Sara Hector

Sara Hector
Olympic gold in GS at Beijing (2022)
Personal information
Born (1992-09-04) 4 September 1992
Sandviken, Sweden
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Skiing career
Country Sweden
SportAlpine skiing
ClubKungsbergets AK
DisciplinesGiant slalom, slalom
World Cup debut
12 December 2009 (age 17)
Olympics
Teams4 – (2014, 2018, 2022, 2026)
Medals2 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams8 – (2011–2025)
Medals4 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons17 – (2010–2026)
Wins8 – (8 GS)
Podiums28 – (25 GS, 3 SL)
Overall titles
0 – (4th in 2024)
Discipline titles
0 – (2nd in GS, 2022)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Sweden
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 0 1 2
Giant slalom 8 8 9
Total 8 9 11
International alpine ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 0
World Championships 0 1 3
Total 1 2 3
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BeijingGiant slalom
Silver medal – second place2026 Milano CortinaGiant 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
Bronze medal – third place2025 SaalbachTeam event
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 Crans-MontanaGiant slalom
Silver medal – second place2012 RoccarasoGiant slalom
Bronze medal – third place2010 Les PlanardsSlalom

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
201017120—45———N/a
20111893—32———
201219102—41———
20132080483747——
20142161—26——5
20152219294———
201623643827———
201724665421———
201825495710———
201926453215———
202027332812———16
202128161311——N/a4
2022297122nd place, silver medalist(s)——5
2023301096——N/a
202431463rd place, bronze medalist(s)——
202532593rd place, bronze medalist(s)——
2026339103rd place, bronze medalist(s)——

Race podiums

  • 8 wins – (8 GS)
  • 28 podiums – (25 GS, 3 SL)
Season
Date Location Discipline Place
2015 12 December 2014Sweden Åre, SwedenGiant slalom2nd
28 December 2014Austria Kühtai in Tirol, AustriaGiant slalom1st
2021 12 December 2020France Courchevel, FranceGiant slalom2nd
2022 21 December 2021Giant slalom2nd
22 December 2021Giant slalom1st
28 December 2021Austria Lienz, AustriaGiant slalom3rd
8 January 2022Slovenia Kranjska Gora, SloveniaGiant slalom1st
25 January 2022Italy Kronplatz, ItalyGiant slalom1st
6 March 2022 Switzerland  Lenzerheide, SwitzerlandGiant slalom3rd
2023 26 November 2022United States Killington, United StatesGiant slalom3rd
10 December 2022Italy Sestriere, ItalyGiant slalom2nd
25 January 2023Italy Kronplatz, ItalyGiant slalom3rd
10 March 2023Sweden Åre, SwedenGiant slalom3rd
2024 29 December 2023Austria Lienz, AustriaGiant slalom3rd
16 January 2024Austria Flachau, AustriaSlalom3rd
20 January 2024Slovakia Jasná, SlovakiaGiant slalom1st
30 January 2024Italy Kronplatz, ItalyGiant slalom2nd
9 March 2024Sweden Åre, SwedenGiant slalom2nd
2025 30 November 2024United States Killington, United StatesGiant slalom1st
28 December 2024Austria Semmering, AustriaGiant slalom2nd
4 January 2025Slovenia Kranjska Gora, SloveniaGiant slalom1st
14 January 2025Austria Flachau, AustriaSlalom3rd
30 January 2025France Courchevel, FranceSlalom2nd
25 March 2025United States Sun Valley, United StatesGiant slalom3rd
2026 7 December 2025Canada Tremblant, CanadaGiant slalom2nd
27 December 2025Austria Semmering, AustriaGiant slalom3rd
20 January 2026Italy Kronplatz, ItalyGiant slalom3rd
24 January 2026Czech Republic Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech RepublicGiant slalom1st

World Championship results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
slalom		 Super-G Downhill Combined Team
Combined		 Parallel Team
 Event 
201118—17———N/aN/a3
201320—DNF2DNS269—
2015222310———3
201724—9————
201926—7————
20212813DNF2————2
202330713———811
202532DNF26——N/a—N/a3

Olympic results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
slalom		 Super-G Downhill Combined Team
combined		 Team event
201421——212513N/aN/a
201825—10————
202229DNF21————
202633DNF22——N/a—N/a

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. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. 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.
  8. ↑ "De blir svenska fanbärare på fredag". 5 February 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026 – via Dagens Nyheter.
  9. ↑ "OS-silver till Sara Hector – delad medalj med Norge". 15 February 2026. Retrieved 15 February 2026 – via Dagens Nyheter.
  10. ↑ 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.
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