Sara Hector

Sara Hector

Olympic gold in GS at Beijing (2022)
Personal information
Born	(1992-09-04) 4 September 1992 (age 33) Sandviken, Sweden
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Skiing career
Disciplines	Giant slalom, slalom
Club	Kungsbergets AK
World Cup debut	12 December 2009 (age 17)
Olympics
Teams	4 – (2014, 2018, 2022, 2026)
Medals	2 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams	8 – (2011–2025)
Medals	4 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	17 – (2010–2026)
Wins	8 – (8 GS)
Podiums	28 – (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 2022 Beijing Giant slalom 2026 Milano Cortina Giant slalom World Championships 2021 Cortina d’Ampezzo Team event 2011 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Team event 2015 Beaver Creek Team event 2025 Saalbach Team event Junior World Championships 2011 Crans-Montana Giant slalom 2012 Roccaraso Giant slalom 2010 Les Planards Slalom

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	2	—	—		5
2023	30	10	9	6	—	—		—N/a
2024	31	4	6	3	—	—
2025	32	5	9	3	—	—
2026	33	7	10	3	—	—

Standings through 1 March 2026

Race podiums

• 8 wins – (8 GS)
• 28 podiums – (25 GS, 3 SL), 85 top tens

Season
	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
2015	12 Dec 2014	Åre, Sweden	Giant slalom	2nd
	28 Dec 2014	Kühtai in Tirol, Austria	Giant slalom	1st
2021	12 Dec 2020	Courchevel, France	Giant slalom	2nd
2022	21 Dec 2021		Giant slalom	2nd
	22 Dec 2021		Giant slalom	1st
	28 Dec 2021	Lienz, Austria	Giant slalom	3rd
	8 Jan 2022	Kranjska Gora, Slovenia	Giant slalom	1st
	25 Jan 2022	Kronplatz, Italy	Giant slalom	1st
	6 Mar 2022	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	Giant slalom	3rd
2023	26 Nov 2022	Killington, USA	Giant slalom	3rd
	10 Dec 2022	Sestriere, Italy	Giant slalom	2nd
	25 Jan 2023	Kronplatz, Italy	Giant slalom	3rd
	10 Mar 2023	Åre, Sweden	Giant slalom	3rd
2024	29 Dec 2023	Lienz, Austria	Giant slalom	3rd
	16 Jan 2024	Flachau, Austria	Slalom	3rd
	20 Jan 2024	Jasná, Slovakia	Giant slalom	1st
	30 Jan 2024	Kronplatz, Italy	Giant slalom	2nd
	9 Mar 2024	Åre, Sweden	Giant slalom	2nd
2025	30 Nov 2024	Killington, USA	Giant slalom	1st
	28 Dec 2024	Semmering, Austria	Giant slalom	2nd
	4 Jan 2025	Kranjska Gora, Slovenia	Giant slalom	1st
	14 Jan 2025	Flachau, Austria	Slalom	3rd
	30 Jan 2025	Courchevel, France	Slalom	2nd
	25 Mar 2025	Sun Valley, USA	Giant slalom	3rd
2026	7 Dec 2025	Tremblant, Canada	Giant slalom	2nd
	27 Dec 2025	Semmering, Austria	Giant slalom	3rd
	20 Jan 2026	Kronplatz, Italy	Giant slalom	3rd
	24 Jan 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

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. 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.

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