Sara Maria Hector (born 4 September 1992) is a Swedish World Cup alpine ski racer who is the 2022 Olympic champion in giant slalom.[1] She has competed at seven World Championships and won four medals in the team event (2011, 2015, 2021, 2025).[2][3]
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] which was her first Olympic medal and the first Olympic gold for Sweden in the women’s GS event in thirty years.[6][7] She was the flag bearer for Sweden during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics along with Walter Wallberg.[8]
Hector won the silver medal in the giant slalom at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[9][10]
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 |  |
— | — | 5 | |
| 2023 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 6 | — | — | N/a | |
| 2024 | 31 | 4 | 6 |  |
— | — | ||
| 2025 | 32 | 5 | 9 | |
— | — | ||
| 2026 | 33 | 9 | 10 | |
— | — |
Race podiums
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2015 | 12 December 2014 |  Åre, Sweden |
Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 28 December 2014 |  Kühtai in Tirol, Austria |
Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 2021 | 12 December 2020 |  Courchevel, France |
Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 2022 | 21 December 2021 | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 22 December 2021 | Giant slalom | 1st | ||
| 28 December 2021 | Lienz, Austria |
Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 8 January 2022 |  Kranjska Gora, Slovenia |
Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 25 January 2022 |  Kronplatz, Italy |
Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 6 March 2022 |  Lenzerheide, Switzerland |
Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 2023 | 26 November 2022 |  Killington, United States |
Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 10 December 2022 | Sestriere, Italy |
Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 25 January 2023 | Kronplatz, Italy |
Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 10 March 2023 | Åre, Sweden |
Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 2024 | 29 December 2023 | Lienz, Austria |
Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 16 January 2024 | Flachau, Austria |
Slalom | 3rd | |
| 20 January 2024 |  Jasná, Slovakia |
Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 30 January 2024 | Kronplatz, Italy |
Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 9 March 2024 | Åre, Sweden |
Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 2025 | 30 November 2024 | Killington, United States |
Giant slalom | 1st |
| 28 December 2024 | Semmering, Austria |
Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 4 January 2025 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia |
Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 14 January 2025 | Flachau, Austria |
Slalom | 3rd | |
| 30 January 2025 | Courchevel, France |
Slalom | 2nd | |
| 25 March 2025 | Sun Valley, United States |
Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 2026 | 7 December 2025 |  Tremblant, Canada |
Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 27 December 2025 | Semmering, Austria |
Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 20 January 2026 | Kronplatz, Italy |
Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 24 January 2026 |  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 |
References
- ^ a b “Sara Hector tog OS-guld”. SVT. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ “Sara Hector Biography”. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011.
- ^ Thomas Lindblom, Therese Bosta (17 February 2021). “Den svenska silverglädjen” (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ “Sara Hector claims maiden World Cup win in Kühtai”. Federation Internationale de Ski. 28 December 2014. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ “U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin third in giant slalom”. USA TODAY. Associated Press. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ “Sweden’s Sara Hector wins Olympic GS gold after Shiffrin out”. AP NEWS. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ “Beijing 2022: Sara Hector wins gold in the women’s GS”. fis-ski.com. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ “De blir svenska fanbärare på fredag”. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026 – via Dagens Nyheter.
- ^ “OS-silver till Sara Hector – delad medalj med Norge”. 15 February 2026. Retrieved 15 February 2026 – via Dagens Nyheter.
- ^ Pierce, Zack (15 February 2026). “Federica Brignone wins giant slalom for second Olympic gold in stunning comeback”. Retrieved 15 February 2026 – via The New York Times.
External links
- Official website
- Sara Hector at FIS (alpine)
- Sara Hector at Olympics.com
- Sara Hector at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Sara Hector at Olympedia
- Sara Hector at InterSportStats
- Sara Hector at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
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