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]
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| Born | 4 September 1992 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 3 – (2014, 2018, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 7 – (2011–2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (team) (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 15 – (2010–2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 5 – (5 GS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 18 – (17 GS, 1 SL) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (4th in 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (2nd in GS, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 edit
Season standings edit
| 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 | — | — |
Race podiums edit
| 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 |
World Championship results edit
| 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 edit
| Year | |||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team Event | |
| 2014 | 21 | — | — | 21 | 25 | 13 | — |
| 2018 | 25 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 29 | DNF2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
References edit
- ^ 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. 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 edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sara Hector.
- Official website
- Sara Hector at FIS (alpine)
- Sara Hector at Olympics.com
- Sara Hector at Olympedia
- Sara Hector at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Sara Hector at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
