215———
202027332812———16
202128161311———4
2022297122——5
2023301096———

Race podiums
  • 4 wins – (4 GS)
  • 13 podiums – (13 GS)
Season
Date Location Discipline Place
201512 Dec 2014Sweden Åre, SwedenGiant slalom2nd
28 Dec 2014Austria Kühtai in Tirol, AustriaGiant slalom1st
202112 Dec 2020France Courchevel, FranceGiant slalom2nd
202221 Dec 2021Giant slalom2nd
22 Dec 2021Giant slalom1st
28 Dec 2021Austria Lienz, AustriaGiant slalom3rd
8 Jan 2022Slovenia Kranjska Gora, SloveniaGiant slalom1st
25 Jan 2022Italy Kronplatz, ItalyGiant slalom1st
6 Mar 2022 Switzerland  Lenzerheide, SwitzerlandGiant slalom3rd
202326 Nov 2022United States Killington, USAGiant slalom3rd
10 Dec 2022Italy Sestriere, ItalyGiant slalom2nd
25 Jan 2023Italy Kronplatz, ItalyGiant slalom3rd
10 Mar 2023Sweden Åre, SwedenGiant slalom3rd

World Championship results
Year
Age Slalom Giant
slalom		 Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel Team Event
201118—17————3
201320—DNF2DNS269—
2015222310———3
201724—9————
201926—7————
20212813DNF2————2
202330713———811

Olympic results
Year
Age Slalom Giant
slalom		 Super-G Downhill Combined Team Event
201421——212513—
201825—10————
202229DNF21————

References
  1. "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.
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