 Olympic gold in GS at Beijing (2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1992-09-04) 4 September 1992 (age 32) Sandviken, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Giant slalom, slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kungsbergets AK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 12 December 2009 (age 17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2014, 2018, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 7 – (2011–2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (team) (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 16 – (2010–2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 7 – (7 GS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 22 – (20 GS, 2 SL) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (4th in 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (2nd in GS, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sara Maria Hector (born 4 September 1992) is a Swedish World Cup alpine ski racer who is the reigning Olympic champion in giant slalom. She has competed at seven World Championships and won three medals in the team event (2011, 2015, 2021).
Hector gained her first World Cup victory in December 2014, a giant slalom in Kühtai, Austria. At her third Winter Olympics in 2022, she was the gold medalist in giant slalom, was her first Olympic medal and the first Olympic gold for Sweden in the women's GS event in thirty years.
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | ||||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | |
| 2010 | 17 | 120 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 2022 | 29 | 7 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 5 | |
| 2023 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | |
| 2024 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | — | ||
| 2025 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — |
- Standings through 17 January 2025
Race podiums
| 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 |
World Championship results
| Year | ||||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | Team 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 |
Olympic results
| Year | |||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team Event | |
| 2014 | 21 | — | — | 21 | 25 | 13 | — |
| 2018 | 25 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 29 | DNF2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
References
- ^ "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. 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.
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 Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Sandviken Municipality
- Swedish female alpine skiers
- Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic alpine skiers for Sweden
- Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Sportspeople from Gävleborg County
- 21st-century Swedish sportswomen